The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-02

travelling fire viii be driven forward,
hurricane of flame.
The deserted village of Gold Park
was reduced to ashes yesterday Dwell
ings. barns and storehouseS ana the
stamp mill of the Gold Park Mining d
Milling company were licked up IN a
few hours.-a This town is three miles
from the mouth of the Holy Cross, and
the miners Of that district fought nobly
to save the place. The Holy Cross is
closed down and the miners are entire
" exhausted from their night and day
battle with the fend.
Many narrow escapes are reported
from different parts of the county.
Strong men have succumbed TO the
smoke and heat, and must be carried
off by their comrades. As yet no loss
of life has occurred, but many head of
cattle and horses have been burned.
Notch mountain, opposite Gilman. is
q blackened ruin. On the Holy Cross
slope every bridge on Homestake creek
IS destroyed, the corduroy section of
the roads burned out, and innumer-
able fallen giant pines are lying along
the line Of travel. Thousands of acres
of the finest timber are a thing of the
past. In several places there is no
doubt that the fires are of incendiary
origin. Especially is this so in the vi
cinity of Hooper mountain Cottonwood
and Cattle creek ranches are being de-
serted. Shaft-houses in the mountains
have been swept away. There seems
now no hope of staying the fire any
where. The only hope is in rain or
snow.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRES.
Governor Adams said today: Il
think the only thing that will put
stop 20 the fires is a good heavy rain.
There is but little use in trying to put
out the fires by the usual means, as
the fire is not continuous. From what
1 can learn it must be IN probably so
different places. In my opinion, the
fires are due wholly to accident. Camp
ers build a fire. A spark blows into
the underbrush, which is very dry, and
a fire is the result. 1t IS so easy to
start a forest fire just now that it is
almost impossible to ascertain the ORR
gin of it. Sparks from railroad engines
may have caused some fires"
Within a day or two, fires have APP
peared on the west slope of the Pixies
Peak range and large sections of tim
Der are being destroyed. Great volumes
of smoke can be seen rolling over the
crest of the range The fires seem to
be burning fiereely along the west side
Of Mount Badly, which rises to an al
titude of 1900 feet, four miles south of
Pixies Peak. At shutdown the volume
of smoke had decreased perceptibly.
The people of Pitkin county are be-
coming terrified over the havoc
wrought by the fire that is now raging
near there. The county commissioners
are advising with the city authorities
as to the best methods to check the
fire. but as yet no plan has been out
lined.
The fire on White river has burned
over an area of 100 square miles, and
is still sweeping eastward in a stretch
rarn n In naraln Of
White river have fought fire for three
weeks, day and night. They have
been aided by Forest Rangers Dunn
and Giblet. Parties from that section
say they have seen nothing of the
other government rangers.
The towns Of KOkomo and Hahn's
Peak are reported to be in danger from
he fires surrounding them. GIenwoOd
Springs is enveloped in a cloud of
smoke, and the situation in that vi
entity is rapidly becoming worse.
A special to the Republican from
breckenridge says: Forest fires are
destroying a great deal of fine timber
in the vicinity OF this town, and the air
is heavy with smoke The strong winds
are spreading the fires.
WALL OF FLAME.
A special from Crested Butte to the
News says: This city is surrounded by
destruction of property is imminent A
veritabIe hurricane is blowing, and
flames are jumping 500 feet and travel
ing five miles an hour. Thousands of
dollars worth of hay has already been
burned. Many people are fighting fire
by means Of back-fires. The city is not
in great danger at present, but fire is
within a quarter of a mile of the city
limits.
A special from Pagosa Springs, Colo.
says: There are now four forest fires
burning inside the limit of Archuleta
county. Edward McCardy was in from
the upper PiedraS today and says there
is q terrible fire on the west of the
Piedras river, which is devastating
much timber, but ne thinks no lives
are in danger. Another fire is burning
on Turkey creek, eight miles above the
springs, and is threatening the settle
between the Blanco and Navajo river,
and the extent is not known.
MOntrose special says: A forest
fire on the east side of Hairpin mesa
has reached an extent of Is miles in
length The Denver e. Rio Grande
snowsheds on Squaw hill burned this
afternoon.
y special from Palmer Lake. so miles
south of Denver, says a fire broke out
and is now burning fercely in the
mountains near that place, and only
slight shifting of the wind will drive
the flames TO Glen Park, the we'll
known ChautauQua resort, when all the
pretty cottages there will certainly be
destroyed. People who are still at the
park are hastily removing their effects
from the place.
YELLOW FEVER REPORTS.