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Show epms ' hi ; For the first time in four years, the mountains' ringing Utah Valley are heavily blanketed with snow, with the soil beneath that snow saturated with moisture. "Water content is normal oT even slightly above at most of the measuring stations. While most of the moisture upon which Utah lives through the summer falls from late December to April, theool wet snow-covon the mountains, means that little moisture will be evaporated, says Stanley Peterson, Soil Conservation Service snow ranger, just back from measuring mountain depths. er , f jrWsmreri-ia- .. n Mr. Peterson, negotiating deep snows at high altitudes in a snowmobile, said a year ago south and west slopes were bare. This year the mountainscapes are unbroken white. Timp Divide On the Timpanogos Divide, the snow ranger measured 46 inches of snow with water content of 13.6 inches, or more than double last year's measurement of 22 inches of snow with six inches of water content. The 1943-5- 7 average is 11.4 inches of water content. Lower down American Fork Canyon at Camp Altamont, snow --mmam . u n.u.. n d r c aire depth was 35 Inches with 10.9 inches of water content, which compares with 3.2 inches of water content in 16 inches of snow last year at the same time, and a average of 7.3 inches of moisture. Lower down the canyon at South Fork Ranger Station, there was 14 inches of snow with 4.35 inches of water content, which compares with six inches of snow at the same time last year with 1.7 inches of moisture and a average of 4.1 inches of moisture. At Timpanogos Cave camp, 15-ye-ar 15-ye- ar . ' ilujjiiillji. Wai er.O Ufliloo m is n if e 7 still lower down the mountain, year, but is below the snow depth was only four inches average of 2.2. inches of water with 1.1 inch of moisture content, content. which compares with none last Snow was fairly deep 33 inches y at Summit, of 8.4 inches, content water with PUNCHY ROLE more than double snow depth last ' HOLLYWOOD (UPD Paul New- year of 16 inches with water conman will age 25 years and have his tent of 3.4 inches. This compares 7 handsome face disguised as pugil- with average of 5.3 Batto of "The moisture. mush inches istic portray tler" in the Jerry Wald screen At the south end of the county, version pf Ernest Heminway's 'Ad- snow depth at the Payson Ranger ventures of a Young Man." station high in Payson Canyon Wald and Newman also teamed was 31 inches of snow with 3.85 up for "The Long Hot Summer," inches of moisture content, which which gained Newman the Cannes compares with 20' inches of dryish Film Festival Best Actor Trophy. snow! lasii year with four inches 1943-195- Daniels-Strawberr- 1943-195- - ' i. Utah Val foir of moisture content, and 1943-5- 7 Lake, on the Provo River drainaverage of six , inches of water age, had 50 inches of snow with ' 17.3 inches of writer, compared to content. Lower in Payson Canyon at 9.4 inches of water at this time Rock Bridge, snow depth was 22 last year. Marchant said the lake inches with 5.32 inches of water was 65 per cent above normal, v content, which compares with 16 Soapstone was 35 per cent inches of snow last year with 3.4 inches of water content, and a ONE-MADIVISIONS 1943-5- 7 of 4.1 inches. average ' NEW YORK (UPD Henry ArmRock Bridge , But snow doesn't tell the whole strong held the world featherstory at Rock Bridge. Pre- weight, lightweight and weltercipitation since Oct. 30, 1961, has weight boxing championships at the been 6.5 inches. same time. Bob Fitzsimmons held The upper Provo was doing well the middleweight, light - heavy also. weight and heavyweight titles SCS snow rangers found Trial but not at the same time. above normal, Beaver Creek 25 per cent over the average and. Smith Morehous'e on the Webeil River drainage was 33 per cent above normal. 3! SUNDAY HERALD SUNDAY, N DECEMBER 31, ; Couiufcy, Utah 1961-Ut- ah "Scotty Service" -- DRESSES only 83c McRAND'S N. 1st E. 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