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Show TO TRICE BOM TO MT. OGDEN Mayor and Commissioners to Go Over Route With Pres. Shurtliff An approach to Mt. Ogden through Wheeler's basin is to be Investigated this week by Mayor Frank Francis, members of tho city commission and President L. Shurtliff. They will endeavor to trace the now almost obllteratedtrs.il used In early days by loggers, which eventually It Is planned to repair and make passable pass-able for mountain climbing parties. "1 understand that Mt Ogden Is more accessible ami the p'.ii. more really scaled from the eastern side," sil J the mayor if wo find this Is true ,i ib possible that some action will lie taken to put the road in shape for travel. 'The view from the summit of Mt. Ogden, I understand Is even more inspiring in-spiring than from the top Of Ml Tlm-anogas Tlm-anogas near Provo, which is far famed for Its grandeur If this be true then we shall be derelict In our duly as citizens If we do not advertise this wonderful scenic attraction that Ogden Og-den possesses. ' I am told that at the eastern base of Mt i gdcn there la a small glacier the eourco of the city water supply in Wheeler's basin Pew ugden people know of this und I am sure were tlto basin mado more accessible visitors to that section would be more numerous by far than is the case at present. The beauties of the peak and basin are seen now only by those hardly enough to beat a trail through the brush and gmwtli of evergreen. But once a passable route Is opened up mountain climbing parties will hasten tu explore ex-plore the basin and scale tho heights." |