Show FOREST NOTES CLASS B D FOREST FIRE i I The first real Forest fire to occur occur oc- oc cur on th h 1 Forest in iii several years on the evening of July 18 Something like liko two acres of over cut timber were vere completely destroyed before the fire was put under control It seems that the mill men operating in the Corner attempted to burn their brush during dur luring lur- lur ing the I showers which occurred about Jul July 10 The Th-c rain however I failed to fully soak up the duff durf and I litter under the tre trees s or to meet the usual expectations as to mount As a result the fire tiro crawled underground underground under under- I ground gro for several feet and a- a ai- ai 1 1 j though a n man had been heen sent up that morning to see that the fire firo was all right by hy 3 31 o'clock in the Uw r l J afternoon the fire had gained so much headway that something like twenty men were put on the jobby job joh jobby I. I by br the mill operators Sometime later the Supervisor and Ranger I seeing the smoke made a quick trip to the fire assisted in getting get get- getting ting it under control that evening A SMALL FISHLAKE FOR THE F FUTURE U I The Blue Lake near the Anderson Ander Ander- son Bros Dros Sawmill in Twelve Mile I Canyon Canon was was' stocked with trout In 1922 This year when the mill hands tried fishing in the lake to i their surprise and delight they I found the fishing exceptionally I good It is quite likely that a number of or lakes lales in that locality I will bo be stocked with trout during the present season J I I MINOR PLAGUE NO 1 Grasshoppers are doing considerable considerable considerable consider consider- I able damage on the Six Mile lisle Mountain Noun Moun tam tain In Gunnison Valley on Step Flat north o of Ferrou Ferron Reservoir I and perhaps on n other parts of the the Forest Wo We have bald hald but little rain since the storms storms torms of or May 25 and I 28 Added to this we wo have frosts that freeze Ico i nearly every night at the tho higher elevations If unfavorable unfavorable unfavorable un un- favorable conditions continue much longer stock will have to leave leaY parts of the Forest Within the tIlO next month or six weeks I MINOR l PLAGUE NO 2 The spruce beetle is working In Inthe inthe inthe the blue spruce along Indian Creek just below lower lower lower low low- er Joes Joe's Valley Quite a number of trees have been killed by the tha beetles be he- beetles to date late The beetles In the Englemann spruce In Timber Canyon Canyon Can Can- Cnn I yon and in the vicinity of or Island IJ co co have destroyed about all the timber left In those localities ASPEN TIMBER No bids have haye been n received for forthe forthe the aspen timber advertised recently recently recently re re- in the local papers It is reported that the th-o Manti 1 Wood Products Company is doing but little at the present time Mr Cox Coy the tho manager of the Pioneer Crate Crato Basket Comp Company ny of or Denver was severely injured by hy a falling tree sometime ago while supervising ng the company's operations ip In Goose Goose- berry I COME OME AGAIN The Fathers' Fathers and Sons' Sons Ou Outing ng of the Gunnison Stake was held last week eok on the tho head waters w-aters of TwelveMile Twelve TwelveMile TwelveMile Mile Creek and in Gunnison Va Information as to the number Humber of l men and boys making up the party parly are not available however tho the woods were full Cull of them and so far faras as wo we know no fires firos were started started started start start- ed during tho the time the tho boys hoys were on the forest The Tho Fa Fathers Fathers' hers hers' and amI Sons Sons' Outing for Emery County Is Isto Isto isto to be held beld on upper Joes Joe's Valle Valley |