Show 1 I i e 44 M a 4 e ee e A 4 a aTHE I THE ASHLEY ARROW Ashley National Forest News M C-M t M M I New Appointee Arrives Mark R Code took up his duties dutle I I on the th Ashley as assistant clerk cleri den dento to replace Cecil Jonely who wa was I recently transferred to th tb the Fish Fish- Fishlake Fishlake lake Mr Code hails halls from Denver Colo where he was working for foi forI forthe the U S Civil Service Commis Commis- Commission I slon sion We welcome him to the force forc force and hope he enjo enjoys s his new as- as assignment assignment I Warehouse New Paint Spring house cleaning went into the ERA effect on Ashley by two men repainting the forest serVice I warehouse at Vernal Mernal They TIley are doing a good job and the building shines like new In the bright sun of spring A Narrow Ranger Glen Olen Lambert tells ofa of ofa ofa a very hazardous experience encountered en- en en encountered countered while crossing the ice i countered covered Green en river on 11 horseback I He v was VILS as on an Inspection trip to the Lewis Allen Alien country and it was necessary for him to ride over the I thawing river several times Umes On the return trip he narrowly nan escaped aped losing horse saddle and his life The horse with Lambert on its back broke through the Ice al almost al- al almost most In stream mid-stream The Ranger doesn t recall just how he man man- managed iran aged aged to extricate himself from j the saddle and gain gain earn th safety of ot the unbroken Ice but at any rate he remembers sitting In the saddle with snaps boots and all in the ice cold river with just the horse horsehead head and neck above water After getting on to the solid saUd Ice the Ranger held the horse from hom be- be being being be being ing drawn dra n under until a a nearby sheep herder arrived and together they removed the saddle and pull pull- pulled pull pulled ed the horse to comparative safe safe- safety safety safety led ty on the firmer finner Ice While on this tills trip observations were made as to the conditions of I big game came in that region Elk Eli deer and antelope were we-re observed on the forest and aU all seemed to be do- do doing ine do-ine II dO-II ing ingery fiery ery ery well for themselves as they the are doing considerable bIe dam dam- damage damage damage age to ranchers hay stacks in the Lewis Allen Alien region a condition I whIch is causing a growing re resentment re- re reI resentment I on the part of the set set- set set-I tiers et-tiers especially especially this last year as Play is js so bO s o scarce scarle that it would could be beno beno beno no job at all aU to find the proverb proverb- proverbial proverbial proverbial ial needle In a h haystack Stout out Talk Runner Ranger Gin G n Lambert Lamb rt save gave a talk on forestry to on ow of the oral Boy Scout troops troop and Its leader In the Vernal First ward chapel Approximately 30 members were vere present present Notes Note from fria the Manila l Mites 1 Forest Supervisor A A L Taylor spent two days recently in the camp He lIe and Superintendent J JS JS S S Bennett visited all projects now no I under construction and a n good good part of the two days was spen spent In planning the out Hide road and bridge Arrangements for signs and marrs for tor recreation areas were definitely decided upon and con con- cons construction con construction s Is to begin immediately As summer is scheduled to riv ar-riv ar- ar arrive arrive rive very soon now w we trope hope ope th the Manila ceo CCO camp is constructing portable buildings for spike camp use Under the th fo fo of Leo LeoF LeoF F Smith a n bath house of the th very modern type is la receiving consid consid- considerable considerable erable crable attention Th The new addi addi- addi addition tion to spike camp equipment wll will make a decided Improvement ement OVer those of previous years year Men wW will find washing face much mor moro more at- at attractive at attractive and will enjoy mountain life as It should be A portable mess hall and kitchen another o of the new n w additions will make cook cocks cook and men eat These Thes buildings building are to be ready for use as soon oon as 5 weather conditions permit the set set- setting setting ting up of spike camps camp Forrest who Is 15 assist assist assist- tog ing In the repair of or camp equip equip- equipment ment meat re reports Orts that his job Is near I completion There have hav been eight el trucks and two tractors completely overhauled and all other equipment equip- equip equipment equipment ment has had minor repairs thu th thus putting everything in an A l condition con- con 1 News New fr from m Wyoming I Ranger Sargent Barient at Mountain MountainView View Wyo reports that several ERA workers are installing a 00 gallon underground tank at his ranger station I Olaf and other interested parties of Wyo are contemplating installation of a electric hydro electric plant on the East E s Fork of Smith Fork Pork ju jut just t below I Smith Fork camp to furnish electricity elec electricity elec- elec to Mountain View Vi W and oth other oth- oth other er Bridger Bridier Valley towns It If this sI s sIs I Is not practical they the anticipate a Diesel l l J nt In or near Mountain Mount In View orI I county nty in cooperation with the forest service expects to open n a road from Robertson to the Smith Fork camp this tills week which will permit tie and prop hauling operations to be renewed at an earl date It is anticipated that the Stan Stan-I Stan Standard dard Timber company will wW ha have e all ties cut and hewn on the Gilbert aUbert creek sale by June an average a of six tie hacks have been cutting I on the sale area this winter M More lore re Weather Statistics S According to fro data for tor January Vernal had the thelow low lowest t mean of any place in Utahan Utahan Utah an an average minimum tempera tempera- temperature temperature tur ture of degrees decrees The thermometer ther- ther thermometer on 29 of the 31 days of the month fell tell below zero and there were 29 days In succession from January 8 to February 5 that the th minimum temperature was below zero aero Twenty-five Twenty of the 2 28 23 days daya of February had a minImum of below the th zero mark |