Show ROCK ROLLING IS DANGEROUS breaking eaRing Br of city power pipe line Is narrowly averted by sheer luc luck R that a large section ot of the city electric power stave pipe line was not recently torn out and the city thrown in darkness for perhaps several weeks week is nothing more or less than a streak of 0 good luck according to mayor james knudson according to th the mayors majors story some gome unknown person perso 11 went up on the hills on the north side of 0 box elder canyon on birthday and rolled a large rock down lie hill side its course passing over the large wood stave pipe line which carries the water used to pro pell the city power plant at the mouth of 0 the canyon the rock went crashing down the hill at a terrific speed and just before reaching the pipe line struck a ledge which impeded its force and turned its direction along the side hill the rock struck the pipe line however but its force had been slowed down to such an extent that only a small hole was torn open in the line had it not been for the ledge which stopped the force of the rock there is little doubt but that a large larga section ot of the line would have been torn out and as the water poured out a part ot of the hill would have been washed away and it is hard to tell what damage might have been wrought the local officers have been working 0 on n the case and the guilty party or parties may yet be apprehended the city has suffered heavy losses and arLd the citizens great inconvenience upon two different occasions in the past from the rolling of rocks down the hill against the city pipe line and it Is about time that everyone even the smaller boys and girls should realize the seriousness of such actions |