The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-10
DISTRICT FORESTER
TELEGRAPHS FOR
SOLDIERS
w. 3. GREELEY WIRES LOCAL OF.
FiCES THAT TROOPS ARE
NEEDED ON LoLo.


A wire was received from District
Forester Greeley yesterday at the loca
forestry offices. In which he asks that
two companies Of soldiers be mobilized
and sent out. Mr. Greeley requests
that one Of these companies be sent
up 1.olo creek. toward Loo Hot
Springs To Packers meadows where Ii
fierce fire has been burning for some
time. He asks that the other company
bc sent 10 the head of Lost Horse
creek and follow over to Indian lake
1n the Clearwater side The officers
in charge of Fort Mssouln and Fort
Harrison would b. more than glad ID
comply with Mr.. t:rceley's request, Ii
II were not for the fact that all the
available troops are attending the an
nual mancnvcrs nj American Lake and
that only corporais guard has been
left 10 attend 10 the absolute fmpern-
tive duties Of the post Associate
Forester Silcox has talked with both
Of the Officers In charge of the posts
and they cannot spare enough men ut
present To be Of any service. Lieutcn-
biil pHSAIlf IIitS N1Ttu
headquarters for Instructions and the
necessary troops may be ordered back
from the encampment
Mr. Silc0x thinks that the situation
at Packers meadows Is not as serious
as Mr. Greeley believes II To be- Mr..
Greeley Is nj great distance from
the fire and received his information
In II roundabout manner Supervisor
Koch of thc L0lo forest has been In
that district for several days with II
force OF about 40 men and II Is pos
siblc that Mr.. Greeley Is not cognizant
Of this fact. II may. however, become
necessary to send men out 10 the fires
south Of LoiO along the Big Sandy.
ms reports from there are not e.icour-
aging. a pack train Is being organ
lied To go out from Charles. through
the Lost Horse pass. to the north .
fork of Bear creek on the Clearwater
where the fires are reported as being
in pretty good shape
The pack train. which organized at
Darby. has started on Its way to the
Clearwater under iae guidance of
Fred Prince, of DR. Cook and Mt.
Mckinley fame. The trail will go
through the Nez .Perce pass.
A train of 20 horses has been organ
lied nj 0vando and will be shipped
to Clark's Fork at. Standpoint, Idaho.
This train will be used in combating
the fires along Independence creek.
A telephone message was received
from the assistant supervisor OF the
coeur dAlene forest who reported
that the general condition OF the for
est will be ascer.ained in short
time as the supervisor was In the field
and had men investigating the con-
ditions In every section of the forest.
The Flathead reservation will bs
secured for pack horses by the forest
ry officials and all horses will prob
ably be taken to Charles for the trip
across Lost Horse pass.
c. H. Adams. who has been In
charge OF the fires on Teton and
Beaver creeks, reports that they are
entirely out. but that the fire on Big
creek Is still In bad shape. although
he expects to have II under control In
short time. He also reports that he
observed big fire on the '9athead
forest to the west, Supervisor Bunker
has been notified and If necessary Mr.
Adams stands ready to put 40 men on
1t q. once.
wire was received from the Kan
ieksu forest yesterday morning ask
Ing for authorization to hire men and
equipment for the fires on that forest.
The authorization was wired to the
supervisor at once and work will be
started there Immediately.
District Forester Greeley viii be In
the city today and the plan of cam
paign In the Clearwater country will
be organized
Fires in Park.
Livingston, Aug. 9.--Three forest