Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-30
FIRE DAMAGE
IN THE NORTH
ROCGH ESTIMATE PLACES IT At
5000, OOO OO0 lEIT
FORESTS TO BE CLEANED
Flames We're Really Union Of Scn-
nratc flrcs-Dcad Wood "a
Go ~ Low Price,

bo ~ Low PrlCe,
\ rough estimate OF the IRE loss
upon the NauohaI Forosts IN Montana
una northern luAho, upon Wh!ch the
I"r'st ouctrs ol the /, ), Department
oI Ngrleul'ure nave been engaged
since the IrcS were put out. puts the
lu'"I amount OF llmper kllled or de-
,,lT"E'' IN thlS one district NJ over g
'III'u hoard Ic'I while the area
nIfn'd over Is pul 900 over ! If mil
non acres
ne h'aNiesl losses were In two Ida
n" Forests, the Occur d'Alcnc whore
over = bIlllon board feet OF timber ere
reported KILLED or destroyed and over
f1o Thousand acres burned over and
lhe Clearwater, whore ! billion feet OF
t'mprr were Euled or destroyed ana
500 thousand acres burned over ON
inc Helena Nation9! Forest, IN Mon
tnna, the loss in timber Is believed
70 nav" been 800 million feet on the
cabinet Forest 400 million and on
inc Lolo Forest 200 million
y large part Of the losses on the
Noucr dAlene, Clearwater and lolo
were due "a what became practically
one great iire, The burn is shown
on tho Forest Service maps as cN-
tending IN o norlhWcstcrly and south
eaS!erly direction from north Of Wal
lace, Idaho, to point some 90 miles
southwest OF MlsSonla, Mont or near
~ 100 niles NJ us widest point this
hurn mas width Of about 40 miles,
hut It's shape Is very irregular
1t was really union of q number
inc horce hurricane nt August ID.
10 the west OF the ldaho-Montana
boundary IN the REGION Of this fire
lies q very inaccessible mountainous
country INTO which, on account of
tho absence OF trails and of forage, IL
was almost Impossible Tor forces OF
tre lighters To penetrate. When the
hurricane arose Il drove the fires up-
on mo parties which we're hewing q
way toWadS lhem, forced these parties
70 seek refuge wherever It could he
lound' ana swept down upon the for
csl5 where the lres were mp to that
tme generally well in hand, The en-
tenslte losses are ascrlbd 10 the COM
b!hation OF hurricane and lack Of
means 10 gct to the fires ana put
them out before the storm came. on
me forests winch were best equipped
tor controlling ilres the results achlcv-
ed are regarded as demonstration Of
the eltlcacy or the iirc-iiehtlng
methods employed even under highly
adverse natural conditions.
FORESTER Graves believes that, as us
llallN happens IN the case OF big fires,
there VIII he found to be considerable
areas OF living timber within the re-
gions now mapped as entirely burned
over ol necessity, the hgures given
are tentative, for II has been impossi-
hle To examine all the burned areas
thoroughly, As fast as possible how
ever inc FOREST officers arc locating
ana estimating the bodies of timber
killed but capable OF being numbered,
II taken IN time. There VIII be an
enormous quantity of firc-killed tim
ber' both on the National Forests and
on private lands, to be disposed OF as
soon as possible, since II not market
ed quickly II VIII not be worth cut
ting at all
The department or Agriculture Will
push vigorously to dispose OF this fire
Ruled timber, As with all other Ma
ti"nal Forest timber 1t Win be sold on
the slumn TO mIllmen VINO VIII lumber
the land' paying set price per thous-
and board feet for the timber, and
conforming to whatever regulations
are stipulated IN the interest or the
forest, Pending the disposal OF this
ilre-NlIed tlmhor, future sales OF
green timber from the National For
ests which were badly burned last
summer VIII prohably be greatly re-
strlcted' II not entirely suspended,
since lhe amount 10 ne disposed or
Is d0uhtless greater than can be mar
keted n any event, and since II Is
better Tor the country That the tim
her should be utilized than that II
should go to waste, the price at which
II viii be sold VIII he lower than
would he asked Tor the timber under
ordinary circumstances, Generally
speaking, Secretary Wilson does not
regard II as wise public policy to