| Show A BRIDGE WANTED several narrow escapes irom from drowning ning in morgan county the following is furnished by a correspondent who uses the signature of 6 1850 for the past twelve months the people of peterson in morgan county and travelers compelled to cross the weber river at this point have had to ford tile the river or to travel a distance of nine miles to morgania Mor ganin order to cross during the hilah water season the river can caa not be forded corded and all people living on the south side of the canon are compelled to resort to the morgan bridge for a crossway necessitating e tour of from four to eighteen miles travel persons wishing to communicate with the outside world for a make shift during durine the high water of last spring caused a temporary wire rope to oe suspended aus acrons the river for the passage of mail and foot passengers A box was attached to the rope by which a person could pull himself across while attempting to cro cross as in i the box three men were precipitated into the river and NARROWLY ESCAPED DROWNING later in the season as the high water vater subsided a foot bridge consisting of a hewn timber about ten inches square and about fifty five feet long ions was placed across the river for the ac or dipping of foot passengers about a month since kince two young ladies in attempting to walk the log became dizzy and found their equilibrium in the river in water waist deep which was running at about 5 miles per hour on saturday the dinst an aged lady over 70 years old attempted to cross the trap fell into the stream ani narrowly escaped af after ter being carried down the stream nearly one hundred yards it is only a wonder that some more serious q e ribas accident has not occurred and ce SOME CENSURE rests upon the county officers having the matter under their jurisdiction if morgan county is not able to put in a bridge at thia point it would be well for our oar next legislature to come to their aid in the matter when we are in hopes lalit utah will be W blessed e ss e d with a governor who looks look after r the t he interests of the to a greater extent etian did the one the they were blessed with during the last session of our law makers |
