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Show MANTI NATIONAL FOREST NOTES. The first prize offered by the district dis-trict forester for the best name for the person leaving a forest fire, went to Bernice Olsen of the Whittier School, Logan Utah, for the name of "Fire Vandal." The second prize was divided equally between Arthur Purnell, Council, Idaho, and James Fife, Menan School, Menan, Idaho, or the name "Forest Spoiler." Tha mird prize was divided between three students: Gladys Peterson, Tremonton, Utah, Margaret Patton, St. Anthony, Idaho, and Elden Ar-nell, Ar-nell, St. Charles, Idaho, for the name "Scatterfire." On April 28, Ranger Thursby reported re-ported tagging 198 of the Ephraim cattle. In counting up the 1923 tags that were cut out of the ears, he found he had 98 of them. It would not seem, therefore, that so large a percentage of last year's tags had been lost as was reported. Ranger Thursby reports that quite a number of the cattle turned on private lands in Willow Creek on April 29 were found on the Forest on May 2. Plant growth on the early spring ranges is somewhat earlier than last year. The soil is in excellent condition, con-dition, however, the lower range will not be ready for grazing stock for at least fifteen days. On the opening date, May 1, the Lake Shore permittees per-mittees turned 75 per cent of their permitted cattle on the Forest. On May 3 practicaly the entire allotment allot-ment that is not covered with snow had been grazed over by the permit-i permit-i ted stock and practically every bit of feed had been taken and the cattle are now living on the dry leaves and green buds. Unless we are favored with a storm at an early date, Rangers will have j to watch very carefully for oak brush fires. On May 2, 2,000 Eastern Brook trout fingerlings from the State Hatchery at Springville were planted in Tucker Clear Creek by forest offi-' offi-' cers. i In the latter part of April, W. H. Seely was unable, because of the snow, to cross from Pleasant Valley to Indianola. According to Mr. Seely there appears to be considerably more snow on the east side of the summit than there is on the Thistle Creek watershed. On May 1, Supervisor Humphrey measured the snow at the Great Bas-j Bas-j in Experiment Station. The snow I was 22 inches deep with a water con-j con-j tent of 8 inches. The snow was very soft and most of the water from the melting snow was going into the ground. |