Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-02
COLORADO FOREST FIRES RAGE AS
FIERCELY AS EVER.
MANY TOWNS ARE IN DANGER
FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT CLOSE TO
PALMER LAKE.
Destruction of Glen Park, the Famous
Chautauqua Resort, Is Threat
observation-disclosures and Miners
Doing Desperate Battle
With the Flames.

DENVER, COL, Oct. 1.-The forest fires
which are devastating the western portion
of the state are burning with undated
fury, only subsiding where fuel is exhaust
ed. A special from Red Cliff says:
Nothing is heard in Eagle county but talk
of fire from all sections. From reports of
new territory in the grasp of the demon.
and when a providential storm comes and
the summing up is made, there will be lit
tie timber left to tell the tale. A new coun-
try now sending volumes of fire and smoke
heavenward is Bear, Willow and Lake
creeks, d magnificent stretch OF forest.
This fire, from its direction, will sweep on
Camp Fulford. which has already been
scorched from another direction.
Ranchmen on Gore creek are having a
desperate time saving their homes, as the
Gore range foothills here send continue
uous run of flame for miles. Along the side
hills near Minturn, even the ground is
burning. Cattiemen are getting their cattle
into unburnt districts as rapidly as posi-
BILE and even then are compelled to keep a
| close watch on them and keep them NOV
| ing. A regular gale is blowing throughout
| the county, which means the fast travel
| ing fire will be driven forward a hurricane
| of flame. The deserted village of Gold Park
was reduced to ashes yesterday, dwellings,
| barns and storehouses and the stamp mill
| licked up in few hours.
| 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 country suffered terribly
| The mines have closed down, and the MIN
| ers are utterly exhausted from their nlght
and day battle with the fiend. Many mar
| row escapes are reported from different
parts of the county. Strong men nave
| succumbed to the smoke and heat. and
| ha nj hy rheir mrnieS AS
| yet no loss of life has occurred, but many
| head of cattle and horses have been burn
| ed up. Notch Mountain, opposite Gilman,
is a blackened ruin on the Holy Cross
| slope. Every bridge on Home Stake creek
| is destroyed; the Corduroy section OF the
| roads burned out, and innumerabie fallen
giant pines interlace all along the line
| of travel.
Thousands of acres of the finest timber
are thing of the past. In several places
there is no doubt that the fires are OF in
cendiary origin. Especially is this so in
the vicinity of Hooper mountain Cotton
wood and Cattle Creek ranches are being
have been swept away. There seems now
no hope of staying the fire anywhere. The
only hope is in rain or snow.
A special to the Republican from Breck'
Forest fires are destroying great deal
of fine timber in the vicinity of this town
and the air is heavy with smoke. Inc
strong winds are causing the nres 10 spreaC
rapidly. c,, r,,.. o. ~,
A special from Crested Butte, to th'
This city is surrounded by wall o.
leaping flames. and a terrible destructior
| of property is imminent.
A veritable hurricane is blowing anc
flames are jumping 800 feet and trayeilnt
five miles an hour. Several thousand dol
lars worth of hay is already burned
Many people are fighting fire by mean:
| of back fires. The city is not IN grea
danger at present, but fire IS wltnln
quarter of a mile of the city limits.
a special from Pagosa Springs, Col
says.
There are now four forest fires burnin
inside the limits of Archulet county. E'
McCardy was in from the Upper Piedra
to-day and says there is a terrible hre O.
the west of the PiedraS river, Wnich
devastating much timebr. but he thinks n
lives are in danger. Another fire is burn
ing m Turkey creek, eight miles above IN
, Springs and is threatening the settiemen
on the creek. The fourth fire is betwee
| the BlancO and Navajo river ana the "a
| tent is not known.
; A Montrose special says:
, | A forest fire on the east side of Hairpl
| mesa has reached an extent OF fifteen mile
| in length. The Denver & Rio Grande snow
| sheds on Squaw hill burned this Afternoon
A special from Palmer Lake. fifty mile
| south of Denver, says f1re broke out an
: | is now burning fiercely in the mountain
| near that place. and only slight shittln
of the wind will drive the flames to Gle
| Park the we'll known ChautauQua resor
| when all the pretty cottages there wi
, | certainly be destroyed People who ar
i still at the park are hastily removing the
d effects from the place