The Holt County sentinel., 1915-03-26
Here and There.

has been a good one, IL has been such
,ha, will prove OF great benefit to the
farmers. In that the moisture las
been unusually heavy, and not il i've
years has the soil received such Ssat.
uraiiU and never since the early W's
have tie road. been IN such plight.
During december, January and Feb
ruary. We had - inche, OF snow, all
Of which melted gradually and was
taken up 10y the soil Tile total pre-
lcipitatiUn ha, amounted To about :
inchCS.
February was the fourth month
with light snowfall Thou, hJut Sion.
tana. There H. practical agreement
In large number u reports from ele.
waited regions that tie accumulated
depth Of snow In tie mountains al
tie close Of the month vas much he.
luN the average. The precipitation
records Tor tie late fail and winter
fully confirm tbs yiew Of tie condi.
iiuns. since tie accumulated driicien.
cy Of tie last four months i Nery
pronounced IN every part Of the state.
~ lover levels the ground las been
bare " snow most Of tie winter, eN.
ccpt over = compsraii lively small area
IN tie north central portion.
TIE month Has exceptionally tine
Tor livestock, and While the wheat
field, we're Tor the most part without
SNOW covering. there we're no temper.
aturcs low enough 90 iuiuic the crop.
TIE following notes are complied
! from reports 10y : Forest officials
aud other reliable correspondents III
/ tie nigh mountain districts,
/ Corvallis The snow l. loose and not
dfiftcd " II l.uuug L. H. The
water III tie creek. /, very luN. THE
snow II not drii'vd mucln aud the
prospect, fur water next summer are
not good. \. =. IhaNvI. Hamilton
The indications are that small
streams vii lr los iii, year Wm.
See. Sud Tie suON !, quite lirm
but shallow, ground bare In places.
j. ". Gailugiy
NoNon There /. uniy ~ inches Of
snow IN Rock Greek valley, and the
stream l. loser than Tor seven years.
/ Englr liulir THE SNOW j. not
solid and Viii al melt with first
warm Weather. i. ". >luc.s. l.arch.
wood There l. four feet uf snow on
top Of the lii,icf Root divide, which
l. less than to- many years VI H..
GRAY. Trout Crrk TIE ground l.
frozen about fifteen inches. &. g..
| TAYLOR.
irItun Tie 'llN uI the streams l.
hpluN rurut. a. Switzerland. CfrS
tom Tnrn Mil h., ~ danger ut hiSh
water from NuuM ms lcar ! h.
Thompson. E,,rN tue south slopes
are getting bare ON north slopes and
Mats llr ,nnN l. vel packed. Il y.
bradley. swan lake About nnr foot
uf Suoa and considerable rata Tea At
/ high altitude, q \ Perry.
Halrmln The creeks are lnN, ana
very lilr'r water runnng OIL, although
/ there il a. least lWu feet Of frost In
tie ground \. ~, Nee. There l.
les, snuN on ,hr lriiger range than
Tor ten years Al tins time VI the year
T., +. Foreman.
Grace The creeks are normal on
account Of thaNs: bat the snow IN
the mountains l. going fast and thr
outlook il poJr Tor the water season,
/. kcuuryrr. Pony Mos Of the
snow left l. In tlir tImhe ed regions pi
north slopes The south exposure,
are bare, and tlie streams are lower
than for years G. 4, Young, Wis.
dow There Is less snow In this Vicin'
nifty than for - years, J. n" Clack.
Utica The small streams are How
Ing about normal +, q. Myers.
Buffalo There are some drifts, but
the ground Is mostly bare y. ~ DO.
yer.
Libby This winters snowfall waN
the ightest In the history Of Lincoln
county, The small streams are about
normal. G NJ. Blackwell.
Norris The snowfall l. considera
bly, below normal ON the lover noun
tains Of less than G,iO0 feet,--B, =
Hind, Alder-There Is no SNOW on
the low lands, and the roads are dry
+, ;, Metlel.
Starbane There Is less snow thar
for ~ years according To Noodhaulef'
Who have camped al the head OF Ill,
: Teton for many years James John
ston pike-A yery open winter
with less snow than for years, w
Iialsey.
Ronila-On trip Of thirty mile
up Rock Creek found less snow than
! have ever known IN February.-L
q, Nichols. Taft The snowfall ma
/ been lighter this winter than for a