Show NEWS FROM OVER LA SAL FOREST contributed by forest service game census for utah information compiled from the annual fish and game reports submitted by the ten national forests of utah estimate the number of game and fur bearing animals within the forest reserves and also the number killed by men during the past year as follows elk mountain sheep mule deer black bear one silver tp bear on powell forest 2836 braver 1181 fox 1230 martin 1650 mink badger ermine muskrats and 1500 skunks the last named animals all seem to be on the la sal it is estimated the following animals were killed by man deer 22 elk 39 bear 50 badger 40 mink porcupines an army of hunters participated lumber smuggling Is latest racket custom officials at rouses point reported recently the unusual seizure of a freight car of lumber camouflaged as potatoes and turnips under the new tariff rates the savings would have been considerable the officials said office visitors assistant regional forester ernest winkler in charge of range management of the intermountain region and A R standing associate range examiner arrived in moab monday afternoon for consultation with la sal forest officers and a few stockmen stoc kmen relative to serious range problems that are affecting certain portions of the la sal forest forest rangers ivan christensen and M P hunt spent tuesday to moab J A of the SS S S cattle co was an office visitor tuesday he reported that their stock had wintered very well thus far but also stated that the range was terribly dry and unless it stormed soon the cattle would be crowding the forest boundary by april 15 new arrival ranger wagstaff came to work one morning during the fore part of march all smiles he said that a fine baby girl had arrived at the grand county hospital addressed to mr and mrs A J wagstaff he has later reported that mother and daughter are doln fine more snow ll 11 v ranger christensen reported this morning that there was 6 inches of heavy snow at monticello and it waa still snowing heavily clerk G W southwick lck Is leaving this afternoon for salt lake he expects to return to moab either saturday or sunday |