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Show I WARNING GIVEN 1 TO BOY SCOUTS Saturday's Fatal Accident j Leads to Statement From Goates Kstablished regulations will be cur-' re out to the letter by th Bov Scouts of the Opden council during the coming com-ing Mason Scout Executive G. A Goates announce,! today. The faial tih',,i sccident of lasl Saturday, which re sulted in an Ogden youth losing hla life ha resulted In the issuance of warnings With reference to tho warning Bcout Executive ;oates to-dnv to-dnv said: ii i Imperative thai attention be ...iied again to the established regulations regu-lations povernlns Hoy Seoul nl.k'v This is the .season in which boys finJ prejit pleasure in tho open. Thev love I I the adventure of the wild and the zieat out of doors calls Iheiaafttly, The re t-nl traialv on t 'ne iilt (" east of the citj where R projft i.-1 ng youth wan dashed lo death ln rail r v.l hundred fett while Ingag- r-ed In rolling rocks with hlfc companions, com-panions, Is a grim reminder of the hidden danger and the nccessntt precautions to be taken while hiking In the mountains and upon ihe.se, yl cliffs. , 'Several of the group on 'his fatal bike were Bov Soouta who, I am sorry to learn. disregarded the request and, warnings nt' the Scoutmaster that the hike should not be taken to the cliffs There Is probably no place In our . il n nDuPilhh lhln 1 Imnunuim nn( . the cliffs of the Qreal Wasatch fault Just east of the city. This Is BSpeclal-1 BSpeclal-1 lv so at this season of the year. W h' n rocks have heen lofi Insecure by the ravages of winter and ma fall at th slightest disturbance Boyfl should nol attempt to scale the d nor plav on these precipices Boy Scouts should not be permitted permit-ted to go on hikes withoul adult lead-j lead-j a - i ershlp. "Scouts win obtain permission of parents or guardians before going on rikes and Scout leader mus: rel ;" take boys who have not Obtained consent con-sent of parents to take such bikes "A boy must not be left nor deta lied li-ed out alone while on a hike or in a camp; he should always be accompanied accompan-ied by one or more Scouts. "Scouts will always make sure as to the safety and security of the place when thev sit down to ret . snakes and loose rocks may ause trouble. " The rolling of rocks in our mountains moun-tains is very dangerous to the lives of other people who may be In the vicinity unknown to the boys who are tempted to see roclcs crash down th mountain side. Rolling rocks while on hikes is forbidden In Scouting and must not be Indulged in by Scouts on hikes. "The exploring of unfamilli caves, ledge and cliffs la dangerous and boys must be restrained at thes points and tho dangers should be explained. ex-plained. "Scouts will not trespass nor molest gates and fences or other property. "Prevent fires, do not build fires against trees, nor logs nor places where It may escape tnd get beyond control. "Carefully extinguish all fires before lea Ing them "Hiking is a greo' activity in Scouting Scout-ing and should be encouraged. Trips to our mountains are not ordinarily dangerous These hikes are refreshing refresh-ing and as an out door recreation they become truly ideal and pleasurable, and every troop should participate in hikes and camps; but the cliffs precipices and rock slides are dangerous and all Scout leaders will carefully teach tho Scouts the peril of such places." |