Show OFFICIALS FROM FRO M MI I WASHINGTON VISIT THE MANTI FOREST OREST FORESTOn On October C G the Mant Forest was paid a visit by hy the following officials from tho the Office of the Secretary Secretary Sec Soc of Agriculture jn In Washington D D. D C. C Under Secretary of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture ture M. M L. L Wilson Assistant Secretary Sec Sec- rotary of Agriculture Harry L. L Bown Eown together with Dr A A. A O. O Black Dla-ck and P. P U U. Glick Click assistants in the Secretary's Secretary's Sec Sec- rotary's Off Office ice also D. D S s. s Myer Myel of or tile ufe Soil Conservation Service from Washington D D. C. C In addition to the above Associate Regional Forester Forester For For- ester cater C. C N N. N Woods Vo Assistant Regional Regional Regional Re Re- gional Forester Ben Rico Rice and ana Q 9 s S. S Quate of tho the Soil Conservation Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice from Salt Lake City were with the tho party They planned on making a trip over the Skyline Drive The snow of or tho the evening evening- before however prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented their making the tho trip sO Bo they thoy had to be content with a short trip to the Experiment Station Statton they looked over the buildings and met the men who ho are conducting tho the experiment work there Road Rood Under Construction fo rs Work on the Alpine to Reeder feeder section of the Skyline Road was recently recently re re- ro- ro started Will Fill ill Cox is in charge of or the work We have two caterpillars caterpillars caterpillars cater cater- pillars working working- 12 hours per nay lay shaping up the road as fast lAst as It Itcan itcan can be done The will bo be undertaken next spring Camp CampOn On October 8 George Allred and Wane D. D Smith brought two trucks loaded with small tools from Jackson Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son Wyoming Wyoming- to for I the Mayfield Camp These men with four additional truck ruek drivers returned to the Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son on October 11 for the tho balanc of or the trucks and equipment which will be e used in the Mayfield Camp Narrow Escape On October 8 one oC of the Ferron CCO Camp trucks while driving up the tho Big Dugway in Ferron Canyon had what might have 0 been a very serious accident and It was really I miraculous that only slight injuries injuries I ies to three of the tho enrollees enrollee's and andone andone andone one of the Foremen resulted According Ac Ac- cording to the truck driver Rox Rex King tho the truck sUpped slipped out of or compound compound com com- pound low while climbing a seventeen seventeen seven seven- teen per cent grade Before BeCore the driver could get the car under control control control con con- it had backed a distance of or sixty sixty six six- I ty feet and tipped over oyer The truck was not damaged and as was statI stated stat stat- i I fed ed cd above c three of the enrollees and andone andone lone one foreman suffered scratches and bruises that did not prevent them from rom continuing on with their work Engineers Visit Manti W. 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W Blakeslee from the Office of the Regional Engineer spent Oct Ode 7 and 8 looking over O the road work on the Manti Forest He was accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by Supervisor Stewart Udell They left for the Uinta late lateon lateon lateon on the tho evening of October 8 Fire Firo The storms of or the past two weeks have greatly reduced the fire haz haz- I ard Because of the grass g however doer deer hunters and others aro are cautioned 11 nut not t to start tires fires and andI I then leave them unattended Be suro sure your our fires are aro out both at camp amp and elsewhere since prosecutions I will follow carelessness with fire Mountain l Coloring The rhe Mountain Maple and other trees and shrubs all no now gorgeous gorgeous- gorgeously I ly lr robed In their People Pee Pee- pIe who can spare tho the time lime should make an effort to visit their favorite canyon canon to enjoy enjo the tho beautiful colorIn color color- In lag ing biro Firo Prevention Week k The State Fire Prevention Week ended on October 10 It is presumed I ed d that everyone used exceptional taro care In the prevention of fires at homo home and amI in the Forests during that period Favorable weather conditions conditions condi concH on the tho Forest has hIlS been re responsible ro- ro perhaps for t the e absence t of or any fires on the tho MasH Manti Forest during the dry period I Livestock Leaves Forest Most of or the sheep grazing on the I ManU Manti Forest have come down off ot the mountain A few herds still re re- re main The l lambs are arc thought tobe to tobe tobe be slightly heavier than average Cattle are fast leaving tho the Forest the cold weather we and snow of ot the I past week has moved thorn thom down from tho the higher areas It Il is not tall all stockmen that realize that it is from seed maturity to the time wInter winter winter win wIn- ter sets In ln that range plants storo store tho the starches and sugars necessary to maintain the vigor of the tho plant Where lh livestock remains on the Forest Forest Forest For For- est until the tho of or October it is sometimes rather rathor hard on plants I |