Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-12-19 | Page 1 | Peak Fails to Disclose Ship Clues

Peak Fails To Disclose Ship hip Clues 1 Pigeon ig on Brings Note ote F From Mountain v p pt ar t.- t. y r r- Editors Editor's note From near the summit of Pole mountain east eart of Springville where an explosion and fire lire had bad been reported Gene Paulson Telegram reporter on onlie the lie search for the missing Vestern Western West Vest em ern Air Express transport dispatched dispatched dispatched dis dis- dis- dis patched the following message by carrier pigeon I By GENE PAUL PAULSON ON Copyright 1936 by The Telegram POLE MOUNTAIN near summit summit sum sum- mit 12 noon The noon The sky is clear under a warm sun with little snow except on the top No evidence has yet been found of Crandall's fire or Leslie's ex ex- ex- ex Cliff Crandall report reported d seeing a fire and J. J A. A Leslie Springville night marshal said he had heard an explosion on the mountain early Tuesday Ten Provo C C C men are scouting in all aU directions but have fou found d no sign of the plane wreck wreck- age One plane a red cabin monoplane monoplane monoplane mono mono- plane just flew directly overhead then disappeared behind a ridge by Little Rock canyon Four C C C men are on the ridge to the southeast moving north reporting no sign of the lost plane or of the fire Pole mountain directly east of Springville is steep rocky and treacherous with some brush and anda a little timber on the higher sector In the event the wre wreckage kage of the plane is sighted I will relay a message to Bob Wilson who is stationed part way down the mountain by firing six shots in three series of two each He will wUl then phone the city desk