The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21

been raging in the vicinity for several
days.
Another City in Danger.
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 2o.-Burn-
ing brands from the forest fires on
cour d'Alene lake in northern Idaho
have been falling all evening in the
streets of Couer d'Alene city, accord
ing to dispatches reaching here to-
night. All male residents have been
ordered out to fight the fire under
penalty of going to Jail
A stiff wind is blowing and until re-
lief comes from an unexpected source
1t is feared the town will catch fire.
Conditions are Alarming.
IGate City Leased Wire Service.l
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 20-From
Montana, Idaho, Washington and Cal
ifornia, kilograms are pouring into
the various district headquarters Of
the forestry service tonight appealing
for more men to fight the great fires
that are devastating the big forests
of the west. Hundreds Of soldiers
farmers and laborers are already bat
Ting the fire lines, several hundred
more are hurrying to the fire, and
there is crying need for three thous-
and more at least in Oregon, Idaho
and Montana alone.
The governor is spending approx
mately 100000 daily in an attempt to
control fires, and forestry officials adj
NIT that the fires are spreading with
! frightful rapidity despite all efforts.
Only rain to break the drouth the
longest since 1902, and cessation of
/ the high wind can save thousands of
acres of virgin timber land now
! threatened
| The damage done is already appall-
4 ing. In the Crater Lake national
4 forest in southern Oregon, four big
! fires and numerous small ones burned
over an area of more than so square
miles over s10o0,0oo worth of stand
ing timber has been consumed and
| the fires are sweeping onward, turn
1 ing into desolate ashes one of the
1 richest timber belts of the Pacific
! slope Eight hundred civilians and
/ two companies of the United States
infantry are making logged obsti
nate fight against the flames but their
exhausted efforts appear puny against
the great seas of fire. In western
Montana conditions but little better
obtain.
Scattered through the mountains
fifteen companies of United States
corps are making stands against the
fires and an urgent cali tor ten com
panies has been put in by forestry of
ficials with only two companies avail
able to fill the demand. In Idaho or
4 the south fork of the Clearwater riv
er, Is square miles has been swept by
/ the flames and later reports are to
| the effect that the fire is absolutely
the master. In Washington destruc
tive blaze is reported to be working
through the timber In the Rainor Ma
tional reserve. Owing to the mac
4 cessibility of the region little infor
4 nation as to the true situation car
now be secured.
Il In California several square miles
of forest in the Grass Valley district
near Nevada City has been burned
over Five hundred men are battlins
against the conflagration tonight
!. The fires which are giving much
trouble at present are in southern
Oregon and in Montana.
According to dispatches reaching
here. the situation In Montana Il
beyond human power to improve
The I4ole. fire in western Montana i
by far the most dangerous. according
, to late reports. There the fire il
rushing through the dry forests
making a path over six milfs wide
Millions of feet of timber have beel
, burned and each hour sees thous
. ands of trees becoming blackene
|, stumps.
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