The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-06-28
SOUND TIMBER DESTROYED
MILLIONS GONE UP IN SMOKE.
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Miils aaa camps Destroyed.

Tacoma. Wash, June 23s-Btanding
timber Of commercial value 10 the
amount Of $50. O00. 600 feet has been
burned IN the districts along the line
of the Northern Pacific. Thin timber
comprised Z splendid forest Of mr.,
clean o. limb for 100 feet. and all read
ily accessible because Il grew within
q few miles Of the railroad. Two days
ago these giants u the Washington
woods reared themselves In an almost
nnbFOken mass. covering 81 square
miles IL territory: today al that re-
mains u them are smonldering, black
ened trunks, ~ huge that they stlil
defy the FApaeity u the hamea, The
value Of the timber destroyed is placed
AZ ei.iO0.00o
lester a Threatened point.
A special from Hot Springs. wash.
says:
Lester Is nov the Threatened point
The forests ON each side u the vii
lAge arc In flames and al Increase IN
the velocity u the wind would likely
dootn the t0wn. 80 menaeing was
the kttnagion during most Of the day
that the relief train kept steam 40
and vas held in readiness until Moo
o'cioek 70 90 10 Lester AZ q momeNt's
n0fiee' with the Tacoma Gre engiNe
Al that TINS the danger was thought
o. have passed and the train returned
10 Tacoma.
AZ = late hour the forests above
here are burning heFe1ly. the Games
being drivea tnto belt o. timber noi
hitherto touched. The course u the
Gre belt u almost directly duo east
this direetion diyoFting Il from tbs
line ~ the railroad. los valley toi
mItes IL brilliantly illuminated By ths
blaming trees. but the most combusti'
bic material near b. has been con
snmea and the nre u slowly Feeeding
on both sides ~ the river. tta nor
thern boundary il nov about two
miles hack from the stream.
u the wind remains IL ita prepent
quarter tWenGy four hours inawer tbs
ere will pass thc summit ~ the Cas-
eadea. II Il oniy u miiea from here
To- Htampeds tunnel. with invitlng bod
iea u heavy timber O.. the way and
with an upward slope that fAeofu the
trnKress u the Games. u II not
theaEht the Gre win reach ths tnn
usi. however. ~ rs proarnk course
yin carry Il 20 tho divide . tsw miles
hnfth o. Anak punt
Duwn Al kannsknt. - miles below
herr. = tract u several square miles
Il ii aamss. a. covlnEtnn. eight
milss east II Auburn. there 10 . neFcs
IRE covering two square miles and
rapidly spreading
Special dispatches report the foi
loving iumhes mills and camps
burned.
MosasAln MIL. EaumeIaw. Kins
county.
Hansen nrOa, Mil Eaumelau,
Kin9 coanly.
MorEana lambeF camp haywood,
Pierce county.
Railroads and outbaIldinsa OF Kan
aAkAt.
Gould A Blacks Logging camp. snl
tan. anohomlsh county.
Lyman lumber camp. Hamilton. Ska
git county.
nrehm logging camp near snoquAi
nile. kiuK county.
These and many other camps have
hesn burned during the progress OF
three separate forest nrea. two Of
which started from locomotive sparks
and one from hla1e In the Mountain
mill
Al Falrhavcn. the Homan uhinslc
min caught arc and burned last night
snd al Fcrndale. near that point. IA
Wis q sons dry kiln. with 100000
shingles. was burned.