The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-02-10

Mr. Whcelon called at this office one
day last week and by his request we
clip the following report from the Deser'
ct News.
Jan. % 1906.
In response TO numerous inquiries for
information regarding the probable wa
ter supply for irrigation during the com
ing season, the writer has just complet'
ed tour OF the water shed OF the Bear
River aud its principal tributaries III
personal observation OF the condition on
the snow fall in the upper reaches oil the
Bear river and in the higher attitudes
of the head waters of Thomas ana
Smiths fork. the two principa' tribu.
taries of Bear river above the mouth OF
| Logan river. AS these rivCr- have their
source in the great "SublCt Range, the
| top of whose mountains tower above
| timber line, they are admirably formed
| to afford bOuntiful aud steady supply
of water through the midsummer
months. The fact that these streams en-
ter Bear river at points well below all
the dams and head works belonging to
the irrigators in the vicinity of Randolph
and " Woodruff plats, and all works above
| NOhtNllU, hNbi'N OF W 49,
waters available for use by the iniga.
ton works located between Bear lake
and the mouth of Bear river.
The last three or four years have been
very unfortunate in the deposit of snow
in these hills, and the light fall has beer
scriouly felt by irrigation enterprise
along the river in Gentle. Cache anC
Bear River valleys. These conditions
now seem to have changed, and the pros
pcct at the present time for plenty o
water for next season is all that could b.
desired.
The mail route from Montpelier f
Star valley passes over these mountain
: through low pass not far north Of TIL
, hcadwaters of Thomas Fork. I hi, roa
has not been travelled by the public sine
the first of December last, except b
mail carriers until Jan. Is, when
CHANGED to be one of the first passenger
that had been CARED since the blocad,
The snow is very deep and has been 10
lowed by strong winds which have hell
ed to pack it into the gulchcs. We lin
that the earth was SO dry when wintt
J. set in that il could not freeze, the col
sequence OF which is that when Il
n SHOWS melt in the spring instead of rui
ming oil the frozen ground and precip
&c tating excessive floods, the grounds vi
Va receive an abundant supply OF tn
AZ moisture. which will raise the subtcrrc
trial water plane and repleniSh u
= springs upon which we must rely 4
late summer water.
n, In prospecting the Smith Fork, we !
y, tended to 20 as far MS the Stoner sn
,y mill, some 30 miles up the stream fro
Cokevillc, With four good horses on
- light sleigh, we were able to get with
y, about 10 miles of the mill, when ,
learned from man we met, who W
riding one horse and leading anotht
ne that the teamstcrs at the mill had aba
ne doned logging on account OF the M
blockade, and had decided to break
I'd road out of the hills and reach tn
in home.
kc This seems like fairy tale when
,ir consider that the last winter and a
two years ago, there was not cnou
"' snow to facilitate the logging at thu
" mills.
Taking it altogether, | would say q
nd IL were farming either under the LA
RS. mond company's canals ON the east 5
:, of Bear river, or under the west 5
=" canal system, ! should not hesitate
d. prepare the ground and plant TO Il
crop | desired, with every contidci
thai 50 far us nature has done her w
y there will be water for all.