The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-10
NO FEARS FOR
WATER SUPPLY
Precipitation During February Shows
Decided Improvement.
SOUTHERN UTAH FAVORED
ECONOMY ADVISED in NORTH
ERN COUNTIES.

The February snowfall bulletin was
issued yesterday afternoon by Weather
! Forecaster r. +. Hyatt for the Utah
section. 1t says:
THE large precipitation during the
EARLY part of the month produced a
decided Improvement in the prospects
for water during the coming season
Particularly is this true over the south
ern half of the section, where the
amount of snow and rain was gener-
ally far in excess of former years. The
exceedingly moist character of the
snowfall also contributed in a marked
degree to its closely packed condition,
while the severe cold wave that Wis
tied the state during the middle or
the month frOZe the snow in the noun
tain gulches and hollows into a solid
mass Owing to the absence OF high
winds the snow Is, however, not well
drffted except in some localities The
unseasonably warm weather since has
had an Enfavorab bic effect in rapidly
reducing the visible supply of snow
In the mountains and foothills In
many localities the sides of the hills
Exposed to the suns rays are entirely
bare. In general, conditions seem 10
be exactly the reverse Of last year;
the northern half of the section haN-
Ing q much less supply Of snow than
last year, although there are many eX-
ceptiOnS, while over the southern hair
the supply is far in excess of former
years. and a good supply of water for
the coming crop season is assured.
Prospects over the northern counties
are however by no means diScour-
aging. and well Informed observers are
of the opinion that, with reasonable
economy, the supply Of water viii be
ample for all purposes.
Great Salt Lake Watershed.
''The following extracts from the re
sharks of correspondents give In brief
the condition OF the snow in the dif-
ferent portions of the section:
"Brigham-The snowfall during the
first decade Of the month was heavy
end wet, therefore it is wen packed
''Promontory-Snow fairly level; no
/, drifts OF any consequence.
acknowledgement weather latter
part OF month melted snow in noun
tains: no snow in valley.
west POrtage-Well drifted and
very solid.
Cache Junction-Not packed hard as
usual in mountains.
Hyde Parl-PrObably we'll packed.
"Efyrum- Packed solid in mountains,
but not drifted much.
Notwithstanding white and prob
ably more snow present than usual;
well packed and icy.
''MiIlviile-Quantity below average;
very solid and compact
''Newton--WeIl packed and solid
''Smithheld-Fairly well packed.
Garden City-Wen packed.
Il .aketown--Quantity much below
average in mountains and snow rather
light.
"RIeadowvIHe-WeH packed, but
drifts are small, as there has been lit
tie wind; nearly all gone in valley
"Randolph-Well packed in places.
"Woodruff-Snow somewhat drifted
and probably well packed.
Il. 'Huntsville-LOOse in mountains and
not well drifted.
( "Ogden-Drifted in places, but guam
fifty much less than last year
"Uintah-Snow solid; ground well
..Morgan-snow in mountains well
drifted and packed
Well Packed at Clarified.
"CIeartieId-WeH packed and drifted
fairly well. Syracuse-Wen packed
but not drifted. Castle ROck-Quantity
small, but well packed. Henefer-Snow
much less than average. Oakley
Solid; prospects for water good. Peoa
What little snow there is in the
mountains is well packed. ROckport-
Not well drifted. Marion--NNarm wealth
or has packed the STOW very much
Upton-FaiTly well packed. WanShip-
Rather loose and not well drifted- Alta
We'll drifted and packed; gulches and
hollOws well filled; snow settling fast
Calder's Enthusiastically light in
We'll drifted and solid. Hunter-Gen-
orally light but packed somewhat
Observation-Disclosures and well packed
i'm the gulches. Government Creek
Snow very wet and may run off toe
fast for late crops. Ibapah-Quantity
much below last year. Alpine-NOt
drifted as we'll as usual on account OF
\ the lack Of high winds. Lake Shore
4 Well packed. Lehi-Wet and well
packed. Mount Mcdowell packed
Payson-Quantity less than last year
Thistle Junction-Quantit greater
than for several years and we'll packed
TuCkeT-NeTy soft, not dTifted- Nephi
Snow in the mountains packed solid
\ Is IndianoIa-Wen packed and solid
Charleston-WeT drifted and solid. He
/ be--Fairly we'll drifted but not as
solid as usual.
SEWER Lake Watershed.
CallaO-WelI drifted and packed in
the mountains. Levan-Well drifted
and packed MOrOni-Well packed in
many places and likely to last well into
the summer. Fountain Green-Drifted
snd well packed. Clear Creek-WeIl
packed and somewhat drifted: quite
solid. WellingtOn-Wel drifted and
packed Black Rock-Supply plentiful
in the high mountains. Deseret-SnOw
disappearing very fast. Fillmore
snow frozen into a solid mass CARR
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