Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-06-27 | Page 18 | Mischievous Boys Held Cause of Fires

MISCHIEVOUS BOYS I HELD CAUSE OF FIRES That n a number of the brush fires lures that have hap been burning in the foothills ad adjacent adjacent ad- ad jacent to Salt Lake Lako and have frequently frequent frequent- ly Iy reached serious proportions in th the tho hl higher he hills aro are the direct result of malicious ml mischief on the tho part o of youths and boys hoys Is tho the unqualified statement of Dana Parkinson forest supervisor for the Wasatch national tOI forest st re reserve trYo with headquarters rR in I Salt Halt Lake lIe He declares that Immediate Imme- Imme j I diate late stops steps must be ta taken cn by the the authorities to put a stop to the thc evil evl unless s greater damage amago is cause caused I Accor According ing to reports in Mr dr Parkinson's Parkinson's Parkin Parkin- sons son's office his men were en engaged u infighting in infighting fighting I a fire tire In Inn Parle Parleys Parley's s canyon yesterday yes ves- s- s I i when hen they were surprised by another conflagration that thai sprang up UI suddenly on the tho other side of ot the hill I The They ran to the thu scene in Itt time to sur- sur i pris a group of or young men and boys hoys I Iwho who cried out Here comes comics the tiro fighters and ancl who Jumped Into an I automobile and drove away Both Roth fires were extinguished but be before before be- be fore the fire fighting party lad had returned re- re turned turne to town a 11 third fire Cire was seen to lo have ha started in the same general neighborhood