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Show FOREST NOTES Mr. John Lemon, one of our Far-ron Far-ron permittees, reports that more 'than five hundred loads of wood have been hauled by the peple of Fer-ron Fer-ron over the reconstructed Black Dragon road. Emery County appropriated funds for the reconstruction recon-struction of this road. A considerable amount of donation work was also done, the Forest Service funlshing (only the TNT that was used. The citizens of Huntington and vacinity are securing their coal from the Community Mine, in Huntington Canyon at $2 per ton this winter. ; Were it not for this mine, it would j cost them $4 per ton at Mohrland. (There is a chance also that the cost ; to the people of this coal will be ren- duced to a smaller figure yet as soon : as the expense connected with the opening up of the mine has been met. ' The people of Ferron are asking assistance from the. Forest Service in the construction of a road np the Narrows. This road, in addition to (Continued on last page) IX) REST NOTB8 (Continued on last page.) opening up a way to the timber In the head of Ferron Canyon, will pass twer a coal vein, where they hope n W able to develop a mine which Fernm and Molen can secure coal for domestic use. Lumber dealers at Helper and.j Price report their tetal business for 19 21 a3 being fully as good aa for J 192 and if freight charg-j cornea djwu the outlook for 1922 U Tory good. . j |