Show News Dews of the tie Manti National Forest By J. J V. Y Humphrey Supervisor On January 27 Mr Storm visited visited visited vis vis- vis- vis the Alpine and the Great Basin Experiment Stations for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of taking snow measurements measurements measurements mea mea- and changing the thermograph sheets He ad advices vices us that the snow at the Alpine was 45 inches deep and at the Experiment Station 35 inches in depth The water content of the snow at the Experiment Station was found to be 7 70 inches The coldest weather recorded during the present winter at the Alpine is 21 degrees below at the Experiment Experiment Experiment Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Station 15 degrees below below below be be- low at the Oaks 16 degrees degree below below below be be- low and at the Power House 17 degrees below zero Forest Ranger Hans A. A Wickman Wickman Wick Wick- m man n of Castle Dale has resigned as Forest Ranger after 11 years service on the Fishlake and Manti Man Man- ti Forests Mr Wickman has purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased a herd of sheep and has hast t tote le e best wishes of the entire force in his new work Mr Byron A A. Howard of Huntington has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr Wickman's resign resign- Grazing applications from new applicants have been received ed at the Supervisors Supervisor's office for forthe forthe forthe the 1920 grazing season All the Rangers employed on the Manti Forest will be in Ephraim during the early part of February to assist in making up the 1920 grazing glazing allotments for the For For- est Mr S. S E E. of the Biological cal Survey Survey- was was in Ephraim Jan 24 to 28 giving instructions to lo lo- lo trappers cal-trappers in their work Mr expressed himself as well pleased with the work being accomplished in this section The annal al meetings of the livestock livestock live live- stock ai a using the Manti Forest have some of them been held and others are scheduled scheduled scheduled to b be held at early dates Owing tl to the recurrence of the influenza it is quite likely that some of these meetings be postponed postponed postponed post post- again this year The annual annual annual ann ann- ual meetings of many of the associations associations associations as as- were never held for 1919 1919 1919 19 19 be because ause of of the influenza situation situation situation sit sit- last winter It may be necessary for some of the associations associations associations to hold their present officers over for a third term tern uness uness uness un- un ess ess conditions improve Forest Ranger Ed Edward ward Po P. P Cox reports that a load of bridge plank furnished by the people of Mayfield and Gunni on Gunnison on for use on the narrow road has be been n stolen The matter has been in investigated investigated in- in a and it is quite probable probable proba proba- ble that the guilty parties will be brought to justice If any anyone one can furnish us additional information information information mation to strengthen our case we will be glad t to hear from them since we are particularly anxious to such stop pernicious practices practices' Immediately following the close of the last grazing season 3 herds of sheep an and ana 2 herds of goats belonging to Greeks were found trespassing on the Forest between Moorland and Clear Creek Evidence to convict these was as immediately found However before action was taken the trespassers possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly fearing impending trouble sold their interests and left the country I |