Show Bombing Studied As Ice Perils PeNIs Bridge de in Utah VERNAL March 4 4 Special Special Special- Use of air all force bombers to blast I Ian an ice jam that threatens the Jenen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen en bridge in the vicinity of the Dinosaur national monument six miles above Jensen was being considered considered considered con con- here Saturday according to H. H L. L Hutchinson district engineer engineer engineer engi engi- neer of the state road commission Another jam exists at Island Park farther up the Green r river cr which also will be blasted he said Open Channels Channel Dynamiting early Sat Saturday u I day opened two channels under the bridge blidge at Jensen so that water now no is flowing through the openings openings openings open open- ings but the ice some loosened by blasting at Blacks fork in Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming mingo is still holding fairly solid Water Vater was said to be 10 feet up upon upon upon on the sides of a perched 35 feet above the river ri so that the flood is now figured at 45 feet 30 inches lower than it was Thursday night when the highest flood stage since a year car ago was reached Flies Flics to Vernal D. D H. H state road commission chairman flew to Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Saturday afternoon and final word on use lIse of bombers and dynamite dynamite dynamite dyna dyna- mite to break breal up the still-forming still ice pack awaited consultation with him Mr Hutchinson said A plane survey of the whole river revealed that the thc two worst spots were the gorge six miles above e the bridge and the Island Park area he added State road men were patrolling the Jensen bridge Saturday and checking traffic particularly in regard to trucks going over it and their effect on the bridge battered at the base by crushing ice |