Show UTAH'S WATER PROSPECTS PROSPECT'S UP AS AS' SNOW GAINS Brighton Stand at Record Levels Survey Survey Survey Sur Sur- vey Shows Water Vater prospects in Utah were bright Monday with more snow at Brighton than ever recorded as this time of at f year and rain falling in all parts of the state tate The city water department re reported reported reported re- re ported inches of snow on the level level at Brighton more than a foot deeper than any other February 17 since records first were kept in 1922 A year ago there were 63 inches of snow at Brighton At this time in 1934 there were 42 inches Inches or The present snow stand at BrIghton Brighton Brighton ton has a water content of inches against at this time a year ear ago and two years years ago The normal for this time is 6 64 inches of snow and 18 inches of moisture Sundays Sunday's storm was general in Utah Salt Lake City received 26 inch precipitation and Modena in southern Utah 18 Utah Power and Light company stations reported the following precipitation precipitation precipitation pre pre- Bear lake 05 inch Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan 01 Ogden 10 Provo canyon canyon canyon can can- yon 30 February precipitation is inches in Salt Lake City an excess I Ifo fo I Since October 1 Inches of moisture have been measured 10 more than normal The weather bureau predicted unsettled unsettled un un- un- un settled weather Monday night and Tuesday with moderate cold in northern Utah non Canyon Road Blockaded The state road commission re reported reported reported re- re ported a a. snow blockade had closed the he Cove Sevier Fort-Sevier road in Clear Creek canyon The Springdale road near Zion canyon was blocked In Iii Provo canyon crews were preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring to remove part of a vast slide that covered 1500 feet of higHway highway high higH- wa way Sa Saturday a When part of the avalanche is moved a ramp will be built over the rest to permit traffic to pass A second slide was reported in Provo Prove canyon Monday It occurred near Deer creek and dammed the thc river threatening for a time time t to flood nood a camp camp of oC government surveyors ors |