| Show forest office reports dixie reserve doings tree ri canyon camps wea ther control etc discussed april 29 1930 1931 WEATHER clouds appear and storms threat tn n lut no precipitation it if may bray flowers are dependent on april show els cis this region will be vold void ot of road side beauty as our april rains were only blind squalls siu alls ranger hurst reports the least snow la in the mountains that has obtained since his coming to the dixie e forest twenty years ago only the nine to ten thousand toot foot elevations have any snow except for a few shallow drifts in shady ravines ravine eats cais can go as far as aa duck creek spring on the east side and into midway from the west which I 1 a fally a montu month earlier than usual SAWMILL BURNS dan buttons Dut tons mill ou on allson creek burned on april 12 the fore loreman cleaned the ashes out and thought hought 12 the coals were all dead A breeze tanned them to life and the loss resulted BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE IT PAYS free PLANTING the ibe arrival of western vestern yellow pine seedlings denoted that spring had come and the tha winters muscular lethargy was over three rangers chuck full of enory enery were itching to ci get out and took to the planting job with considerable enthusiasm digging went on vigorously the first forenoon and slowed up but little in the last halt even though bli blisters were showing allowing night and sleep cirel arel supposed b til bring rea and rejuvenation but it t gave ave only sore muscles aching joints and acid sensitive blisters in one night bubbling ambition had given way to 0 d ase age bill applied tor for sick leave frank would be satisfied to take annual leave and ole oie allowed that a day oft off would be worth taking leave without pay thinking of the task brought v of 0 the results south and a mental picture was seen of Pan gultch lake clothed in a grica forest farest giving shade and shelter to the poles logs and lumber to the ranches the tha dea soothed the aches and the plant ing continued on CAMP GROUND the public camp grauna ground in par owan canyon is now a reality the idea was sponsored by the carowan parowan chamber of 0 commerce and tho the pr pe pie dle young and old turned out IL I L mass to make it an inviting place to scecil leisure hours picnic picnicking ing and enjoy enjoying lug icia nature titre which most wonderfully der fully surrounds the grounds the wen men folk did the work ot of tenc feric ng coining etc while the ladies pro aud seved lunches a la Is king this week the chamber of commerce the citizens and the county aio aie helping us to repair the road from the forest boundary to the camp ground such hearty cooperation la Is appreciated TO BUG JOB supervisor olsen Is leaving may 1 for stout a six weeks detail to ta t c thigbee fae lieo national forest to assist in III the erad eradication cation of 0 bugs which continued to buck back page pace DIXIE FOREST DOINGS continued from rom first page threaten destruction destruct io n ot of valuable valuable timber limber adjacent to the yellowstone national park rangers and baldwin report that livestock in the dixie country wintered nicely with very sight losses but the shortage ot of spring rains made feed conditions rather poor and water holes are drying up earlier than usual SALES recent sales ot of permitted livestock indicate that lange iange cattle aro are demanding a price of 0 from 50 to 55 5 pr head one herd of shorn ewes said at per head with razing grazing privilege included PRAIRIE DOGS private land owners and stock wen men are awakening to the tact fact thit that prairie rairie dogs are consuming considerable 1 cl teed feed on their lands and more lore or less leas interest is now being taken in riding the range c ct these rests pests it is intended that large areas will vill be treated with rol poisoned oats this spring through cooperation between the biological survey forest service and land owners last season a heavily infested area in tile the vicinity of panguitch Pan gultch lake was treated by the forest service and the job jb was was per cent effective not one d dog og has been seen on this area s nee nce the poison was put out |
