Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-10
THE FLAMES.
Great FIres in Northern Wisconsin, Michigan
and Minnesota " estern Prairies
Ablazo-Great Loss OF Life
and PrOper;y


ports of terrible fires in all parts of
the Northwest. The prairies of Wis
consin, "a we'll rs tho tmbered re
gions of Michigan. Minnesota and the
rrairios in Western Iowa, Southern
Dakota and parts of Nebraska are
all ablaZe. Thousands of people in
these regions will be left homeless
and penniless by the flames We
copy az follows from our exchange.
GREEN BAY, Oct. 5-The fire
which is now raging in six or seven
of the northwestern counties Of Wis
consin, has never had parallel since
the settlement of the country. Tho
drought which has prevailed since
early in August has dried up tho
springs and streams, and all vegeta-
ton, and parched The ground to such
an extent that the soil itself acts as
a conductor, Living trees are fall
ing from the action of the fire. which
undermines them. All outstanding
property is swept away, there being
so little water available TO stop the
| fire. Barns and their contents, hay
stacks and cord wood, with hundreds
Of miles of fence, are burned, as no
resistance can be offered to the APP
preaching fire.
The Advocate to-day has an ac-
count of the fire 10 the counties Of
Brown, Kewanee, Door, Oconto, On
tagamie, Manitowoc and Shawnee,
aud estimates that an area Of 100
square miles are being burned over
Three saw mills are definitely known
to re burned.
Ia Kewanee county from go TO so
dwelling houses and barns have been
burned, and tho inhabitants are seek
ing the lake shore for safety. At
Harris Pier store, with goods, six
dwelling houses and shop, with
barns aud other bui dings, were burn
ed, and it is sand the inhabitants saw
ed themselves by fleeing to the pier
and taking up the plank communi-
eating with the shore.
Two Rivers, Two Crooks Hanapee
and Kennawee, and other villages
have been more or less damaged
Great quantities Of cord wood, rail-
road ties, telegraph poles and other
property got out for shipment have
been burned, in addition to losses of
barns, fences, &C., on the west side
of Green Bay and Fox river. The
flames extend from Menominee near
" to Oshkosh, a distance Of 100
miles in length and 30 miles wide.
This region is ono of heavy growth
of pine and hard wood timber, and
is thickly settled With a milling and
and farming population.
FoRT Howard, Wis, Oct. THE
fire is raging worse than ever A
man just arrived from Pensaukoe,
says thirty men were burned at that
place part of the town and the mill,
and thinks the rest is gone by this
time.
ST PAUL, Oct. An immense
confagration has been raging in the
pineries, aud IN the big woods west,
since Friday last. 1t commenced
near Breckenridge, on the Red river,
and is travelling eastward and south
ward. A distance of $50 miles has
been burned over. The long drouth
having dried up everything, the fire
Is spreading rapidly. 1t has now
reached southwark as far as Mclean,
and south as far as Litchfield, on
the st. Paul and Pacific Railroad, q
distance Of about 80 miles from st.
Paul. Great damage has been done
to the harvest crops, dwellings, etc,
and it is feared some lives have been
lost.
Sioux CITY, Oct. 6.-Reports of
terrible prairie fires come from eve-
ry direc tion. La Dakota Territory,
in the vicinity of Yankton, prairie
fires are raging. Several houses.
barns, and other property have been
consumed. Many persons lost all
they had in the world. AT Bonhom-
me a saw mill and a residence were
destroyed. The stage coach was
hotly chased by the fire. The dam
age done at Fremont, Nebraska. by
the fire, is very great. Hundreds of
tons of hay and thousands of bush
els oflgrain have been destroyed. At
North Bend, Nebraska, the fire has
been raging all day. Several build
ings have been burned. The grass
and weeds 90 the prairies grew very
rank this season, and are so dry
from lack Of rain for three months
that they furnish fuel for terrible
fires
PORT Huron, Oct. 6-The woods
all around Port Huron, Mich, have
been on fire for weeks past, and the
damage already done is immense
There are but few extensive tracts
Of forest between Milwaukee June.
ton and Port Huron that are not
burned.
At Washington, Iowa, Thursday
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