| Show WEATHER STATIONS FOR THIS SECTION OF STATE FP the to purdom of securing ac curate data on tho amount of tation la in the mountain mountains s of utah dr B R J hyatt section director of 0 the united states woofer butau has taken up the work ork ot of establishing f subordinate weather onlea in the mountains of the state these will bo be in charge of voluntary weather observer vora ra who will bo be furnished with the necess necessary ury ins instruments tru ments and auppl supplies les tree free of charge churgo A already ready dr A has established a number of auch effle ez one in to alta with jr 0 stilwell in charge one near pirk city with P S charge ono one at clear creek with warren drady brady in charge one neat at with henry cullum la in chalce ald one at marion with james hulme in charge chargo dr beatt expects to mike a tho the state this fall to un several different of this chal character acter in the mountains mount alne before the winter begin each aluce will bo be p d with snow and rain gauges gauge sand and the necessary stationery and supplies until within the A 1 f T few months nu no accurate data on the amount of precipitation lathe mount ains 1 has been available estimates by mining men and others have iwen been the boat beat infura atlon obtainable and ab their measurements are net not taken system systematically ly the information has bennof been of little ittle iritic the amount of cape espe chally the snow snowballs falls Is eo so much greater in he mountains than in the volleys valleys that the measurements taken talen by tho the weather office in sail salt lako lake city are ot of blight slight nast stance in esti muting the amount vt snow in to the mountains this variation Is angly show i by a comparison ut of thu the ij sno snowfall enon full fall dit of alta arid silt mite city during the month 11 i the total snowfall in the illy oty woe was 11 U luches while during tho sf X same period 82 0 6 irachas of ejov fell nialta nt alt of the enow 4 fall fait lo 10 the wout talpA of 1 1 great assistance Husia istance tunca in estimating the proba probable le water during the surn Bu nimer mer at present the amount of snowfall can only t L 13 3 guessed ot at r the voluntary ober observers vers will not S only compi le accurate W of the snowfall but will note the character of the snow to show cheth er it la Is goow au or tightly packed in formation on tho th latter hitter point mint will liel help to determine how in long tho enow snow will remain on n the brount |
