Show April Snow wins Rains Improve Yater Water Scene Heavy precipitation during April from snow and rains has greatly improved the water outlook particularly over last month Snow measurements were reported Tuesday b by r Lamar Wilson of the Soil Conserva Conserva- Conservation tion Service and Allan Ship Ship- Shippee pee of the Forest Service OFFICIALS cautioned against over optimism over the fact that the present snow snow- pack looks favorable in relation rela- rela relation tion to the longtime average They said that because of poor soil moisture conditions and precipitation less than normal tatton tation during the fall and win win- winter ter months month some of the mois- mois moisture ture will be used to wet the soils before runoff can occur The rain gauge of Kings Cabin Upper snow course meaSUred in of precipitation tion during April one year yeat ago it measured 23 in in 1961 it was 39 in and in 1960 1060 It was 16 10 in THE FOLLOWING table of measurements shows the name of the snow course the amount of snow to date fol- fol followed followed lowed by the amount of wa wa- r ti 1 ter both for 1963 the amount of water for 1962 and then the year 15 average Upper No 2 34 57 17 No 3 24 OS 08 00 03 Mosby Mountain 87 80 PARADISE PARK 90 Julius Park 38 6 no Indian India Canyon 83 63 68 Kings Cabin Upper 80 58 Kings Cabin Lower 9 44 80 41 41 Spirit Lake 97 no HickErson n Park 29 39 no |