The San Francisco call., 1909-09-18
Summer Home DESTROYED

Summer Home DESTROYED
The summer home of L. A. Bertling
was only saved by great exertion after
all of the outhouses on the place were
destroyed
The flames still present a front four
or five miles long. The fiercest fire is
near Weaver's place above the Tully
stock ranch. which lies about two and
half miles southwest of Alma on
branch of the Los Gatos creek in the
old erode canyon.
The confiagration is working into the
timber lands along Hooker canyon
about half way between Alma and
Wrights.
The fire which had been burning
north of laurel for two days subsidized
yesterday but last evening showed
some signs of renewed vigor.
Stevenson House Doomed
In the vicinity of Almaden the
fires are menacing several ranch houses
and burning timber lands
Unless the wind shirts unfavorably
the Redwood retreat at Gilroy will be
saved. The fire is now making toward
Madrona and the residence of Mrs
r. L. Stevenson seems doomed.
Maurice Connell. United States
weather observer, says that in all prob
ability broken bits of glass and tin
cans focused the suns rays into in
nammable grasses and started the fires.
Fine Timber Rurued
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
UKIAH, Sept. 17.-Teavy forest fires.
which have been burning throughout
this county during the last week, have
taken new starts in fine timber lands
on the coast section, and large
been destroyed. The L. E. White COM
pany's interests near Greenwood have
suffered heavy loss by the burning out
of several miles of railroad and sew
evral cars which were loaded with tam
bark ready for shipment.
In the vicinity of Boonville other
valuable strips of timber land have been
destroyed and the fire is still burning.
Several gangs of timber cruisers work
ing in the vicinity have been driven
from their work on account of the
dense smoke and intense heat
Near Willis many fine cattle ranges
have been food for flames, and onlya
by backfiring have residents on the
outskirts of that city saved their homes,
while many fine farmhouses in the
mountain section have been destroyed
with a great amount of timber.
Valuable Timber Burns
SANTA CRUZ. Sept. 17.-The forest
fires in the Santa Cruz range of noun
tains continue to burn with undated
vigor, consuming much valuable timber
in the Iona Prieta region. Additions
to the force of fire fighters are being
made daily, and every effort is being
made to bring the conf1agration under
control At the head waters of Sequel
creek. where the fire is devastating
large tracts of timber, mostly redwood,
the situation appears serious, but the
trails are being cleared and backfiring
may stay the progress of the flames.
In the Twas creek section the fire
has crossed the divide and is descend
ing into Game Cock canyon. Supervisor
Enscott has gone to the scene and
probably will put men to work back
firing from the old San Jose road. The
Him lumber company. which has val
liable timber holdings and mills in
the Iona Prieta region, is not waiting
for help from the county but is engag-
ing men everywhere 10 fight the flames.
The fires are driving out wild ami
mails. and hungry coyotes are menacing
poultrymen on the coast side of the |
range
Escondido Is Threatened
SAN DIEGO, Sept. I7.-Escondido so
miles north of here and the largest
city in the county aside from San |
Diego, is without water and completely +
at the mercy OF flames should fire |
break out as the little city has no
chemical engine. The forest fires os /
yesterday, which destroyed several |
hundred feet of the city's water /
nume, left Escondido with water