Show Ranger an er Reports a orts On Forest Conditions Ranger Thursby reports that from Crom District No 6 of the ManU Mantl National Forest precipitation at Mammoth Ranger Manger Station to Sept 15 for or the month Is 1 29 i inches On the of oC Sept 15 approximately 8 1 of an aninch aninch aninch inch of ice froze In Ill the rain tu tube o Tile The Ii horse lse that died d dof on th ba k of or the Bench Pond jn in the head hend of or Gooseberry Creek last winter wa was left lert without attention given to sanitation sani- sani j I 1 tation until lately The R Ranger after locating the carcass got prompt action on cleaning up the remains All stockmen stockmen and others should In Inconsideration Inconsideration inconsideration consideration of the general public be as careful as possible e In the disposal disposal dis dis- of animal remains remains especiallY especially near water I I Bear have again been killing sheep on some of oC the allotments The herder herd her herder er Jack Robertson on the East Bear Ridge allotment has caught two bear this season A third b bear was caught by the toes but got away I leaving same s mc of the t toes es les I I Two of Engen Allreds Allred's boys bos who take care of his two herds of sheep nn n Granger Ridge JUdge have made good use of their spare time h by trapping They caught nine coyotes during the tho summer ummer on their two allotments If all nIl herders were ps es successful as I these men coyote losses would stop slop and those predators would show a decided decrease In numbers I I |