| Show Forest Fire At Harmony Burns I Over Acres A forest fire that for a a a- time threaten threat threat- en the town of New Harmony burned over an area of about acres Sat Sunday and Monday on the Dixie National Forest before It was finally brought under control Monday Mon Mon- day The fire rIre started about two miles Southwest South of ot the Ash Creek bridge bridle and burned over o a brush area used m mostly or spring and fall f ll grazing A change chane In the wind turned the fire and saved Harmony from danger The fire was advancing nr rapidly toward the R. R A. A Thorley ranch and New Harmony when hen the wind turned It U up upp the side of the hill hUl A crew of thirty thirty- five men finally got the fire out Monday Monday Mon Mon- day after It U had burned from about 5 S p p. p m. m Saturday Forest Supervisor James E. E QUIT reports that It Is 15 thought that th t the fire was started by careless campers and also that reports-that a thorough investigation In Investigation investigation in- in will be made mad Immediately At one time lime the fire was advancing on a 2 y mile mUe front Ta Two Ti o other fires tires were put out durIng during during dur dur- ing the week meek each of which burned over about 25 23 acres One about 2 24 4 miles Southwest of ot Panguitch lake was as presumably started by camp fires and the other nine miles North of the lake was apparently started by a dropped In dry grass Mr Gurr warns that the fire hazard hazard hazard haz haz- ard on the forest at this time Is extremely extremely ex ex- great and begs that everyone use we the utmost caution to prevent the outbreak of fires |
