Show FOREST by the supervisor WEATHER snow conditions on toe the mountains are much improved over what d a year ago on january 5 ls Is year we had bad our first snow that block d the road across cedar mount in there has been no traffic over th mountain this season since no in e 15 when from 12 to 18 inch E c of snow inow was wag reported on the high c lations vat ions have had some light storms since then and our water p r aspects look brighter than a year au a 0 o at least ranger hurst reports an average snow depth of 14 inches around navajo like lake and equal elev but that there Is practically ii iii snow at panguitch lake ll 11 november and december were ivere cold tha coldest for many years some sheep men who winter graze the deserts say the lambs are getting sore mouth irom from feeding on the frosted vegetation stock although being pinched some ahat by the cold are reported genially to be in good condition A number ot of recent sales of 0 weaner calves have been made at 25 per head th tb sheep market is extremely quiet ROAD WORK to help relieve the unemployment situation the regional forester has notified us that has been allotted to the construction ot of the C dar breaks panguitch road to improve the bowery road in par owan canyon up to tile the camp ground and to make the meadow crek woolsey road passable work will begin about march or as soon as frost conditions will permit FISH and GAME during 1930 fish try fry and tin gerlings were planted in streams lid i id lakes within the forest the ish were supplied troa from both state and federal hatcheries according to the rangers esti matis mati s there are over deer 11 1 I eik ik coyotes lynx 60 mountain lion beaver fox ia 5 badgers ermine and porcupines on the forest 2000 hunter bagged 1142 buck der during the open season the Mo biological logical survey local stock mn m n and forest officers killed during F he year 02 coyotes 9 lion bobcats bob cats and porcupines jack cutler butler and bob vaughn who 1010 make a specialty ot of conducting lion hunts in this region staged a phase chase last week and succeeded in capturing two lion the dogs put a large one in a cave where it held the eleven hounds at bay thru out cut the night jack and the dogs guarded the passageway but did not sleep the next morning however the hunters with ith the aid ot of flashlights found the sparkling eyes of 0 the lion ad the dark and with a rifle end ended edthe the old fellows life of deer killing GRAZING during the 1930 season sheep and cattle and horses grazed on the forest A substantial decrease in cattle is noticeable over previous years all classes ot of livestock were in good condition at the close of the season lambs however were lighter than usual RANGE improvements 2200 were spent constructing range development projects by col electing and piping the flow of small I 1 springs ai or seeds seeps into metal troughs not only good water Is provided the livestock but better forage utilization is obtained ranger baldwin was id the office tor for a few days during the week to his district at Enter enterprise prize ile he and his family spent the holidays in salt lake with their sons |