Show I Forest Notes I Ranger Anderson Anderton reports that Merrill Johanson who grazes sheep on East Mountain recently found whore I. a lion had killed and buried one of or his bis sheep He poisoned tho the the tho hurled burled carcass and the next da day found two dead lions Ilona One of I I Il lem l- l ti eni em a very ver large one and a n real with the teeth worn off oft very cry close A year car ago aso the losses from lions Hans on this range were exceptionally ex ex- exceptionally heavy It is thought that getting these two old predators predators pred pred- should reduce losses for the present season seaBon Recently a poisoned poison poison- ed cd lion fon was found In Huntington Canyon near one ono of or tho the Biological I Survey bait stations The destruction des destruction tion of three of these animals true true-I In Inthis tills this locality should reduce losses In in game same animals as well as am domes domes- He I ic stock Water at l SC Scarce j I I Ranger Anderson reports the I completion of a number of ponds I ion 1011 on the H Horn rn Mountain 1 Wo We have to wait waft however for rain before they will be he of any use since tho the present present present pres- pres ent drouth Is responsible for tho the 1 drying up tip of man many of our springs s I Continued LCd on page 4 I Forest Notes t Contin Continued from page one and seeps I Fence Completed Ranger Anderson reports reports' comple completion tion lion of the drift fence across the mouth of Joes Valley Canyon which will exclude cattle from the Upper Joes oes Valley section Scouts Encampment Scheduled For FOl Huntington Canyon The Boy Scouts of Sanpete Emery and Carbon Counties are scheduled to hold their summer encampment at the Old Folks Flat Canyon July G 6 to 11 Scout executives from the Council and and Fed FelL era Oral eral officers will be present to as- as sit in carr carrying out the t-be program and andIn andIn nd In making the tho encampment worth while Visitors Assistant Regional Forester EI Ernest Ernest Ern Ern- nest n- n est WInkler VInkler from front the office of grazing and Ol Orange ange Ol Olsen en in charge of ot game studies in the Intermountain tain Region made a three-day three in inspection inspection inspection in- in in Twelve Mile l Canyon a two day inspection of the north end of the Forest cud and a two-day two inspection Inspection in inspection In- In of the Horn Mountain and Joes oes Valley ranges No noticeable le damage from the tho summer grazing of ot either deer or elk was observed on the time ranges visited The visiting officers however were much concerned concerned con lon over the serious erosion problem on some of the ranges visited Present drouth conditions may be responsible in part t for the poor forage conditions the erosion however is of long standing Furth Further er er em studies of the bI big game amp situation situation situa skim tion Lion will be made later lator on this thi season Beason Camp Ground Improved cd Ranger Cox is preparing lo to fence tit Trout Camp ii it l li C ion C-ion m 1 on and Mie le Firks I amp a m p gro grOl i u t- t In Twelve M l tl l C CD D 13 Djou t ou j-ou u s s- js as to tn exclude live jck tick Jck Poi Per pie isle g with tea team II a J wit 1 e asked to their hll's horses J at a ar r reasonable f MI- MI cr tie tte 1 streams rants r. r ams and public camp Road Improvement On June 2 26 G work was Completed on the graveling of ot a two-mile two section section section sec sec- tion of the Ephraim Ephraim Oran uville road Lewis Levis Christ Christensen had charge of the scattering of the gravel while Hans Anderson had charge of the loading of the gravel The work done was on that t section situated between the time Experiment Station and L Lake ake Hill Ranger Anderson recently com cuin- completed the spring maintenance work on the Millers Flat road Cul Culverts CuLverts verts will be installed and some other improvements made on this project Immediately Ranger Ollerton has completed the up clean-up of the thc trails on District District District Dis Dis- No 6 The iceberg road will have maintenance and some betterment betterment betterment better better- ment work done commencing right away The completion of a section of road connecting the Sky Line Drive at the head of Duck Fork with the Petty sawmill road in the head of Indian Creek will be undertaken immediately Ranger Cox will have charge of the road along the top while Ranger Williams will take over the fine con construction work on the Ferron slope of the project V W had hoped to have sufficient funds to complete a motorway lo to lothe the hoad h ad of Twelve Mile Flat however however however how how- ever some much needed betterment betterment betterment better better- ment work was done on on the section between the Narrows and Wrigley Lake which required the major part of the funds provided for tor the Sky Line-Ferron Line Canyon project I i During the past three months the Forest Service has expended bettor better I than of emergency relief roHe I funds provided to relieve the unemployment unemployment unemployment un un- un- un employment situ situation tion These funds I have been widely scattered and on oti most of th projects whore the Service Service Ser Ser- I vice has expended funds counties J I cities and public spirited I have contributed more than 2000 on some of these projects Fishing is Good I Local sportsmen report that this ibis year fishing has been beets exceptionally good rood on the majority of the streams and lakes on the Manti 1 Forest At Ferron Forron Reservoir possibly because the water is considerably higher than usual the thc fishing has bias been poor For most of or the streams however the sportsmen report conditions conditions con con- I the best ever over experienced experienced- The Ferron Fish and Game atoni reports having restocked Willow Willow Wil Wil- low Lake with legal size fish so that by late fall the fishing should be he excellent in the that t lake Just as soon as the Sky Line road is completed completed completed com com- I an attempt will made be to i restock the Ferron FerrOll Reservoir Duck i Fork and other nearby steams from Crom I the time Federal Hatchery I |