J. Cecil Alter spent 39 years in the U.S. Weather Bureau in Salt Lake City, passing away in 1965. He was deeply interested in Utah and its past, and was a member of the Utah Histor...view moreJ. Cecil Alter spent 39 years in the U.S. Weather Bureau in Salt Lake City, passing away in 1965. He was deeply interested in Utah and its past, and was a member of the Utah Historical Society, serving on its board and editing the society's Quarterly. His biography of Jim Bridger is considered a classic.view less