Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-07-10 | Page 3 | People Move, Fearing Flood

PEOPLE MOVE FEARING FLOOD Res Reservoir Likely to GOut Go Out and Sweep Valley SHERIDAN Wyo July 10 By 10 B The Associated Press Press the dam of ot Kearney take lake reservoir may give gI way a 0 stead steady stream of cars has bet been be n engaged In the last 24 4 hours In removing tho the re ot of three mountain resorts from Piney Creek Creck valley alley The reservoir Impounds 2400 00 acre feet of water and Is overflowing the tho th dam duo due duoto to heavy beavy rains recently The res reservoir res- res reservoir i is located at the foot of Penrose peak penk 20 miles from Story William Huins Huggins assistant waler commissioner for tor the Second dis- dis district district dis district stationed at Story Issued II a sharp warning to residents of ot the valley that reports from the moun moun- mountains mountains mountains Indicated the dam would not hold N V Hurtz commissioner for the district however declared he believed the dam would with with- withstand withstand withstand stand the water pressure It If the dam gave rave way the water waler would sweep the entire Pine Piney Creek valley alle and residents are re- re removing removing moving their belongings to Bannera Banner Danner II a nearby town