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Show Forest Notes Fish Planting On August 12 and 13 two loads of fish from the Fedeial Hatchery were planted in Manti streams by local Forest Officers. Supervisor Humphrey and Ranger Peterson secured Che cooperation cf a sheep herder in carrying two cans of fish tn his saddle horse. He stated that the horse was perfectly gentle gen-tle and after the two cans were hung on the saddle the Forest Officers proceeded towards the reservoir where the fish were to be liberated. It was only a few minutes, min-utes, however, until the horse came by jumping high, wide and hand-s hand-s one, and every time he hit the ground, a miniature geyser went into the air. He never stopped running until he reached the camp, and when the Forest Officers arrived ar-rived most of the fish had been sown on the big flat above. It is reported that the State Fish and Game Department has stocked stock-ed the fish ponds constructed with ERA funds last fall In the head of Six Mile Canyon. The improvement of the road up Six Mile Canyon has made It possible pos-sible for the people of Sterling to drive up the Canycn as far as the Blue Meadows, and there is now seme agitation among lecal sportsmen sports-men in the south end of Sanpete County to have the CcC's build a fish pnd at the Blue Meadows site. At the present time the streams in the head of Six Mile afford fairly good fishing, while the natural attractions for camping camp-ing in that locality are unexcelled. Successful "Show Me" Trip On August 4 a very successful "Show Me" trip was conducted in which all local officers, representatives represen-tatives frcm all of the Cattlemen's Associations of the Manti, and other oth-er prcminent citizens of Carbon County participated. The object of the trip was two fold: First to show how Eire carrying capacity on ranges can be increased through reseeding and careful management; sec ndly, to shew the Carbon County visitors the protection that is given Price River watersheds within the Manti Forest. Because of favorable moisture conditions the Manti ranges are in exceptionally gocd condition this year. A lunch was seived at the point cf Beaver Dams Ridge to the "forty visitors who were present. All the visitors expressed themselves as well pleased with the trip, and all were very much interested in results re-sults being brought about through careful range management. Spring City Campground Opened The Spring City Campground was officially dedicated on August 6, when approximately 350 people gathered for a little celebration at the campgTounds. Morris Bunnell, Bun-nell, president of the Young Men's Improvement Asscciation was master mas-ter of ceremonies. The Forest Service was represented repre-sented by Forest Supervisor Hum-phi Hum-phi ey and Claude Maylett. The latter had charge of the construction construc-tion cf improvement in this campground. camp-ground. A splendid program was carried out and save for the threat of rain in the evening there was nothing came up to interfere with the very splendid program arranged ar-ranged for by the people of Spring City. Pera.nal Mention On July the 29 and 30 C. N. Woods and C. E. Favre from the Regional Office were Forest visi-to.s. visi-to.s. They entered the Forest by way of Spanish Fork Canyon at Old Tucker and made a trip the full length cf the Forest, dropping dewn into Gunnion Valley and and from' there down Beaver Creek to Twelve Mile Canyon. The condition of some of the lewer .anges as well as seme of the sncw bank areas along the top of the mountains seemed to worry the visitors. They were well pleased, however, with the conditions cfj the ranges on the north end of the ; Forest. Seed Collection During the past week the Sup-! ervis r has been trying to interest 1 people in the collection of Mour.- j ; tain Bicme seed. The seed crcp; this year is considerably better j than usual and it is hoped that a large amount of seed can be se-: cured. At the present time the 1 ; seed is matming rapidly and 1 1 starting to dr. p and the recent' storms will ro doubt hasten this , d coping cf the seed, so that now-i is the opportune time fcr carrying 1 ' on this work. Great care must be 1 ! exercised to prevent molding of the seed collected. Anyone inter-! ested in collecting seed should i ' consult with the nearest Forest i ' Officer. Fire So far the Manti Forest has a clean slate so far as fires are concerned. con-cerned. Not a single fire cf any class has been reported this year. We appreciate the cooperation of the public in this matter and hope that every Forest visitor will assist as-sist in maintaining this record by taking every precaution in preventing prevent-ing fires while cn the Forest. Later La-ter on, when the vegetation becomes be-comes dry, special care will be necessary nec-essary if this rec:rd is maintained for the remainder of the season. New From District No. 3 The Lake Hill Campground seems to te a very popular retreat frcm the valley heat. During the past month campers and picnic groups have never been absent from the grounds. Many fishermen fisher-men have spent their leisure time along the banks of the lake. Transient visitors praise the area. They claim it is one of the most beautiful camp grcunds to be found. It is not very large, they say, but has everything any large picnic ground has, in a small compact area. It is too bad that some of our lccal residents will not help keep the camp beautiful. One can find initials of local people carved on trees all over the area. A group of local girl campers on the area recently left a very dirty camp. These girls certainly should have set an example for some cf the young men who visit the area, but instead, we hope the young men did not get a chance to visit the area before it was cleaned. Tiees must not be cut down cr initials Jcarved upon them1. Fires should be built only in the stoves, grates on the fire circles. The "Self Help" sawmill yard is again beginning to look like timber operatic ns are in full swing. During Dur-ing the past week they have had eight trucks hauling timber from their cutting area in Black Can- yon. Ranger Thursby is planning on marketing approximately 200,-000 200,-000 feet B. H. timber for cutting this week. Ranger Thursty reports his ERA crew aie now at work on the Right Fork cf Oak Creek, installing 70 feet cf watering troughs ard piping pip-ing the spring to them. On the evening of August 1-1 the City of Ephraim enter wined the Comrwittee of the Ephraim Tunnel and Home-coming celebration at the Lake Hill Picnic Area. There were 60 people in attendance. Steaks were served along with everything ev-erything else necessary to make a real picnic. The Committee members mem-bers were asked to discuss the needs of the picnic area, if any. They voted that the first need was electric lights on the area; second, an amphitheater south of the lake; third, a larger parking area; fourth, a slightly wider and smoother read; fifth, more fish. Flat Canyon Campground Popular Ranger Ollerton reports that the Fiat Canyon Campground has been occupied . almost continuously during dur-ing the present season. Numerous family reunions have been held there, and some have had to seek other places for their reunions because be-cause of the camp being occupied. North Sanpete MutuaJs Hold Outing The Mutual Improvement Association Asso-ciation of North Sanpete Stake held their annual Stake outing at the Flat Canyon Picnic Camp area on August 18. The North Sanpete Stake High Priests alsr joined the Mutuals in making this occasion one of the finest of its kind ever to be staged in this section. Grazing Notes The permittees of the Lake Shore C. & H. Association are the first to pay up all grazing fees for 1937. We have twelve C & H and one sheep associations on the Manti Forest and this year the Lake Shore users get first place for promptness. 4t4tAAAAAtAittt |