Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-08
March Rains and Shows We're
Driven Into the Mountains by
High Winds.
NOW PACKED AS SOLID AS !!HE.
Chief Snow Supply Over the Southern
Part Of the State Fell During the
Past Month


letin Just issued by the Utah section OF
the United States dept rtment OF agri-
culture, an excellent eater supply Is
assured over the nortl. half Of the state.
The heavy rains and SHOWS during
March were driven into the mountains
by high wind and the snow In the cam
yons IL now packed almost as solid as
ice. Practically the whole months pre-.
cipitatlon was retained in the noun
tains. The precipitation was much less
southwark, as has been the case for the
entire winter The chief snow supply
over the southern half Of the state fell
this month. The middle section re.
ceived a normal March amount while
in the south the mountains are pract-
cally devoid Of snow. The ground is
well soaked and will need no irrigation
for several weeks, except at the ex.
tremc south.
The following are extracts from the
remarks of correspondents at represen.
tative points;
SALT LAKE WATERSHED
Newton,--Heavy rain and snow all
month. Paradise.-Drifted. but toft
Richmond. Wet, we'll drifted, and
packed canyons full. Hyde Park.
Solid and we'll settled; will melt slowly
Hyrum--Drifted and well packed; out.
look very good smithfeld,-Well
packed by late rains. Randolph
Drifted and very solid abundant water
supply. LaketOwn.-Well drifted and
very solidly packed, Garden City.-Very
we'll drfted and packed Bear River
City,-Compact drifts, owing to recent
rains. Collinston.-The early snow Is
well secured for late summer use.
Snowville,-The deposits in the high
mountains are greatly soiidfed, Gar
land.-The tops OF the hills are covered.
Riversde,--Wet and very compact
Thatcher.-Ground we'll soaked; water
prospects fine, Ogden. But few drifts,
though on level IL moist and heavy
Clntah,-Very heavy fall; moist and
well packed. Eden.-Wet, heavy, and
we'll packed. Morgan.--ln better con-
dtion than usual. Clearfield. --Sleet
and rain have greatly packed and So
lidlhed the supply Blaine, Very heavy
and dense. Syracuse. Soaked with rain.
Rockport Deep drifts, we'll packed.
Coalvile Good prospects. Henefer,-
Summers water supply excellent. Up
ton,--Snow deep and hard, Hoytsvllle.
Solid and moist, ship.--Late
summer prospect good. Peoa, Wet and
well drifteu. Oe dey.-Wet and we'll
packed MarIon,-Thc outlook is prom
Using. Hunter. We'll packed by rain.
Cader's Station.--Almost as solid as
ice. Granger--None in the lower hills,
Taylorsville,- Solid as ice. Sandy,--So-
lid, no drifts st. John.-Well packed
by hail and rain, Salem We'll re-
tanned. Lake Shore. Splendid outlook
Payson. Heavy and wet. Spanish
Fork Plenty. Pleasant Grove,-Well
drifted. Charleston, We'll drifted.
Mldway.--Too solid for slides
SEWER LAKE WATERSHED,
Beaver.-Packed solid. Smyths.--
Freshly fallen: not drlfted. Venice
Well drifted, wet and heavy plenty.
Sigurd, Loose and poorly drifted.
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Wet and heavy. Richheld, at
greater elevations, Kanosh, early
snow is we'll stored, Holden, Average
prospects. HInckley,--Average amount.
Price. Light and loose, Axtell.--All
fresh aud light Wales.--Light drifts.
Moroni Very light Fountain Green. -
Well soaked and drfted, NepbL-Well
drfted in high mountains,
GREEN RIVER WATERSHED.
Maeser Late SHOWS we'll drlfted.
Vernal.--Ayetage outlook, Jensen. Wet
and packed, Lawrence March relieved
the bad prospects. F"rron.--.Well
stored. Huntington, --All fresh, Castle
ton. Packed Els. Fresh, wet. and
well packed Richardson, Very light
and loose. Torrey, Slightly drifted,
well packed, Lyman,--Soft and loose.
ParaGoonah. -Dlscoura ging prospects.
Hcmieville--A dry winter. Escalante,
gloomy outlook Cannonville.- Very
light New Harmony Well packed in
the mountains, Springdale, Light,
loose and poorly stored Light fall, and
it lies loosely. ToQuerville,- Mountains
thInly clad.