Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-01
PLENTY OF SNOW FOR
|RR|GATORS OF UTAH
Weather Bureau Reviews Outlook
For Farmcrs Throughout State.

Section Director Th;esson OF tho local
weather bureau. in his January report.
gives the following conditions as OBJ
tanning on the watersheds OF tho Great
Salt Lake. Sevior lake, and the Green
and Colorado rivers:
Great Salt Lake Watershed-Th
amount of snow in the mountains was
above the average. Promontory: The
snow was In good condition to last well.
Logan canyon: The snow supply, av-
er1LSing from one to four feet deep, was
very solid. Blacksmith's Fork canyon:
The enow was solidly packed In the
mountains. Ailllvillc: The snow was
well drifted and packed, and the out.
look was very encouraging. Meadow
Vile; The months snowfall was light
though the supply In the mountains
WIS solid and fairly well dTifted Farm
lngton: The snow in the hills was In
good condition for Keeping Marion.
The snow was well packed. Castle
Rock; The ground IN the valleys was
nearly bare, but was we'll soaked with
water. Henefer: The snow supply in
the mountains near here was consid-
erably drifted. and was as solid as ice.
Government Creek; The snowfall In
this vicinity was about the average
amount Thistle: The snow In the
mountains was well drlfted and packed.
Provo; The snow was apparently we'll
settled. but was not stored in drifts.
The lower slopes were thInly covered.
Alpine: The depth of snow averaged
about five feet. Heber: The snow was
everywhere almost the consistency of
ice, oven In the valleys.
SEWER LAKE WATEDSHED.
Levan The months weather waS
warm with light winds. packing tho
snow evenly. but solidly. Nephi: Tho
snow was well packed and drifted
Manti: The snow was fairly well
drifted. and was quite well packed
owing to the warm days. Scofield: The
snow supply was exceedingly hard, the
thaw of the 24th and 25th settled 1t
so that 1t would bear a horse: 13
inches fell on the 26th and eth,
which was blown and driven solidly
into the gulches. Sunnyside: The snow
was we'll packed. kanosh: The snow
was well packed, being In q good con-
dition to last well. Black Rock: The
snow was somewhat drifted, though
not solldfied by freezing: in fact the
loss by melting has been great so far
Scipio: The valley was covered with
snow, and the mountains contained
about three feet Water was plentiful
owing to warm weather Oak City:
The mountains were covered from 3
to feet deep. Annabella: There was
plenty of snow in the mountains.
Koosharem: The snow was we'll set
tied and frozen solidlyi Richfield The
snow was exceptionally we'll packed.
having fallen early IN the j, winter.
Salina: The adjacent'hill were but
scantily covered Beaver: The amount
of snow In the mountains was above
the average, and was very solid
Frisco: The snow was very hard and
solid, though not so we'll driftod in
great quantities as is usual here
Marysvalo: Thawing spells were fire.
quent, but about feet of snow re-
mained in the mountains. Parowan,
The snow was packed we'll In the
ravines. and the outlook for water
was splendid. Modena. The ground in
the valley was bare.
GREEN AND COLORADO RIVER.
Dyer Mountain (Uinta Coz: The
snow was SO deep, definite informa-
ton was not obtalnable. Vernal: There
was more snow than usual in the
neighborlng mountains. and 1t was
quite solidly packed. Elkhorn Ranger
Station (Uinta Coz: The amount of
snow was about average, and was
stored fnvorably for the late melting
in spring. Green River: The snow
fall was very light. Loa: The snow
was drifted somewhat and frozen
solidly. Basin: The snow was
drifted and we'll packed, and the
water prospects were very good
Tropic: The snow was solid and well
packed. feet deep Hite. Snow was
plentiful in the mountains. Panguitch;
The snow was In good condition to
keep Grayson: The snow In the noun
tains was above average and was we'll
packed. Ranch: The snow was we'll
settled and frozen solidly.