Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-30
MORE PRECIPITATION TONIGHT.
That Ia What is Promised With Clear.
ing Weather by Tomorrow
Afternoon,
rO0ELE AND PARK CITY 10 INCHES
II Is Figured That Two Feet Fell In
The Hills Water Problem
Is Now Solved.

The prediction as TO the weather In
yesterdays News came out as lndi-
Gated, and a storm most unusual for
thls time Of year struck this section
last night. II began during the after
noon, by the appearance Of old Boreas
with large and varied assortment OF
bags OF wind which he dumped out
over this valley, II "blew great guns"
the wind in gusts and squalls reaching
q velocity at times Of 80 miles an hour.
The dust few IN clouds, and loaded up
the eyes and ears Of pedestrians II
was also cold and raw, an unpleasant
generally However about D. m. a
huge rainbow appeared in the north
east, and the sun shone out as though
the storm would blow over; hut II did
not blow over, and shortly after s.
o'clock, sleet and then snow began fall
Ing as the wind died down, and II
stormed with varying degrees OF lnten-
slty all night, and with lighter fall dur
Ing the morning, until afternoon. II
was a very wet snow and much OF It
melted as it fell and soaked into the
ground as the frost is all out OF tho
soil
The total precipitation for the storm
was rs OF an inch, or ~ inches OF
snow, government register The fall,
however, is always heavier as the
mountains are approached, and Il is
figured that two feet OF snow fell up In
the NILS. The mercury dropped only TO
Is degrees, and II was moderately cold
during the day. The streets, Of course,
were covered with deep sush. which
clogged up the bitches and made
things interesting for the street depart
ment The mud was deep out OF the
bushes section, and walking was what
Is called down east hard sled
ding" The snow loaded down the
trees but IN the absence OF leaves, no
particular harm was done. Contrary to
expectations, the street railway service
suffered no special hndranoe neither
did the telephone companies. Herman
Hil called attention TO the fact that
he had seen q heavier snowfall than
this on Decoration day. IN 1874, when
there was so much snow that many
trees were broken down Denver had
such snow fall on one Fourth Of July
30 years ago that the trees there suf-
fcred IN the same way and shade trees
iu those days were a luxury
The storm seems to have let up AZ
II travelled south. for Modena had only
an inch and a half Of snow. PocGtello
caught nearly four inches and Boise
had four inches. The low. storm area
covers the entire intermountain region,
dhd as II Is moving slowly eastward.
moro snow Is expected tonight with
clearing weather by tomorrow after
noon.
The storm IL regarded as a godsend
for the agricultural and livestock in
terests and II was remarked in town
this morning, that this storm will leave
enough moisture In the mountains to
guarantee a plentiful supply OF water
for the coming season. Moreover, It
win send Utah lake TO booming, and
The level Of the great lake is expected
TO take Il new start. a high barometric
area has started I'm from the entire west
coast. The storm had barely reached
Grand Junction this morning. Local
dealers IN rubbers and heavy footwear
were doing a good business this morn
Ing, ana some dealers arc endeavoring
to uni Dad their winter stock by advar-
Using goods al bali price.
Adyices from over the state AT noon
today indicated that the storm had been
quite general, the storm extending from
Logan on the north to Mt Pleasant and
other points on the south. Az Tooele
there was ten inches Of "the beautiful"
while Park City reported similar con-
dltlons, with the storm raging IN UNI
abated fury Ogden, Provo and Heber
were also recipients OF a good supply.
The reports received are as follows
Logan--Snowlng all morning; two
inches at noon
Ogden--Four inches OF snow; clearing
up.
Provo-Betweeu three and four inch-
es stil showing.
Mt. Pleasant--Snow and sunshine al
ternating
Understanding, but not much snow.
Park City-Ton inches OF snow.
Tooele-Ten inches OF snow; stlll