The silver star., 1898-10-06

News give information about the forest
fires:
Steamboat Springs, Colo. Sept. 30
y heavy rain fell last night. with snow
in the mountains. and as a result the
dozen forest fires which have de-
stroyed hundreds of thousands of dol
lars worth of timber are today
smouldering.
1t was the first rain for six weeks.
If the weather clears up the fires VIII
start again. AT Columbia the shaft
house and outbuildings ut the Carron
mine We're destroyed. Other build
ings in the town caught fire and were
saved only after a desperate effort
They have been Sighting fire for II
Week n great deal of tine timber has
been destroyed.
Visitors report that fully half of the
White river timber reserve. the great
game region. has been burned over
and the smoke almost clouds the sun.
Ranchmen in Williams fork have lost
over 800 tons of hay. The Chapman N
Mole ranches in Egeria have been de-
stroyed by fire. All buildings and
several hundred tons of hay We're de-
stroyed. Additional facts regarding
the fire ut IIahn's Peak say that
Judge Rucker unlocked the jury partly
to fight fire End partly for fear that
the county buildings would he de-
stroyed.
Two hundred men fought fire under
charge of the sheriff ana his deputies.
Ouray. Colo. Sept. 30.-The wind is
blowing a gale here this morning and
the mountains between here and Sill
verton are in iiaipes. Reports came in
this afternoon to the effect that the
timber is burning so iiercely that II Is
impossible to ascertain the amount of
damage being done. There are several
mines in the track of the fire. but
whether they have escaped is un-
Known.
Glenwood Springs. Colo. Sept. 30
The fires in he mountains near here
have taken fresh life to-day, owing TO
high winds. The sun has been nearly
ohscured all day. and the atmosphere
is heavy with smoke.
The stock on the range. rs far as
heard from. has escaped the fire.
Hight winds are blowing tonight in
this vicinity and the flames are rapidly
increasing.
Montrose. Colo. Sept. 3o.-The in
about twenty-five miles has now
reached large proportions and can
plainly be seen from town. The range
between Hairpin mesa and Saw Tooth
mountain is nearly devastated, and
what was at first considered TO be of
trivial nature may result in serious
loss.
Idaho Springs. Colo. Sept. 30.-The
sky here tonight is thick with smoke
and the moon has a burned-out appear
ance. Reports coming in from the
White river country and the Gore
range of mountains are alarming.
Campers who would have stayed an
other month are fast returning
through here on their way home. They
say the destruction of timber is un-
paralleled and that every farm has suf-
fcred by the loss of fodder within a
radius of thirty-iive by ninety miles.
There is no doubt expressed anywhere
rs to the cause of the fire being the
negligence of hunters. There is not an
Indian in the whole district. This af
ternoon Mr.. ii. L, May. accompanied
by the Misses Hart. daughters of Dean
Hart of Denver. and n lady friend of
theirs from New York. returned from n
trip in the park. They report great
danger from the fire and corroborate
many Of the tales told. They also
say that the fire is making alarming
headway toward North park. Should
il actually reach there the destruction
win be awful rlf
j. j. Sherwin. president of the
Chamber of Commerce of Idaho
Springs, Accompanied by Ed Chester
and DIR. !. G.. Johnson and William
Dole Of Denver. have just returned
from three weeks hunting trip over
the Medicine Bow range to North park.
down the Bear river TO California park.
They report the game as exceedingly
scarce owing 10 the fire. and only oh
'alned the amount necessary for their
own consumption. Fishing was good
on the Bear and the Laramie rivers.
but the North Platte. where they cx-
pected TO get their best sport. was com.
pleteiy dry. there having been no rain
fall since .Innc. The pnrty saw the
contlaeration from II distance and
knew great damage WAS being done.
but suffered no Inconvenience from It.
Denver. Oct. IA dispatch from
Meeker TO the 4icpuhlicnn says: ~
The forest fire on White river has
burned over an area Of 100 spunrc
miles aud is sim sweeping eastward in
stretch ten miles wide.
Tic people OF upper White river have
fought fire for three weeks. day and
night. In this they have been aided
by Forest Rangers Dunn and Glblet.
Parties from that section say they
have seen nothing of the other govern.
incnt Ringers.
The blaze was started by man from
New Castle. who got lost and built n
iire for the night and did not extIn.
grlsh the IRE In the morning.
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