Show PROTECTION or OF FORESTS Prevented Since Headwaters of Manti Creek Were Ok ed to the value of proper p r protection of and an range as a means meaDs of flood oI prevention preY on has hao recently been well demonstrated on the Manti national forest in central Utah Among the creeks which have origin in this forest are Manti Masti Six ix Mile and Faron Farms creeks Following the thi th denudation of the watersheds of th se e reeks by the grazing gracing of ot livestock k serious kind and destructive floods occurred each eliCh yen year and an the amount of damage suffered Oy by settlers setlers living along the streams stream and by bythe bythe bythe the residents of the towns of Manti and Sterling amounted am to thou thousands thousands sands of dollars annually At A t the request of the of the city of Manti the headwaters headwater of Manti Mantl creek cr k were closed to all classes cl of stock about six years ago and since that tune time timea a Steady reduction In the volume of the flood waters of this creek has been appa apparent apparent apparent rent It remained for the present year to hive give a full demonstration demon of the value of he protection afforded On Aug 17 1 21 and 31 91 heavy rains occurred through throughout out the entire area of ot the forest and particularly around the headwaters of ot the tha creeks crooks mentioned m The floods in Ephraim Six Mile Kile and aDd Faron creeks were quite heavy while in InIa Manti Ia creek which is situated between the th others with its headwaters In I proximity but where the watershed was waa protected the increase in the volume of ot water was only normal and little If It any aa damage to property resulted |