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Show Snow And Trecipitation Ranger Thursby returned fr m the Seely Creek Station on February 2 The trip was primarily for the purpose of making snow measurements. However, How-ever, the Ephraim-Orangevillj telephone tele-phone line was repaired and is now :"n working order. The snow at the different dif-ferent stations was found to b? considerably con-siderably less than a year a-.n. The snowfall in upper Gooseberry wis considerably con-siderably better than at any of the stations above Gooseberry was considerably con-siderably better than at any of the stations above Ephraim. Ranr-r Ollerton Ol-lerton made the trip to the Ma nmoth Station on February 1, and 2. He reported re-ported the snow in Upper Gooseberry to be 46 inches deep, with a water content con-tent of 14 inches. This is at least 50 per cent greater than the water content con-tent in the same elevation east of Ephraim. Eph-raim. Ranker Anderson Still Lame From Fall Ranger Anderson is still limping from the effects of a fall he" sustained j while marking trees for cutting, on I December 17. 1927. He plans on going i -j Salt Lake in the near future to have X-Rajs made cf the injury and if neees-ary secure treatment at one of the hospitals in Salt Lake. The new power plant at Ephraim, which parale'ds the Forest Service telephone tele-phone hn? for approximately one half mile, causes considerate disturbance distur-bance over that line and it may become necessary to either move the telephone line or extend the metallic circuit above the new plant and resort to the use of repeating coils. Ranger Thursby is investigating some timber trespass cases that have occured along just inside the forest boundry north and east of Ephraim. People .should bear in mind that no ' , green timber may be cut from the ' national forest without first .securing ; a permit. , j" The following item has been clippen , frorn some publication and is being j published at this time. Since the lamb- : ing s' a-on will shortly be on and this ini::t.ure is jaid to be exceptionally ef- ' fective in keeping predatory animals out of the herds: J "Th" can was filled with a mixture of .:.:r,)i'ir 7 tiarls. black bias-tin;; pow- d r Ip.et. Two matches were struck into i he mixture, heaos level Willi the su: !.i"e. A little powder was placet; around the match heads. A can was Jl piec"-; near each band, after they had j b.dded down, and after dark the herd- n- lighted the matches. It should bum ;.'l night if mixed right, if it burns too (juickly the amount of powder should be reduced. It smoulders with a strong sulphur smell with on occasional flash J .f the powder." j In V.an tlere was a conflielion Cen- t.r.vl Vashinr'foii between irrigation jiiii i'c. anrl the sheepmen. As will be 1 csll'-d. l'26 will long be rcmeinbci . d ! .- one of the driest 'wwik ui many i j, !! and r".Mi!!fl in a reduced prod-ir prod-ir t '-.!! of f !"- as '.veil n:, a reduced 1 flow of water. The orchards in Ilia.' i ;.-:! ion had ins id I icieiit irrigation vatej- ,- , , r 1 if" hue, I rui:""; were veiv 4 ll.'.'l'.llV "lll'-'l. 'I I'C CIMielU'lOll VI' . drawn that tTazin'r "as Hie cause f t he del nil' r d ,! I'I'.l'll llo'V. 4) j, ,,. j,, l.j.lir.'Miu the ti-'iner ; cnli-nd II,. ,i 1 1, v r, the ie.'ivv e'ov.lh of forn.'e ,,,, l, e v. Ik 'I'. Iit:l H'dnecd I he 4 .,'reiii' fiow 111 two '!; . . from v.'l.i'-n 4 the Iphiami fairner:; se'ine v.'alcr lor - irrigation. It might be a good plan o send a bunch of the Wenatchee Forest For-est Officers down to the Manti and end the Manti Forest Officers to the "enatchee, in order to keep them from becoming lopsided from just hearing '.he arguments from one side. On the Wenatchees, the sportsmen also complain com-plain about serious overgrazing inte'-.'eleres inte'-.'eleres with the game and birds. It his were correct where only 40 per cent of the forest was grazed by cattle and "iieep it would hardly do for those res-dents res-dents to live down on the Manti where :he entire forest is utilized. |