Show Manti Mant National I Forest News Items On August 31 Rangers Ollerton I and while on the their r way to the Mangers angers meeting had occasion to I ride along the top of the mountain from Can Canyon on View Ranger Station to 1 he head of Ephraim Canyon At Ati i boon they stopped in the head of I Black Canyon where there was little tor lor their horses to eat except larkspur larkspur larkspur larks larks- pur which grew in great great abundance It was was noticed that the horse horses were either exceptionally hungry or the larkspur fo found nd there was unusually palatable and whether due to eating larkspur or some other plant the horses showed signs of poisoning poisoning- before before before be be- fore r reaching aching the Experiment Station Ranger tRanger Olsen's horse hors became so badly affected that he had to be left by the toad road side within two miles of the Station The horses all recovered althe al- al hough the the Olsen horse could could not be bei i brought to camp until the next evening even even- Wing ingI ing I Many of the a are e not notI j I contracting their lambs lambs- for October delivery at 10 cents per pound Those growers who sold earlier received Eleven leven cents cents i j I The Sanpete County Fair it has hast hasI 1 t been announced will stage a Ram I Sale pale ale s sometime during the F Fair ir at I II I time it is believed there will be bea e a large number of rams disposed of I If this f feature Is property a advertised i there will no doubt be an ot offering of I pure bred sheep t that that atwill will willi i be le hard to duplicate anywhere 1 In the United States Sanpete County has long iong been known n for Its many JJr breed breed- eders ed- ed ers of pure bred sheep not make this an annual affair and give loial local breeders a chance to dispose of any surplus stock iStock the they may have left after after af af- I ter the Salt Lake Ram Sale Light frosts have touched the more tender vegetation at the higher elevations elevations ele- ele The mercury however has toot knot ot been lower than 33 h In the j i iDent i Dent ment shelter at the Great Basin Experiment Experiment Ex Ex- i Station tation The coldest rights nights occurred September 7 and anel 8 On September September Sep Sep- 9 th the top of the mountain was covered with a light skiff of sn snow snow w. w Owing to the lateness of the season season season sea sea- son it is doubtful t that at the formal form I I opening of th the Or Ephraim-Or Orangeville Ephraim-Orangeville i road will be held neld before The road Ir ad work is almost almost completed the I road workers are are r now putting In drains surfacing and adding a adding ding finish finish- ing touches to the road A three day celebration on the top of the mountain moun moun- tain afu iu is being planned for just as soon as the road is open to car travel in 1921 On Ou the evening of or August 25 lightning lightning lightning light light- ning hi hit the flag lag pole over the Supervisors Supervisor's Supervisors Supervisor's Supervisors Supervisor's Super Super- visors visor's office however no damage amage was was done Perhaps the lightning like like many of the Forest users users user was looking for the Supervisor F. F S S. Baker from the branch of Research arrived in Ephraim on S Sep September p 12 Mr Baber expects to wend penel several days looking over oveX planting areas and the other experiments experiments experiments ments initiated by the office of Sil SlI- vi culture during the the years 1909 to td 1914 inclusive S S. S S. S Stewart from the Uie office of Sil Sil- made madea a timber inspection of the Manti 1 Forest from September 3 to 12 inclusive During hl his visit ho he went event through the office r records c besides besides- visiting timber operations ns on District 3 4 3 4 5 5 and 6 The Rangers Ranger's meeting held at th thI the I Great Basin Experiment Station n on on September J t 2 and 3 pass passed d off justas just justas as planned Dr Sampson and Storm and Kienholz of the Experiment ment Sta Station iol force District Forest Inspector John Ra Raphael hael of Richfield and Lachmund and Wagener from the branch df Of Forest Path Pathology l gy I all gave very interesting talks to the Rangers The limited number of visitors vis at the meetings was much much of a disappointment since we had hoped io to have with us quite a fc number of stockmen and others interested in the experiments being conducted there S. S S. S Stewart failed fatted to reach Ephraim in time to attend the meet meet- I ing Notwithstanding our disappointments disappointments ol the meetings were considered considered considered con con- con con- the best ever Chas L. L Thorpe formerly a Ranger of the Manti with headquarters at Fairview but now a prosperous farmer farm farm- er at Axtell called at the Supe Supervisors Supervisor's isor's office on September 8 Mr 11 Thorpe Thorp reports everything on on th the farm as s going ng fIn fine and incidentally re- re that he e would not enter the Forest Service again were they to of- of a position n paying double his salary Why Is it lt that that f folks folks itS itS' who nev never never r work for bre bread 4 are among among the first who want to eat at it |