Show Making Making- Moonshine The Minneapolis Journal of 01 recent date dale ate contains an interview with Revenue Agent T. T 1 B. B Carson Carso who has ha returned return d to to that lat city from rom arid and extended visit to Utah In the course o of the interview Ir Mr Mt Carson is quoted as saying savi g I r am convinced that in the mountain es of Utah there is a large amount mount of illicit it whisky being ma manu manu- lU- lU c There are tw chef obstacles to o rooting tl the e business out One is the almost most Im impenetrable netro ble mountains in which the le live and the tile other is the difficulty of securing a a a conviction You You rou remember that last lait fall II we arre arrested ted five ve in southern Utah We Ve caught them red handed w with lh every very evidence e of their crime but all were ere acquitted except one honest holiest fellow ellow who ho would woul persist in pleading guilty The he trial took ook place w without our though the District Attorney promised to telegraph both Mr Burris Bursts land and nd myself as soon seon as he lie needed us I wouldn't h be he surprised if the United States troops would be call called 1 out one of these days to round up the gang of outlaws which is now lunning thin things s sto to o suit itself in southeastern Utah Fur For years ears down there in those mountain regions egions all but inaccessible ible and far from railroads all the toughs and real bad men masi of the West Vest have been collecting In I n their retreats ui in the Wasatch mountains mun- mun talus they are secure from the feeble Torts of the county authorities who can an reach them therm only through the narrow harrow Salina alina pass Thence as they become numerous and bolder they sail sally V out at atwill atwill will ill and terrorize the surrounding just as do the brigands of 01 Italy You foil can see that a revenue officer dont don't stand and much show of accomplishing his errand when he lie goes into such a country country coun- coun try y as s thau Tribune |