Show Destruction of Sevier Bridge Dam Attempted The news was spread around Wednesday morning that an attempt had been made maile Tuesday night to injure the big Sevier Bridge dam dam- where the water for this this' great irrigation tion tract is held n storage This report set the people of the valley alley thinking and weighing the damage personally and to the cause of the Allies should the dam be destroyed Should such a thing happen thru the instrumentality of or some enemy agent and he were caught there would be belittle belittle belittle little left of at him if it the settlers could reach him And any man who forestalled forestalled fore fore- stalled such an act by killing the I beast who would do it would be a savior of the valley and would be bo looked upon as a hero by our com com- Tuesday evening which was very I stormy and when the waters above tho the dam must have been rough Ed Bishop who was on guard in the iii- iii take tower heard the hum of at a motor about up the river about yards He looked out and saw a n boat coming toward the tower At this point the motor was stopped and oars used to propel the boat toward the tower When within 20 feet of ot the house Ed commanded the parties there were two men in the boat to stop They did not obey but turned to make away Ed fired one shot as asa asa asa a warning to them they and returned the fire At this Ed opened on them with his his' revolver and emptied It at I them Then he ho fired three shots from flom i his rifle at them After Arter the third shot he saw a flash in the boat and he might have pit Jilt it and a flash light was wae turned on for or a second to to see what damage had been done The two two wo other men who are arc employed at the dam heard the shots and joined Ed d but it was wits then too dark to make pursuit Word WOld v vz wa at once telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned to authorities at Gunnison and tend other places up the river and to Bishop Maxfield at Delta The bishop took the train for fur the dam at once and every effort to sift the affair out is being made Sufficient men should and no doubt will be put put on to guard the dam from now nod oui on on to make it impossible for tor any anyone one to approach the dam I without being detected All persons should keep away from Cram the structure e and the guards should shoot and shoot to kill when the tho occasion demands demands demands de de- de- de mands or suspicion is enter entertained of violence Notices should be posted at at a distance dis lis- tance around the dam warning people people people peo peo- of their danger in approaching the structure We Ve cant can't afford to take any chances on the destruction a of this structure It means too much to every overy man in the valley to the state to the nation and nd to the Allies Lets Let's make it absolutely safe even at a ti considerable considerable con con- cost And woe to the hyena who attempts to destroy it |