Show MOUNTAINOUS REGION IN GRIP OF WINTER Parts of Four States Covered With Snow Water Is Practically Assured Portions of f four states es Friday were in th the firm grip of winter whiter as a driving iv dr-iv- in trig ing snowstorm lashed the thc central intermountain in- in intermountain intermountain district It is the fourth storm in as many days and the first dry snow this section has seen this winter At the outset fine white flakes were driven by a stiff gale Later on the thc wind quieted but the thc snow continued With the total snowfall sno for November November November Novem Novem- ber through Salt Lake valley amounting amounting amount amount- in ing to more than 10 inches the prospects prospects prospects pros pros- for a good agricultural season in 1932 were bright J. J Cecil Alter chief chet of ot the local weather bureau re reported re- re ported ported- A storm covered the entire Intermountain Intermountain intermountain Inter- Inter mountain region Friday depositing from three to five Live inches of snow throughout most of the western states he said Although the fall was re reported reported reported re- re ported about ended additional storms are arc predicted for Friday night and Saturday WATER SUPPLY PROMISED SED The watersheds are now covered with a good blanket of at f snow which tIch at many stations is from eight to ten inches deeper than it II t was last year at this time H H. K Burton superintendent superintend superintend- ent of the city water department an an- There is now about 27 inches of snow at Brighton as compared compared com corn pared with 18 inches last year and itis it itis itis is still storming he said The present storm is encouraging as it Is heavy in water content and is doing much to build the wat water r supply for next summer Mr Burton ex ex- The he heavy snow that has fallen so far during November Is the best thing that hat has happened to the thc livestock men in this section in several years J. J H. H Manderfield general manager of the Salt Lake Union stockyards said Although there was a deficiency of 87 inch of precipitation during October Octo ber the heavy fall of snow snow this month has more than offset it Mr Alter said Since the first o of November the total amount mount of ot moisture recorded is inches which is 83 inch above normal normaJ he said Planes traveling east and west out of Salt Lake were delayed somewhat because of overcast skies during the morning but were expected to be beable beable beable able to continue during the afternoon The plane from the east was down at Rock Springs Springs' Wyo while o e from the west was held up at Elko Nev All AU main highways of the state were open to traffic Frida Friday it was reported at atthe the offices of the state road commission com com- corn com mission but forest roads were be believed believed believed be- be Impassable No effort is made to clear forest highways once once the they are closed by early snowstorms Those roads re reported reported reported re- re ported affected by the thc heavy snowfalls snowfalls snowfalls snow snow- falls this week are Logan Garden City through Logan canyon canon Kamas- Kamas Fairview Huntington Huntingdon Huntin ton Ephraim Orangeville and Cedar City- City Long valley |