The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

;, 1910,
many refugees as could flnd place on
Inc small train. There were $50 on
this train and second tram at noon
brought as many more. These peo>
pie came from the small towns along
the line between here and Wallace.
Many OF them had been reused from
their lntimatIon that the Arc was
near: there had been no sign OF II
when the people went to bed Satur
day night In most instances these
loiks escaped only with scaDty cloth
ing A woman who had fed iram
her home at midnight gave birth to
a child in hox car just after the ar
rival OF tho first train in &issOula.
Homes Open for Homeless.
Local hospitals are caring for ihe
sick. Missoula homes havo been
opened freely and the homeless arc
In comfortable shape for the present.
Another train with 500 people on
board Is expected tonight over the
Milwaukee road.
A dense pail OF smoke hangs all
over western Montana In Missoula
1t was as dark as midnight ut
O'Clock. the dense smoke being CIV.
en- lurid nue. which had all the sem
blance of the glow OF fire but which
was probably due to the sun.
Taft, Idaho, Destroyed,
The town OF Taft. near the Idaho
line. was entirely destroyed before
daylight this morning. SaltesG. just
below Tnft, has been abandoned by
Its inhabitants and is known 10 be
surrounded by fre. De Bora', 's
seriously threatened and one man is
missing AT st. Regis the FIRE has
crossed the river and threatens out
lying buildings. though no fears gre
entertained for the town.
Haughap Is reported to be destroy
cd: the last word from there was ihat
the fire WAS dangerously near and the
telephone operator was preparing To
flee The area covered is. roughly. a
hundred miles square. most of 1t In
the mountains and sparsely settled.
Impossible to Obtain Information.
1t is difficult 10 obtain Information
| from any OF the points and impossible
TO reach some of the isolated places
at all There is a probability that
| there has been serious loss of life.
as there are prospectors, camping
parties and lumbermen all through
abe mountains and the fire may have
come upon them while they slept last
night or they may have wakeped this
morning to find themselves cut of.
RENO New. Aug. 21-Tonight af-
| ter two days work on the part of six
hundred volunteers fre-hghters, the
| town OF Loyalton in Sierra county
California, % miles northwest OF here,
Is out Of danger OF destruction by
| forest fires which have burned over
district nine miles square.
The fire originated from a spark of
donkey engine and has already done
| damage 20 the eXtont of 100000 to
timber lands owned by the California
| White Pine Lumber company,
a ring of back fires surrounds the
burned district and unless partl-
cularly high wind comes the town is
out Of danger.
| GREAT FALLS Mont, Aug IL
Forest fires are reported today from
various 6irectlons surrounding Great
Falls and a strong wind all day made
them worse The most serious Is In
the Belt mountains near Neih0rt
| Fire started yesterday about two
miles from the ;oWD and today got
! beyond control. huTrY-up call was
sent to the forestry headquarters here
for hundred fire lighters with equip
ment. and these will be rushed TO
the scene in the morning. Fears are
expressed for the safety Of the town
| but at present the danger TO it does
not appear to be imminent Barker.
another mining camp IS directly in the
path OF the flames bu- several miles
| away from The fire al present
Another very serious fire Is report.
ed from the north fork OF Sun river,
I in the main range Of the Rockies.
/ Thirty pack horses sent ont by the
forestry service 10 carry supplies for
the fire lighters In the fathead coun-
try were detained when they reached
the scene of this fire and are now
carrying supplies to the Sun river
fire fighters
A fire reported in the Mid-Canyon
country between here and Helena and
! some OF the ranchers in that section
| have left their homes in fear of its
| approach y otAlOuh III Is ltDol lIh
/ from the Highwoods TO the east Of
| Great Falls, but the region Is remote
and without direct communication
Another fire Is reported at Logging
! Creek in the Little Belt mountains
! 10 the south
At Fort Assinniboine a shower of
ashes descended and covered the
ground TO the extent of about half
an inch Assinniboine Is probably 200
miles from the nearest fire. The smoke
mere today has been so dense that Il
was not possible TO see two blocks
away
BUTTE. MONT. Aug PA spe-
cial from Bozcman SAYS:
A dangerous fire is raging under
under the high wind in the Gallatin
forest seven miles south OF here u1d
has just crossed over Mount Ellis and
is now invading some of the most
valuable timber regions in the fofe6-
Aldret's sGwmlll is In danger. as is a
band of 500 sheep belong .ng 10 John
! Works. Another flock OF 5000 sheep
! belonging to John Haryet of Living
| Ston has just escaped the fire started
| from Sparks from threshlng engine
on the ranch of Charles Hoy. Under
a high wind this flro swept In few
| unipntng a D1Ilc of .is inf,