Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-06 | Page 2 | Standard Timber Co. Has Good Year's Run

Siaadard Umber Co. Has Good Year's Run C. D. Morse of the local forest offices, of-fices, has returned from a trip to Big Piney, Kock Springs and Montpelier. Ho reports that the Standard timber company of Big Piney hu3 all their landings broken in, and tho rear of the log drives should be at tho camp on Cottonwood creek now. Thousands of feet of timber, to bo used for ties by the Union Pacific company, are being floated into the Green Hiver. A big boom haa been built across thc river about half a mile below Cottonwood creek, and will hold back tho water until the logs can bo driven to Green River and loadod upon cars. Mr. Morse reports that cattle losses los-ses are not as heavy at present as was .anticipated earlier in tho season. The) average loss on the upper Green river i amounted to about 5 por cent, while I j the average loss at Star Valley averages aver-ages 7 per cent.