Show Chief Mountain D G Continues to Move ACKSON Wyo June 30 AP he north end of Chief mountain mountains s slowly down upon the Gros Ventre river valley and crumbling crumbling crumbling crum crum- bling as it goes Moving 1 down upon the river on a front of several miles at rate of speed that is is almost perceptible forest rangers and ranchers declare declare declare de de- clare It will create creato a great basin If It It blocks the canyon through which the river runs They believe that the section of the great mountain was jarred loose by the earthquake shocks which were WE're felt here Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day and that the result will be an avalanche greater than that which occurred last Tu Tuesday day when a section section section sec sec- tion of Sheep mountain at a point below Chief mountain fell feU Into luto the river and caused it to form a lake lake- When hen the expected avalanche oc occurs occurs occurs oc- oc curs It will dam the river to such uch sucha ucha a height that once the basin Is filled the stream will find a new outlet Below the Sheep mountain dam the river is dry and all Irrigation operations opera are at a standstill The lake formed by last weeks week's avalanche already covers acres and the piling up of boulders and earth around the sides of this newly newly newly new new- ly formed basin has created cliffs hundreds of feet high The lake at that point which was feet deep shortly after the slide now is residents say |