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Show GOLD THREATENS FRUIT OFSTATE SALT LAKE. Aptll 6. Utah fruit crops are still endangered by the storm which has extended over the greater part of the Intermountaln territory, according to J. Cecil Alter, meterologlst In chargo of tho Salt Lake weather bureau. The damage Monda;- iilsht waa nut as great as waa expected, owing to the fact that snow flurries and cloudy weather continued and prevented a heavy frost. Mr. Alter stated, however, that freezing temperatures may follow fol-low the storm and are likely to butt peaches and cherries. j The weather map yesterday, showed show-ed that the storm center was along 'the continental divide and waa moving mov-ing slowly toward tiro central west. iThe barometer lemalned low Tucb- Iday nnd Tuesday night, but In rising slowly. Mr. Alter Mated that a "high" extending over the Pacitlc northwest may result in clear weather weath-er toda. though low temperatures 'aro expected. The snow yesterday 'extended not til from Arizona and In-jto In-jto Idaho. Nevada. Wyoming and Montana. Aside from the probable damage in fruit benefits aro to be derived by the farmeis from ilm latn snow-Btorm. |