| Show Summit Front Front- c. c All Quiet on j But Hunt Is Gory in Morgan The Impact ot of hundreds of ot gunners upon Summit County this week cek was comparatively harmless harm harm- less 1006 But Dut in neighboring Morgan County one shooting followed another an another other with astonishing rapidity One fatal two wounding at least one lost hunter and a lire fire kept hept Morgan County Sheriff portor Porter Por Pore ter tor Carter and his hIA Jeep Posse on the jump lump for tor the opening ot of the hunting deer season BeMon When the Morgan Posse Poo decided decided decided de de- to stay on call caU for tor the opening of ot deer season the boys didn't realize reaUze what they were letting letting letting let let- ting themselves In for tor They had arranged to call in regularly from wherever they were hunting opening day and eee see It Sheriff Porter Carter need need- needed ed od them He lie did did Arthur Palmer 45 ot of Ogden left his hie camp In Lost Creek Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon and did not return The alarm was not sent Bent out until dusk Ten outfits and 25 26 members of the Morgan Posse searched the area until 1 am a.m. then started In again at dawn Mr Palmers Palmer's body was found at 11 am a.m. Sunday when the sun eliminated the shadows which had hidden him He lie had been struck In the forehead by a stray Betray bullet A son of Clyde Butters made the discovery Meanwhile two of the outfits had been called off oft that search Sunday morning to take up another er one one and and this la Js the sort eort of thing almost every search End and rescue group could repeat repeat with with cuss words After fruitless hours of painful and expensive search they finally met a member of the party who said Oh didn't they tell you He lie slept out alone came into I camp this morning and they all alla a went hunting again bid Did somebody say Thanks Thank a million and were we're sorry 1 Doug Crouch WM was so lO pooped that he came home from work Monday and went wet right to bed An hour hout later Sheriff Carter called called called call call- ed Fire up behind Round Valley Cant Can't locate anybody else and 1 I cant can't get away Can you go up ups up Doug drove to the scene and found a healthy blaze started by four tour young oung men who had burned their garbage in the open They were still there We cant can't stay slay to fight a fire they said eald We have to drive back to tc- work You do like hell said Doug You started this fire tire Your work is up on that ridge Which It was The five of them fought fire for hours Shoulder Wound I II I Drent Brent Jay Ste Steel l 9 years ears old Is ts I in St. St Benedicts Benedict's Hospital recovering eying ering from a wound in his left let shoulder He Ire was WM in camp in Squaw Creek with his hie father James W. W Steel of Ogden and Mr Steel handed the boy his 22 automatic to shoot a rabbit The lad slipped and started to fall in the exchange ex exchange change his dad grabbed him and the gun discharged into the boys boy's shoulder Chris Marcus Wayman 19 of Salt Lake City went through the horror of knowing he was being shot at by determined hunters who insisted on killing something and and not being able to do anything any thing about It IL Shot In Leg I He lie was hunting alone near his I camp In Taylor Hollow and nd was WM in deep brush when he heard shots and the ting sing of bullets He lie yelled tried to run but he I was shot in the leg The hunters hunter gate C up ind end moved on on I young oung Wayman Warman lost a great deal of blood but he managed to crawl to hU hl camp and his friends took him to the hospital He Ite is 18 the son of ot Mr and Mrs Mu J J. J D. D Jessup Salt sale Lake City Sight of One Eye Gone The long and weary week end got off to a bad start at 6 pm p.m. Friday when Steve Carrigan 15 15 year year old old eon of Mr and Mrs Bert Dort CarrIgan of Morgan lost loot the sight of ot his right tight eye In a hunting duck-hunting accident In company with the Baird boys boy and Francis Francl Porter Jr Steve was Val hunting ducks duck near Milton Preparing Preparing Pre Pre- paring to go home Steve went to the water to pick up the decoys decoy and one of the other lads lade accidentally accidentally acci acci- dentally dl discharged hl his gun Steve Stove was badly peppered andone and andone I one shot entered the right eye destroying the sight Steve is an unusually popular I boy an outstanding athlete and an around all-around nice kid life Ills misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune Is Js felt by the entire com corn Horse Killed A tine fine horse owned by Mrs Jake Jako Pentz of Morgan and ridden by her eon son Wayne Vayne was shot and killed Sunday With two other lads Wayne tied his horse which carried a saddle and a slain deer and walked walk walk- ed away They heard a Jeep shots and cries of ot We got him I The Pentz boys walked back to see what had happened and found their horse honse lying dead The boys in the Jeep denied the deed but Wayne believes he has hM enough circumstantial evidence Elk lUlled lOlled I I Adding to the useless silly I slaughter Is the report of Game Warden Gil Porter who said I I Tuesday that eight dead elk have already been found all In the Lost Creek area There were five cows one bull and two calves Inthe Inthe in inthe the slaughter list lIet he said The bull was one of ot the largest I he ever over saw over 1100 pounds a beautiful rack It was shot down I I near the head of Trail Canyon J Porter said the slain animals are I j part of a herd of 17 known to be beIn bein in that area a group which winters winters winters win win- i at the Monastery in Hunts Hunts- ville The warden said at least three of the Illegal gunners are known and will be prosecuted I |
