Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-07-15 | Page 12 | Fire Rages on Mountain Side

FIRE RAGES ON MOUNTAIN SIDE 1 City department trucks were called to a fire Ire on the mountain ildo Ido south of o Waterfall canyon anyon Wednesday e Tho The fire which was spreading In to the th dry grass and brush was W menacing and gr train grain ln field In that It was reported by Mrs davis Baker of of Thirty third street and Taylor a avenue venue Mrs Baker mId bald It was necessary to remain awake wako all IlU night to guard euard against the flames endangering her ber home A small ditch was wan wa all that pro pro- pro pre prevented vented vented the tho fire tiro from tram moving toward the tho farm buildings I Today the th fire tire fanned tanned by lIY a breeze from the south was burn burn- burnIng burning Inc burn Ing over Into Waterfall canyon A large lareo area areD has been burned oft off damaging forage forace anti and c causing to tho the covering for the tho slope elope lope Without the tho brush and grass Ira I Baker said aid rain falling on the tho mountain side Is free to rush down unhindered eroding the Darren arren ground and placing the residents below nt at the tho mercy of floods Parties of o boys bos had been keen Acen In the neighborhood of o the fire Just before It was WIlS discovered and It Is thought they set lIet et It it- Wanton setting of oC fire fires is punish punish- punishable ablo able by law 00 oo