Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-10
Former Was Above the Average,
While Latter Was COnsiderab.
Iy Below Normal.
REPORT OF THE WEATHER MAN
Salt Lake Watershed Fares Well But
Those to the South Have Been
Neglected.

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portion Of this section during Febru.
airy, the amount being equal TO or above
the average. In the middle and south
ern portions the rainfall was, however.
considerably below the normal. over
the northern portion the snow Is well
packed and drifted, and It's depth Is in
general greater than that Of last year,
thus assuring an abundant supply OF ir-
rigatlon water for the coming season.
In the middle, eastern and southern
portions the depth Is considerably below
| the average, with the level ground and
valleys entirely bare Of snow, and in
consequence the prospects for Irrigation
water are very poor,
| The following extracts from the re-
marks OF correspondents give In brief
| the condition Of the snow In the differ
ent portions OF the Utah sections
SALT LAKE WATERSHED.
Bear River City--The snow IL well
| settled and dense, as considerable rain
has fallen TO make 1t more compact.
Corlnne, The snow In the adjacent
mountains is well packed and very
deep
Riverside. More rain and snow has
| fallen during February than for several!
years past. The snow Is we'll drifted.
Snomylle.-The snow mas all disap-
| peareG with the exception OF tie drifts
Thatcher have had an ideal win
| ter, with plenty OF snow.
Hyde Park.-The snow In the hills Is
| well settled because of the mild weather
that prevailed during February.
Hyrum. snow that fell before
| Christmas Is well packed in the noun
| tains and will last until late summer,
but the late SHOWS will melt soon.
Newton snow is well drifted I'm
the hills, but on the level ground is all
! melted.
Providence Most OF the snow lies as
| It fell, as there was not much wind to
| drift II.
smithfield, The snow in the noun
| tains is well packed and the wind has
| drifted 1t well In the gulches, but the
late thaw has melted all the snow in
| the valley.
LaketoNn.-The snow is we'll drifted
| and packed.
Randolph.-The wet snow has frozen
| and is now packed solldly.
Woodruff--The snow Is we'll drlfted
and packed, and contains considerable
| water.
| Eden,--The snow has melted rapidly
owing to the warm weather, but In the
mountains is very wet and solid, and
not well drlfted.
| Morgan.-The snow In the mountains
Is drifted and well packed, but In the
valley Is all gone.
Charlottesville snow In the noun
tans Is In much better condition than
usual as we had considerable rain and
sleet, which packed the snow into a
solid body OF ice.
syracuse,-snow Is. we'll drifted and
solid.
Henefer,-The snow is fairly well
| packed,
Marion.-The snow Is well drifted and
packed because OF the warm rainy
weather OF the latter part OF
February.
oakley,--The snow is now we'll packed
and the drifts are large compared with
the snowfall.
Peoa,-snow well drfted in the noun.
tans.
| Rockport 1.-THE snow Is not drifted as
well as usual, but Is quite solid.
| Wanship,-Sn In the hills solid and
well packed,
Draper-snow well drifted and pack
ed
Granger,-The snow. Is nov nearly all
| melted.
Hunter-The snow is well packed In
the mountains.
Murray-The snow Is evidently well
packed
sandy,.-The snow Is not as solid as
usual.
Tooele,--The snow ia we'll drifte..
| vernon, snow Is rather Well
| drifted The snowfall In the mountains
Is very light.
| Lake Shore. The snow Is well packed
Payson,--Sncw somewhat drJfted and
Is compact,
Salem.-snow is well packed.
| Heber--Snow not very solid and no,
drlfted owing 10 the light winds.
Midway'-The snow Is fairly vwell
| drIftde
SEWER LAKE WATERSHED.
Levan,--The snow Is not drlfted or
packed as well as in former years.
| Black Rock-No snow, and prospects
| unfavorable.
| Fillmore snow I'm the mountains
isaquite solid and contains much water.
| Hinkley.--snow Is well packed In the
| mountains.
| Holden--snow well drifted and solid
| Kanosh The snowfall has been very
| llght and the drifts are small Ground
| In this vicinity Is dry.
seipio.-The snow Is well packed.
| AXtell-The winter has been abnor.
mally dry, and there Is now snow In the
mountains.
Fountain Green.--The snow is well
packed and drifted.
Moroni--There Is scarcely enough
snow TO speak OF.
Spring City,--The amount OF snow IN
the mountains Is much below the aver
age.
Wales,-Tho snow IL rather well drift.
ed but much lighter than In former
years.
Wellington snow In the noun
taIns IL very light and there is none In
the valley,
Elslnore.--It is exceedingly dry in this
vicinity.
| Glenwood. The snow In the noun.
tains Is very light and not drlfted as
well as In former years
| Plateau. What snow we have is
drifted about as well as usual.
Richneld. The snow IN some parts OF
the hills ls not well packed Nnt IN
other parts II has drifted more soldly
Venice,--The snow Is well drlfted. but
the amount II not up To the average.
Beaver More than half the snow OF
the winter fell IN February and the
prospects are therefore not flatterlng
Frlsco--There Is very little snow IN
the mountains
Greenvile. THE snow is soft and moi
drifted. the foothills are all bare.
Minersyille, There IL no snow in tbt
valley or adjacent hills
Smyths-The snow is not drIfted &c
any extent and is very wet,
GREEN RIVER WATERSHED,
Snow is very light, but what has fal
len IL well drlfted.
Jer en- There II very little snow II
the mountains.
| Maiser,-Snow Ia loose and not wei
drifted.