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Show if. v .y. H. MANTI NATIONAL FOREST NOTES. On April 3, Forest Ranger Oller-ton Oller-ton measured the snow in the forks of Cottonwood Canyon and also at the Mammoth Ranger Station. He reports 34 inches of snow in Cottonwood Cotton-wood and 55 inches at the station. The water content measured at the station, according to his report, was 16.10 inches or an increase of 9.35 inches of water for the month of March. On April 1, Ranger Nielson and Thursby made a trip across the mountain to the Seely Creek Ranger Station, measuring the snow there, at the Alpine sub-station, and at the Experiment Station during the trip. At Seely Creek the snow measured 60 inches with a water content of 17 inches, at Alpine 62 inches with a . water content of 17.42 inches, and at the Experiment Station 53 inches with a water content of 11.40 inches. The highest temperature recorded during the month of March was 47 degrees, the lowest was 6 degrees below zero. Our records show that for 1924 at Seely Creek there was more snow but practically the same water content as for 1923. At the Alpine the snow is 6 inches less than for 1923 and the water content is 4 inches less than for 1923. At the Experiment Station the snow was 2 inches lighter and the water content, is nearly 6 inches lighter than for 1923. The measurements given, it will be noted, vary considerably and . do not run uniform for each station. This is due to the direction of the winds which may drift the snow in one direction one year and another direction the next year which makes it difficult to find a place to take measurements where we are sure it is an average. It seems safe to assume, as-sume, however, that the water con tent is considerably lighter than for 1923. . Fifty thousand Eastern Brook trout for planting in streams on the Manti Forest jhave been requisitioned from the Federal hatchery at Springville. It is expected that these trout wijl be distributed some time within the next ten days. The fish and game clubs in Emery county are poisoning magpies besides offering a bounty on these birds. Due, it is thought, to the destruction of their eggs by magpies, the quail throughout Emery county are scarcely scarce-ly holding their own. On the other hand in Carbon county where the magpies are not so numerous, quail have become so plentiful that a short open season is established each year. Ten per cent reductions have been applied in a number of grazing trespass tres-pass cases this spring. The District Forester insists on our taking action to cut out the grazing of excess stock on the Forest. The Manti has now been under administration for nearly twenty years and yet during the past season we had a larger number num-ber of grazing trespass cases than ever before. Hereafter there is a possibility that complet revocation of grazing permits may be made for wilfully or carelessly exceeding permit per-mit numbers. ' The local office has been informed that the map filed in connection with the A. H. Christensen reservoir in Lower Joes Valley has been accepted by the Commissioner of the General Land Office. There has long been talk of constructing this project and in 1908 a special use permit for its construction was issued to H. P. Clark, and while the people would like to see the reservoir constructed they will have to see work under way before they become very much excited. Lamb buyers are contracting for fall delivery at some of the towns adjacent to the Manti Forest at prices ranging from 9 to 10 c per lb. Reports of sales at 10c have reached the Supervisor's office. The ' outlook for lambs is therefore quite 1 satisfactory. |