The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-03
HEAVY SNOW IS
PACKED IN RANGE
Fall of the Beautiful This Win
ter Averages Much More
Than Usual.
RECENT WARM WAVE
HAS MADE 1T SOLID
Weather Bureau Giyes Out In
teresting Figures as TO
Depth on Dec. 81.

Section Direction Of the Weather Bu-
resu in Salt Lake -Altsed II. Thicsscn
has compiled figures which are most in
'eresting. showing the depth Of the snow
IN the mountains at the close Of Decem-
Der 1909 Says Director Thjesseu;
The snowfall in the mountains aver
ages much more than usual. There has
been very little wind during the month
aud consequently there has been less
drifting than usual: but The warm days
Al the close OF The mouth have thaUcd
lhe SNOW somewhat, making II solid and
in n condition much better for keeping
a long time Most OF the correspond
ents report prospects very good Tor the
coming season." Remarks OF correspond
ents OF the bureau here follow;
Great Salt Lake Watershed.
kelton-The snow in the mountains
was very heavy, and was also heavy in
amount everywhere, and two OF three
feet Was estimated. The prospective Va
ter supply appears to be heavy The
Lucin-There arc from 10 TO IS inches
az snow In the adjacent mountains OF
hills. and last year at this time there
10 any extent.
Promontory-Three or feet Of SHOW
lies on the mountains and averages more
Than last year The snow was packed
solid everywhere.
Iogan-Thcre are IS inches OF snow
and is about the same as last year. The
snow is not solid nor drifted. Prospects
aro fair for water.
Logan Canyon--Thcre is more SNOW
than last year. and average about foot:
~ the head OF the hollows and tops OF
the mountains il Is from 10 feet
deer. and is loosely packed.
Blacksmith's Fork-The snow is above
the average. being > feet on the adia
cent hills and from to 5 feet on the
mountains and In the canyons.
AIeadowvillc--The snowfall is above
is well drifted and the prospective water
supply is very good
Rsndolph-Thc snowfall is about an
average. being from Is TO So inches deep.
II is generally quite solid, and the pros
pectivc water supply is better than
usual.
0gdcn-The snow is much heavier
Than a year ago il is drifrod much
moro than usual, and the water supply
for the coming season Is. better than
Hcnefnr-Thc SNOW is from 90 : feet
deep and is well packed. and is almost
like ice.
Marion--Thcre arc 80 inches Of snow
on the mountains; il is solid for this |
time OF the year. and the water sup
ply viii be above the average.
Park Citr--The snow In The mountains
is about normal IL is quite evenly dis |
trihutcd on the ground. and the water |
supply will he about the same as av-
craEc.
West Canyon-The snowfall Is about
normal. being from Is TO 30 inches deep. |
Government Creek-'rhcrc were heavy !
early SHOWS and the prospects are very
good for water supply.
Fayson-The snowfall is above the
average and is we'll drifted and packed,
The water supply for the next season
viii probably be good.
Provo-Thc snowfall is above the ay- !
eragc for this time of the year, but is |
light and not drifted in the valleys. In |
The upper levels it is well packed and |
quite deep.
Sewer Lake Watershed
Nauti--In the mountains The snow is |
heavier than last year. averaging about |
{ feet 1t is not drifted. but Is well !
Moron--There is about = feet Of snow |
in the mountains, and It is we'll packed, !
and much OF 1t is ice
of snow. which IS about one-fourth the |
average.
Descret-Thc snowfall is driftcd and
solid. and averages about normal.
amount i t'p Of snow ;m lies on the mountains
and it IS dTir,ed and well packed .,I;, .,o,
normal being about i foot on the hills
and feet in the higher levels
Annahella-Well packed snow. aver
aging about feet, lies on the noun |
Ioins
Fish Lske-The snow is packed and
averages more Thai Than normal;
from TO q feet deep. 1t is very well
packed.
Sewer Mine--The snow is we'll drifted
and packed solid. averaging about 3 feet
Frisco-1'hc snowfall is above average.
Milford-TlIe snowfall is dry and Is not
drlfted very much, and averages about
enc foot deep
Plnto-The snow Is packed and some
What drlfted and averages II inches.
Cedar Ci,y--Snow in the neighhoring
mountains is much deeper than usual
Green and Colorado Rivers Watershed.
Scofeld-Thc snow averages about Al
feet. II is solidly packed, but is below
The average,
sunnyside--The snowfall is below the
average and is about 3 feet deep.
Wclling gton-rhe snow is we'll drifted
ana packed solid averaging about "a
inches.
Castle Dalc-Tbe snowfall IS above
normal and averages about feet deep.
Emcry-The snow lies j inches deep
OH the hills. a great deal Of the snow
melted. but much of il has soaked into
the ground.
mountains, and tho prospective water
supply is much better than usual.
I.ua--Thc snowfall Is about average.
being about . feet. and is driftcd and
frozen soiidly.
Paneultch--The prospective water sup
ply ia better than usual The snow is
very dry and loose at present,
Montfccllo-The SNOW is above the ar
elas;c and lies about 81 feet deep on the
mountains,
DR. +. H. Robinson. who WAS called
10 Kansas City. to sec his father who
Ill has returned IN his nffipp Al