The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-16
in The RAGING FLAMES
THE PEOPLE ARE FLEEING
Many Mines and Ranches Threat
sned With 0estruotion-Ths
Loss viii Bs Very
Large.

BOULDER, COL, Nov. l5.-A nerco uro 10
burning In the timber on the mountains
west Of here. Ward and Gold Hill, mining
towns, having about |, 800 inhabtants, are
In danger Of destruction.
Gold Hill has been abandoned to the
flames, and the inhabitants, numbering
500, fed toward this city, after sealing up
their most valuable effects In the mining
tunnels. Ward will be saved.
Sunshine, with . population OF 200, 10 in
the line OF the conflRration and cannot DO
saved unless the wind changes. Half the
buildings In Tslcott camp, whore Colonel
Wesley has valuable mines, have been
burned. The stamp mill was saved.
The fire swept over an area OF about
eight miles. It 10 now spreading towards
Copper Rock, and Il 10 believed many
small camps will bs burned. The resi-.
dents OF Gold Hill, who have not come to
Boulder, have assembled on top OF Horse.
fel mountain and arc watching the prog.
ross OF tho devouring flames ~ they de.
stroy their former homes.
Tho wind IL blowing furiously and
drives the flrs before II In largo sheets Of
flames. The property loss cannot b at
present told, but it will amount to over
100000. There will necessarily be
great destitution.
Tho fire 10 spreading along Left Hand
and In the direction OF Sunshine. Sun.
shine 10 two miles from Gold Hill. Among
the important mines are the Gold Hill,
for which fears arc expressed, the Ali
Mackee and Cash Berkin.
A courier reports the destruction Of
about ons-half the property at Camp Tai
colt and the Prussian mine and mill. The
timber around Gold Lake has been swept
bare by the flames.
The ranch houses Of Mr.. Ely. st Left
Hand, were complstsly destroyed, and
Ely was badly burned. Fred Ehler's
property near Sunset was burned and
Ehler was found unconscious In an out.
building where he had eono to endeavor
to save something. He 10 seriously burned.
Over 800 men are fighting tho fires ap.
proach ut West Gold Hill, which seems to
sweep everything before II In its trend
over the mountains and through tho val.
Icy ranches. Women and children arc
continually arriving In this city for pro-
lection and the scene 10 one Of excite.
ment and destruction.
Tenmsters from Ward, Gold Hill and
Sunshine are bringing tho panic stricken
people from the burning districts. which
include Camp Talcott, Sunset. Copper
Rock, Loft Hand and Gold Hill. Lev
jain. the proprietor OF the Ward.B Boulder
stage line, arrived in Boulder ct 1850
o'clock to-day. He brought the mall on
horseback, because Il was impossible tc
run his coaoh through the burning die
trict, which 10 known 20 the ''Rides road
between Gold Hill and Ward. He ~
ported that ut II o'clock .. m. the fire was
raging furiously and the wind 10 blowing
gale and that II WAS then within one
mile Of Gold Hill. Sunset will be wiped
out before the morning II the wind con.
tinuss to blow In the direction II now
does.
Copper Rock In In imminent danger Of
being elsaned out and Salina will b
served with the Same fate. Wsrd 70 70.
ported safe, ~ the 6rs 70 playing east and
north Of the great camp.
Gold Lake, fishing place and summer
resort, three miles west Of Gold Hill, ID
entirely burned out and nothing 10 left oil
the cottages. Tho air in this city Il
heavily laden with smoke. The FIRE d
spreading north and south and the dam.
ago will be great to property and timber
One life 10 reported lost.