The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-09-06
MILLIONS LOST.
Much Valuable Property Destroyed
In Wisconsin ana Michigan.
One County Loecs 100000 Feet of Pine
III the Village Of Phillips Out OF ESQ
Houses Not Building Left-The
Towns Second Visit by Fire.

CHIPPEWA Falls, Wis. Aug. 3l.-tor>
est fires in this section Of northwest
ern Wisconsin have been intermittent
for two months, and the aggregate loss
is not less than $4,000. 000 among the
pine land owners and sawulill men.
besides loss to individuals. Reports
Thursday are that fires are raging
on the outskirts Of Prentice which
was almost wiped out three weeks
ago, and FIRE apparatus has been
sent there from this city. Fire is rag
Ing in Phillips, which was almost de-
stroyed in the last fire. A fire engine
and crew, sent from this city, are now
engaged in the outskirts. Fire Is at
present burning at Silver Spring Park,
four miles distant from this city, and
the plant Of the Chippewa Spring Water
Co.. large concern that ships to all
parts Of the country, is in dagger.
Fires are booming along the Chicago,
St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha, be-
tween Chippewa Falls and Spooncr,
for nearly 200 miles, and every town is
suffering to a creator or less degree,
fire protection being out of the ques-
ton. At Mason City the Jump
River Lumber Co. lost it's
plant-1l, 100000 feet of logs and
100000 feet Of sawed lumber.
Fires are raging with terrific fury
through the forests Of Burnet and
Washburn counties, close 70 the rail-
road tracks, and passengers report the
country Is like sea of Arc, The Wis
consin Central end the Omaha railway
have been heavy losers by fires their
trucks being burned tor miles, and a
number of freight cars were lost by
the latter road at Mason.
Phillips is the greatest sufferer by
the fires, not building out OF $50 be-
ing left. The principal losers are the
J. K. Dover Lumber Co., Jacob Letner
Augel and Owen Lapin, of Chippewa
Falls. The most extensive cranberry
farm in Wisconsin, FIVE miles from this
city owned by Anglurn 4 Donovan,
was completely destroyed Wednesday,
The heaviest losers are: Chippewa
Lumber and Boom Co., Chippewa Falls,
100000 J. q. Davis Lumber Co., ST.
100000: White River Lumber Co., Ma =
son, $1,000 Lake Superior Lumber
Co., Nobogomain. $4,000; Jump River
Lumber c., Prentice, s200,O00 VISION
gin Central railroad, $50, 600; Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha,
500, 900; Jacob Leinerkugel, Chippewa
Falls $4,000, Town Of Phillips, $780,
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The losses Of the lumber companies
are mainly in standing pine, on which
there was no insurance
IsnpEM1Eo, Mich, Aug. BLUSH
fires are burning In every county of
the upper peninsula OF Michigan
There is littlo wind. and the smoke set
ties at night in dense pail over the
cities and villages, being at times So
dense that lights are invisible at 100
feet distant and nothing con be seen
across the street The season has been
unusually dry. and fires havc been
burning most OF the time since
May. Considerable damage has been
done in every county. but Ontonagon
county has suffered tho heaviest lo>A
The Diamond Match Co. has been tho
heaviest loser By fire. OF the 23o,Wo,-
600 to 900, 900. 900 feet OF standing pine
burned in Ontonagon comfy. the Dia-
mond Match Co. has lost over 100000
00O Tho lumbermen have already put
crows in the woods cutting damaged
pine. Tho Diamond Match Co. will
out at least lC0, coo. 000 feet and as much
more as possible, as against 5000, 900
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