The Coconino sun., 1919-02-07
EXTRACT FROM U. s. GENEALOGICAL REPORT
 FOR DECEMBER. 1918

lHc dNeIdSe pTeclplldllOn III ATT zona for November was heavier than for several years past, and the snow fall in the mountains was correspond ingly heavy. As result, at the end of November there was more snow on the higher levels of the state than at any corresponding date of record. Most of the snow which fell in No- yember occurred above the 6,000-foot level, and only that which fell at higher elevations remained on the ground. The mountain snowfall ob- server at Henry's camp estimated that Nantack and the White mountains had an average snow covering of more than twelve inches at the close of No vember.
 During December there were three well defined periods of precipitation, yielding total snowfall much in ex- cess of the normal amount for the month. The first storm occurred on the 6-7th, producing rain in the val leys and snow of from two to eight inches at higher elevations. At the end of the second decade storm was general which gave moderately heavy falls of snow in all mountain districts. On the 30th another widespread snow storm covered the state, adding to the accumulation of snow already in the mountains, except in the Gila water shed and in the southeast where it was light and accompanied by rain. Nearly all the snow in the southeast portion of the state had melted by the close of the month, with considerable run-off, as the ground was well soak ed from rains and melting snow which occurred in November and the early part of December. In other districts but comparatively little melting oc- cured except ,at lower levels, as the temperature during the month kept well below normal.
 At the end of the month reports of accumulated depths show from 12 to 20 inches of snow at elevations of 6 ,OOO feet over wide belt extending from Grand Canyon southeasterly along the Verde-Little Colorado di- vide and White mountains, and from 40 to 50 inches at elevations above 1000 feet. The Sierra Ancha moun- tains, Salt River watershed, as shown by the average of ten stake readings reported by the observer at Carr's ranch, have a snow covering of 3l inches. There were from two to five inches over the headwaters of the Verde, Hassayampa, and Agua Fria watersheds, and from six to ten inches over the northeast plateau region.
 The greatest depth of snow reported from any one station was 51 inches at stake No. 59 in the Sierra Anchas on the Salt river watershed. A depth of 46 inches was reported at Englemann Spruce station, elevation 10,500 feet on the southwest slope in the San Francisco mountains. The depth of snow on the Mogollon range, Little Colorado watershed, was 24 inches on northerly slopes and IS inches on southerly slopes. On northerly slopes of Bill Williams mountain 26 inches are reported. The forest ranger at Edgar reported heavy depths of 40 inches on Horseshoe Cienega. The snow in the Sierra Anchas and upper Verde watersheds seems to be light in density, while that in the White mountains is wet and well packed with tendency to crust forma- tion.
 The prosepct for plentiful supply of water in reservoirs in the spring is more promising than at any cor responding date for several years past. It will be remembered that no precipitation of consequence occurred during November and December of last year.