The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
SOUND TIMBER DESTROYED
MILLIONS GONE UP IN SMOKE
A1Ong the Line of tho Northern Pm
elite, Covering G3 Square Miles
Town of Lester Threaten~d-Ta-
r0aa fir~m~a In Read
Mills and Camps Destroyed.


timber Of commercial value TO this
amount Of $50 eon. 1oe feet has beer
burned in the districts along the line
OF the Northern Pacific This timber
comprised q splendid forest Of FIR
clean OF limb for loo feet. and all read
lily accessible because il grew within
. few miles Of the railroad Two days
ago these giants OF the Washington
woods reared themselves In an aimos,
unbroken mass. covering So square
miles OF territory: today all that re.
mains OF them are smouidering. black
ened trunks. so huge that they still
defy the rapacity OF the flames. The
value OF the timber destroyed la placed
1t 100000.
Lester q Threatened Point.
A special from Hot Springs, Wash.
says:
Lester Ia now the threatened point
The forests ON each side u the viii
lAge are In flames and an increase in
the velocity Of the wind would likely
doom the town. So menacfng was
the situation during most OF the day
that the relief train kept steam up
and was held In readiness until 300
O'Clock 10 30 to Lester at q moments
notice with the Tacoma Are engine.
At that time the danger Was thought
Of have passed and the train returned
70 Tacoma
At late hour the forests above
here are burning nerceiy. the flames
being driven into Z belt Of timber not
hitherto touched The course Of the
6re belt h almost directly due east,
this direction diverting II from the
1fne OF the railroad The valley for
miles y brilliantly Illuminated by the
blazing trees. but the most combusti-
bic material near by has been con-
stunned and the Are b slowly rcceding
IN both sides of the river. Its nor
tAeFn boundary n now about two
miles back from the stream.
II the wind remains In Its present
quarter tweuty-four hours longer the
hre Will pans the summit OF the Cas-
eades- Il n only IL miles from here
- Stampede tunnel. with inviting bod
- u heavy timber -. the way and
With N upward slope that favors the
progreas Ut the flames. II ID not
thought the are will reach the tuu-
Ael however. ~ III present course
will carry Il to the divide 4 few miles
north At that polne.
Down ~ Kanaskat. .: miles below
nere. = tract Of several square miles
- n dAmea. AT CovingtOn. eight
miles cast IL Auburn. there II Z fierce
Are covering t@o square miles and
RAPIDLY spreading.
Special dispatches report the fol-
1nving lumber mills and camps
1msned.
Aoaatain mill. Enumclaw. King
county.
Hansen Bros Mul. Enumclaw.
King county.
MorgAn's lumber camp. haywood.
fiercs county.
Railroads and outbuildings Of Kan.
aakaf.
Could = Blacks lossing camp, Sui.
TN. 6nohomish county.
Lyman lumber camp. Hamilton, Ska
I'll county.
Drehm loG9ing camp. near snoquai-
Mie. King county.
q Thees and many other camps have
been burned during the progress OF
three separate forest nres. two az
which started from locomotive sparks
ma ono from blase In the Mountain
nh
Az FAirhaven. the Holman shinxle
MIL caught ARE and burned last night
and q rsrndale, near that point d.
~ = Sans dry kiln. with l,2O0. 900
shinsleA vas burned.