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Show Forest Notes Elks Numerous on District No. :i Supervisor Humpnrey and Ranger Rang-er Andersen's report after spending one day on the lam'oing ranges, of having actually counted betwee.i 225 and 250 head of elk. Their whistles could be heard throng n the timber all day, so apparently the mating season is on. The elk appear to be in spiendid condition. In one band of 13 there were nin cows and yearlings and ijur calves. The Horn Mountain and a part of the lambing ground shows indisputable indis-putable evidence of having been coo heavily grazed with elk. Unfortunately Un-fortunately there will be no open season this year and a hard wintei may reduce the numbers. Ephraim Road Open The Ephraim-Orangeville road is again cpen for automobile travel Tiie road is smooth and dry on the east side to the top. On the west side, however, there are a few patches of snow and the read is badly rutted where it follows the north slope. Teams are again hauling coal from Straight Canyon Can-yon and if the present good weather weath-er continues, heavy traffic will again be resumed. People going over this road should try to get over that section lying between the Experiment Station and the top in the morning while the ground is frozen. Lamb Prices Strengthen A number of sheep owners from Ephraim sold their ewe Iambs on October 21, receiving six cents per pound, P. O. B. Ephraim. They are expecting a buyer who promises promis-es to pay the same price for the fat weather lambs frm their feed yards. Ex-forest Officers on County Ticket A. B. Thomas, former Ranger with headquarters in Huntington, is candidate for the office of County Coun-ty Attorney. B. A. Howard, formerly for-merly Ranger on tne same district is candidate for County Surveyor, while Lee Young, the present Forest For-est Officer at Huntington is a candidate can-didate for County Sheriff. They are all running for office in Emery County, two on one ticket and one on the other. It seems probable that at least one ex-Forest officer ihculd be elected. Peer Scare on the East Side The opening day of the deer season saw all parrs of the Manti Forest thronged with hunters. On the cast side, however, the hunters failed to locate them in their usi'al numbers. The dry weather makea it difficult to hunt, but possibly the hunters will be more successful a little later. A number of very fine bucks have been brought into most of the towns on both sides of the Forest. Prop Market Good The timber operators cutting-props cutting-props in Huntington Canyon report re-port the market for props and mine ties as exceptionally good right now. The mistletoe infected Douglas Fir in Huntington Canyon and Bob Wright makes excellent props and mine ties. Another year and a little pick-up in the coal I business, which has been slow, will, it is expected, increase the demand ior the class of timber i Supervisor E. C. Snepard's , Ashes Scatered on Boise j In memory o: Supervisor E. O.j Shiphard.a simple though very j impressive cortmony was conducied! oy a group of his fellow foresters w:ho traeled back into the Uoise io-iest on Sunday, October 12 and scattered his ashes through the western yellow pines on the south fork of the Payette River, two and a half miles below Grandjean station. sta-tion. Shep loved this forest dearly and expresed to Mrs. Shepard a desire that his remains be so taken care of. iiur sheDard was Supervisor oj the Wasatch Forest and died in Salt Lake the forepart of last July.) Personal Mention J. p. Martin, Regional Engineer from the Ogden Office, was a visitor vis-itor at the Supervisor s Office on October 20. Ml. Martin came down to look over the old dam sita of the Mammoth Reservoir. W. W. Blakeslee, Assistant to tne Regional Engineer, spent October 0 1o 25 lookmg over the roads and trails on the north end of the Manti Forest. . Assistant Regional Forester, C. B. Morse, was a visitor at the Great Basin Experiment Station for the opening day of the deer season. He is reported to nave been one of the first men to bag his deer on October 20. |