Show Manti National I Forest News Items Milton P. P Greaves has resigned resign resign- ed as Foret Ranger to accept a position as a teacher in the Junior Juni Juni- or High School at Castle Dale Mr Greaves was serving under temporary appointment his period period period peri peri- od of service to terminate October October October Octo Octo- ber 20 In order to accept the better position his resignation became effective September 20 All who have secured se- se cured grazing permits for stock on a feeding basis will be required required required re re- re- re to feed their stock during the coming winter This requirement requirement requirement re re- re- re will be executed for all stock granted to beginners since 1915 Last season owing to the s scarcity of hay permit permit- tees w were re allowed to send their sheep to the desert during the winter This season there is s plenty of pf hay and other feed feedstuffs feedstuffs feedstuffs stuffs so there is no reason why the stock should not be fed on the ranches for the winter seas seas- on The ori original inal permits in all cases provide that the stock would be fed on the farms and ranches of the owners during the time they were off the National National National Na Na- Forest orest orestA A great many of the cattle and sheep have been leaving the Forest Forest Forest For For- est since the snow storm and cold weather on September 23 and 24 The prevailing cold weather at the higher elevations is responsible for many of them leaving However some of the stock and especially the sheep left the forest range because of better f feed ed which was to be had at lower lover elevations An examination for the position position position tion of Forest Ranger is scheduled scheduled scheduled for Monday October 25 at atall atall atall all Supervisors Supervisor's head quarters The examination this year for forthe forthe forthe the first time since such examinations examinations examinations examina examina- have been given is open to both men and women The tion usually filled by women rangers is that of Fire Fir Lookout at some of the Lookout Stations Stations Stations' in the timber forests where the fir fire hazard bazard is great Anyone in interested interested in- in I tere ted in the examination should communicate at once with the Civil Service Commission at Washington ton D. D C. C Mr R. R H. H Rutlege formerly District Forester in charge of District 1 with headquarters at atM M Missoula soula Montana assumed active active ac ac- ac- ac tive tle charge of District 4 on September Sep Sep-I September 27 Mr L L. L F. F Kneipp whom he succeeds has left for Washington to accept the position position tion tin of Assistant Forester in charge of Lands Mr and Mrs D. D D D. D Bronson of Washington D. D C C. C were office visitors during the week They have motored from Washington thru the Yellowstone Park and andare andare andare are n now w on their way to spend the winter inter in California While they expect to visit Bryce and Zions Canyons District Forester l Rutlege and C. C N. N Woods are scheduled to be bein bein bein in Ephraim October 17 and 18 The new District Forester is making his rounds over th the district district district dis dis- dis- dis getting acquainted with many of the Supervisors and rangers District Forest Inspector John Raphael and Forest Ranger John Barnard of f the Fishlake Fillmore Forest called at the Supervisors Supervisor's office to say hello on October 6 as they passed thru Ephraim on their way to the State Fair at Salt Lake Bulletin 1165 Laws Relating to Fur Bearing Anim Animals h shows that Colorado Wyoming and Arizona pay no bounties what whatever whatever whatever ever on predatory animals Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada pays only for lions and each for lynx and bob bobcats bobcats bobcats cats besides the which the State Livestock Association pays for coyotes bobcats and lynx Idaho pays only on coyotes lynx and bobcats 2000 on bear and wolf and on mountain mountain mountain mount mount- ain lion Utah pays bounty on wolf on bear cougar ar and lion on coyotes coyotes coyotes coy coy- otes 00 on lynx and bobcats It is just possible that because of the higher bounties paid in Utah bounty records show so many predatory animals destroyed destroy destroy- ed in this thia state In 1912 a Jewish Jew- Jew i. i ish h hide buy buyer r with headquarters ers rs at Montpelier Idaho was met between Paris and Fish Haven Haven Haven Ha Ha- ven Idaho as he was returning from Randolph where he claimed claimed claimed claim claim- ed to have secured bounty on a number of coyotes the hides of which he had in his wagon At that time Idaho paid very little bounty on coyotes so no that according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to him every coyote killed killed killed kill kill- ed within miles of Utah was brought into this state for the bounty Politics must be getting warm in some parts of the country since the supervisors supervisor's office has received the customary notice from the Civil Service Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion to the effect that all Civil Service employees are forbidden to take any active part in political political political cal activities or campaigns in city county state or national ele elections A word to the wise is plenty Lambs Lames from the Paulsen herd weighed un UD on October 7 averaged ed 71 lbs Ibs per hea head This is considered considered considered con con- very good for lambs this season since the lambing season opened May 20 instead of May 10 as formerly The Manti Forest can now vota vote vot e a per cent membership in th the e N. N F. F F. F E. E Local All permanent perma permanent per per- ma manent ent members in the service e have belonged for some time however some of the temporary employees were slow in joining since they were not certain that tha t their positions positions' were permanent f. f |