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Show ELK DRIVE A FIZZLE The attempt to drive the herd of elk from Mt. Nebo to the range in the vicinity of Springville and Provo resulted after nearly a weeks labor in a fizzle. About 19 men from the Forest Service and Springville rode quite furiously for five days and then abandoned the chase at the mouth of Santaquin canyon where the elk found an opening' and (made their escape. Some of the reasons for giving up the chase were to the effect ef-fect that help that was promised from other towns in Utah county failed fail-ed to materialize. One result of the drive however, was the capture at Mona of two of the elk which was lassoed the third day out. They are now lodged at the state fish hatchery at springville. spring-ville. Nephi Times-News. |