Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-08
SNOW SCARCE
IN MOUNTAINS.
Apprehension Regarding Water
Supply for Crop Season.
PROSPECTS ARE VERY POOR
Omciai bulletin Issued by section Di'
rector l., ~. Murdoch Light snow
fail Thus Fnr This winter.

The precipitation Of December 1901
was slightly below normal and. as q
result OF the temperature being Excess
siye, large part Of II was IN the form
OF rain The snowfall with the ex
cepton OF a limited area. was, there
fore, below normal The localities re.
ccivlng an excess Of snowfall were
parts Of Utah county ana the eastern
portions Of Tooele, Juab aud Mllard
counties, over the Great Salt Lake
and Green and Colorado rivers water
sheds, says Mr., Murdoch, the depth OF
snow In tho mountains was generally
less than last year at The same time
and considerably less than the normal
The mountains Of Wayne, Iron Gar
field, Washington, Kane and San Juan
counties had practically no snow In
them, but the snowfall IN that section
generally occurs during the lattor part
OF the winter over the SEWER lake
watershed The depth Of snow was
greater than last year, but somewhat
below the average. The snow aa
rule, was not very well drfted, but was
quite solid as result OF the rnina
There was practically no snow In the
valleys at the close OF the month, The
ground was fairly well soaked In the
Great Salt Lake watershed but was
very dry In the Green and Colorado
rivers watershed. on the whole, the
depth OF snow IN the mountains shows
marked deficiency, aud heavy SHOWS
VIII have TO occur during the next
three months, n the water supply for
the coming crop season " brought up
TO the average.
SALT LAKE WATERSHED.
Grouse Creek Tho prospect for wat
err next summer is very poor at present
The ground is dry, and there IL no
snow In the mountains except a small
amount In the rayints.- Y. Rheims,
Paradise The snow IN the noun.
talns ls Hight and not drifted. james
LIGHTHOUSE,
North ogden, what snow there Is
IN the mountains IL fairly well drlfted
and HOlld,--Jamea Storey.
Bountlful, THE snow In the noun
taIns IN better drfted and more solid
than at the same time last year. Il.
Hampton
Morgan. There has been less snow
than usual but more rain, all Of which
has gone into the grounds Francis.
Mt Nebo. THE SNOW IL deep and well
drlfted on Mt, Nebo,- Mrs, Frank
Roberts.
Payson. THE snow Is solid but not
very we'll drlfted. j, d. Stork,
Mcadowvlle. No snow except on the
top Of the mountains u. s. Moffat
HOytsvile. THE snow In the hlgh
mountains Is light and not well drift
ed. Freeman Malin.
Peoa The snow IN the mountains Ia
solid and viii last well.--O. +. Lyons.
lleber Most Of the precipitation dur
Ing December was In the form Of rain,
which Is something unusual. John
Crook.
SEWER LAKE WATERSHED,
Leyan, Tho snow In the mountains
Is solid William Brown.
Deseret. The snow n well drifted
and packed, IS, w. Western.
Hlnckley High Winds prevailed
while the snow was falling and as a
result, It Is well drlfted and packed
w, A. Reeve
Beaver The flow OF the streams IN
this vicinity has increased one third
since the earthquake. There Is 80
per cent more water In Beaver river
than nj this time last year-D. Grim
shaw
Rlchneld. THE snow IA wen drlfted
and sold.-J NJ Laurit2en
Maryavale The snow IL we'll drifted
and solid. The normal How OF the
creeks In this vicinity has Increased
from so 10 70 per cent by The earth
quake, Geo, r Henry.
GREEN AND COLORADO RIVERS
WATERSHED
vernaL Very little snow In the
mountains and none In the valleys
everything Ia drying up.--R Velman,
HclpeF No snow has fallen IN the
mountains this season Teams are
able 20 cross the range through the
passes. which has never been possible
before at this time Of the year Price
river Is not as low as at this time last
yeaE -, Tom Fitch.
Emery THE snow In the tops Of the
mountains Is well drIfted into the
raylnes.--H G. Wickman.
------------- ..-sp-..----------
stops the Cough
and works on the Cold.
fa.o,tvn u,nu,,. pntotua Tabtsts c,tra a cola IL,