Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-06

from three mines. The town Is entire
ly surrounded by flames, and escape;
last night by road was impossible.
Late tonight mining locations at:
the Pillsbury and Hartley mines Of
the United States Steel corporation,
four and six miles west of Hibbing re-
spectively, were, destroyed by forest
fires. The los was about $4,000 in
each instance. -.. g.
There are a score of other mining
locations within danger, but thousands
of miners are fighting the flames, and
it is. thought that other locations in
the Hibbing- Chisholm district will be
destroyed. The Duluth fire depart
ment tonight sent 1000 feet of hose
to mining locations near Hibbing and
the burned town of Chisholm to aid
them in their fight.
Several thousand ties owned by the
Duluth, Mesabe & Northern were de-
stroyed, as was the companys round
house and employees dwelling houses
at Mitchell, three miles south of Hib-
bling. Hundreds of men fought the
flames and the remainder of the town
was saved. The lumber camp of the
A. Weyerhauser concern, about ten
miles west of Virginia, is surrounded
by a, forest fire this afternoon and
several telephone messages from the
camp stated that it appeared to be
doomed.
1t was reported at Hibbing tonight
that the town of Buhl, IS miles east
of Hibbing, was on fire and was DOOM
ed. There are forest fires near Bull,
but the town has been entirely cut off
from the world, telegraph and tele-
phone communication having been de-
stroyed. Bull has 600 inhabitants,
and derives it's support from several
mines and the lumber industry.
More Villages Burned.
d, Forest fires are burning fiercely
within ten miles of Duluth and mil
lions Of feet of standing timber are
burning Or have been destroyed,
thousands of farmers have been driv-
ZEN from their homes to nearby
towns, farm houses have been de-
stroyed in the fire which includes the
northern portion of Douglas county,
Wisconsin, southeastern portion of
Carlton county, Minnesota, and the
middle and southern portions of St.
Louis county. - Z, -. 80 - .. .
i The little town of Wrenshall, %
miles northwest of Duluth was the
only center of refuge in burning
district ten miles square. 5 ~
The fire is beyond control and en-
tirely encircles the. town. Several
hundred men from Carlton and near
by towns are helping the. citizens
fight the flames which slowly but
surely are closing i'm on the little vii
lage.: Wrenshall. has about six, hun
dred persons and most of the women
and children have been sent to Du-
luth, the men remaining to save the
town if possible. The flames are
within few miles of Superior, but
that town is not menaced.
The little settlements of Dewey and
Dedham on the Great Northern, ten
miles southwest of Superior, were
| destroyed tonight and most of the
settlers in that district were brought
to Superior in special which gath
cred up the farmers at railway eros.
sings and hamlets on the road.
Boyleston, ten miles southwest OF
Superior, is also threatened and the
inhabitants came to Superior. The
flames make the running of trains
difficult and the heat scorches the
paint from, the cars and breaks the
windows. The railroads keeping mer
on guard at bridges and others tt
help the farmers escape.