Show FOREST PAYS COUNTY substantial AMOUNT ather activities reported in dix dixie le r forest doings letter from local supervisors office though the national forest pail no regular taxes because became they are government owned and therefore exempt from taxation they do pay in lieu 0 of taxes twenty five per cent of their gross grobs receipts to the various counties in which they are located for the fiscal year 1929 the dixie forest paid iron county garfield Gartl eld county kane county 59 washington county Clarh Clark County nevada under the regulations these payments to the counties are to be us d tor for road and school purposes and are distributed equally to these funds in iron county other items of interest Inte roat in the letter from the forust office aie are as follows weather two weeks of weather warm and balmy perfect spring days the first of the month took the snow from the valleys the green Is showing ag in the dixie country ana farmers have been in the fields plowing for the last fifteen days arthur file fife just made a trip into the mountains to note snow enow conditions and reports less snow than usual tor for this time of the year lie ile found it only 18 inches deep la in the vicinity lic hilty of woods ranch hurst reports 13 inches of snow on the sevier summit this Is about the same as it was a year ago game last week oliver stratton deputy state game warden tor for washington county ra blanger uger and supervisor olsen spent two dais in the deer situation just north of leeds between quail creek and the danish ranch the deer were vero found to be occupying tho the low rugged broken pin pinion ion jun juniper per points aith tilh bronise was a and the deer are in excellent condition although the coun oy ny Is extremely rugged and bisou limited deer were seen and coun couii ted on three small points numerous other small banchs were julip ed cd but not seen seau cowmen who recently rode the range between grass graas valley and pinto report having seen stoia 15 deer in a choit days ride men who believe most of the tuc buc have been killed should make a ride into ante the deer country couf itry and most likely their opinion will change rangers kangers swap and baldwin ar aro spending a ft w days in the office on work concerning their respective districts john IV saman father of ranger frank W seaman passed from this lifo on february 17 at the ase as of 87 this grand om old gentleman was sas a soldier in the civil war and a pioneer of 0 southern utah doing much to maintain the union ani and build up this state our sympathy goes ou to ranger seaman and family ij 13 their 16 i |