The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
ONLY RAIN OR
SNOW CAN SAVE
GREAT FORESTS.
DENVER REPORTS NO DECREASE
Saaaes Rage With TaAbateA Fury
Village 81 Geld Park Entireiy
DestP0yeA-Catfle ana
H0gses Burned.

DENVER, Oct The forest a-es which
ara Devastating the western part Of tbs
state are burning wita unaoa<sa fury, crsy
s1sssG1as where fuel il exhausted
A special 10 the Rocky Mountain News
from Red Clir says:
Nothing Is heard 81 Eagle eeunsy but
tax Q. fire from al sections. Wnsn a
~ is made. there wiz De iirsle timber les1
to tail the tale. A country now blaz-nx
nereeay IL Bear. Willow ard Lake creeks.
a magnificent stretch Of forest. This Gre
from iss direction xigi De swept CD Camp
Fg!tord. which has already been searched
from another direction
Eancaaeen OF Gore creek are having
desperate zine saving their homes, as tae
Gore range foothills here send continuous
run OF fame tor mics. Along the side
hills asar A.Eturn even TIRE ground u
burning. EaEtismeg are getting tfgasr cat
tie into aanerned districts Is rapidly as
possible. sac even Their are compelled 20
keep close watch o. them and keep tae<n
moving. gale % blowing through tas
country, when means the fast trAyeang
famss-
The deserted village OF aold Park was re-
dsIced 20 ashes yefsssoay. Dwellings. barns
ard store houses aad the stamp MIL OF tie
were licked up II feE EoGrs-
This town Is three miles from the mouth
o. the Hoy Cross niae. and The miners .t
place The Holy Cross 4 closed down and
tire miners are entirely exhausted from
their night and day battle.
Many narrow esea pes are reported from
different parts OF the country. Strong r1en
suceu.nbesf 20 the smoke and heat and were
carried OF by snesr comrades. As yet 10
loss Of life has occurred. but many head
OF cattle and horses have been burned
Notch mountains opposite Gilman are
blaexened ruins. on the Holy Cross slope,
Every bridge oa Homrs.ake creek Is de-
ssroyed. the corduroy section Of the roads
burned cut. and iununerahie fallen giant
pines are lying along the line OF travel.
Thousands OF acres o. tas Haest timber
In ssserai PAGES there q 10 doub, that
the arss are or tnceni4ary origin. Espe-
c.aiIy IL this % In tie vicinity Of Hooper
mountain
Cottonwood and Cattle creek rancaes are
being deserted. Shaft HOUSES in the noun
tataS have been swept away There seems
Low 10 hope Of staying the fire anywhere,
Tia Only hope L. IN rain or srpx
A SPECIAL TO the Republican from BRICK
fnri8se says: Fores; Egsr ara destroy ag
a great deal of fine timber IN the y.clnlty
Of fisS town. and The sir - heavy with
smoke. The str1ng winds are causing tia
fireA
A SPECIAL from Crested Butte TO the
News says. TITS city Is surrounded By &
wall OF leaplng flames. and terrible de-
siruction Of property - imminent. ver9-
sIsie hurricane Is blowing. ard tna flames
mites at hour. Thousands OF dollars worth
az hay has already been burned. TIE city
Is rot In grea. danger, bas fire Is within a
quarter OF NILE OF shs city limits
A special from PagoeA Springs says:
There are now four forest fires burning
inside the Lissit af Arehaissa coaGS. Ed
MeCardy was IN from the upper p3edras
today, and says there is terrible ii:e on
the west side Of the P!-iras river which
Is devastating much timber. bar - thiaks
no iyTa are II danger. A1ctner fire IS
burning on Turkey creek. eight miles above
the springs. and IL Threatening the s..-
tiemeEs on the creek. The fourth fire /.
between TIE Bsaaco and Navajo rivers
Its extent - r7ot kE-own.
4 Asntrose special says. A forest fire on
the cas-, side Of Ha4rDin Mesa has reached
ar extent OF fifteen miles The Denver &
Rio Ggande srcwsheds on Squaw hill we're
burned this afternoon.
A SPECIAL from Palmer Lake. fifty miles
south OF Denver, says: A fire has broken
out ard - new burning !e-c@ly In DE
mountains near this place. ard orly a
slIsht shifting OF the wind VIII drive TIE
flames TO Glen Park the weit-kRown CnAu-
tauaua re~ors. and all the pretty cottages
tAsre vii certainly n@ destroyed. People
who are still a. the park are hastily rsmov-
ing their effects
Fires have appeared OF th= ives. slope q.
Psks's peak, and large secst.stszs o. timber
are being destroyed The fire en- White
river has burned over AZ area % itso square
miles ard IS z;in sweeping easisaralin a
stretch ten niles wide The towns OF
kokono and HahE's Peak are reported 10
ae ia danger.