Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22

Mountain have been abandoned this
| morning from the Iron Mountain Tun-
mel companies mining property located
near Iron Mountain caught fire early
today and was completely destroyed
| Some minor personal casualties are re.
| ported. a relief train Is to be started
out from Saltese over the Milwaukee
railway this morning for Borax carry
ing large searching party which will
| attempt TO find a company of soldiers
unaccounted for since Saturday morn
| ing.
The forestry officials this morning
report the Camas country east OF Po-
| tomac being the scene Of a big fire
which is covering both forests and
| ranches.
A large force OF men were started
| out by the Big Blackfoot Milling COM
Iany last night for, Potomac and this
| morning 100 more men leave this city
for the camas country, Overando.
| farther east is surrounded by flames
| which are only IL miles distant from
| the town on each side. The village,
| however. Is said to be adequately pro-
tected and In no danger In the Gin
| ton district of the Missoula forest 10
men are unaccountcd for. This force
wss engaged lighting hres at the head
Of Swartz gulch. A relief expedition
was started out OF Clinton to seek for
| the lost men. t1
| IN .BiTlER. ROOT VALLEY. ~
In the Bitter Root valley from Wood
side to Darby, n distance OF 90 miles
| on the west side OF the Bitter Root
river. % fires broke out yesterday and
| last night. destroying a number OF foot
hill ranches. At Stevensville the FIRE
on Kootenei creek Is moving toward
the railroad property on the west side
Of the river but has assumed no alarm
H. dali lare
portion OF the forest on Sweeny creek
was destroyed yesterday and six men
were badly injured. These men are
now in an improvlsed hospital at Wood
side.
A fire II moving down Lost Horse
canyon toward the city OF Hamilton
from the southwest. but II still some
distance removed from this town. At
Darby there Is another big FIRE reoort-
ed on Lick Creek covering the entire
sum NIT OF the range.
TO SAVE TOWN.
Ranger Beatty took large force OF
men to Miller creek. about IA miles
south Of Missoula. This fire has 20
mile front and is swinging into the east
side OF the Bitter Root valley. rms
force will be used to save the townS
and not fight fires on the forest re-
serves the latter policy having been
aDanuoneu NheIe Nii'"se'
ened.
The two railroads can handle 1000
peopie with the equipment now on the
lines between here and the stricken
territory. Refugees are stu pouring
into this city with tales OF distress ana
many children are reported separated
from their parents.
WIND BLOWING GALE.
report was received by Manager
fnNt oil
ephone company at II O'Clock inns
morning from ST. Regis advising that
the wind was blowing n gale directly
from the FIRE zone to the town. Inc
report declares there Is little chance for
the old town now as the flames are cir
cling and will soon come in from at
least two sides A marshy spot on
one side has thus far repelled the ah-
vance of the fire and temporarily saved
the town At the time the report was
received the Blackfoot Lumber COM
pany has $50 men lighting the flames
but the hope Of overcoming the names
seems a forlorn one. While the greater
force Is attempting to subduc the hre
another smaller crew Is engaged carry
ING out all OF the company's books
and clerical property from the Office to
n Mace OF safety. The mill officials de-
clare they viii night TO the last effort,
but the attempt seems 10 be fruitless.
The latest report from Hamilton
received bv the Bell Telephone com
pany tells OF a big fire with wide
frontage which is raging seven miles
vest of the town and men are being
secured TO night the oncoming torrent
OF flames
Tho Northern Pacific officials are
making n desperate effort TO push their
trains through as far as possible and
will send passengers as far west az
Plains Farther than that no trains
can be operated on account Of the bad
condition of the wood trcstles and
bridges on the Cabinet cut-on
A bridge s55 feet in length is burned
out at Tuscor and others have been rem
dercd unsafe by the FIRE
FLEEING FROM ST. REGIS.
A big relief special bearing $50 st Re-
eis residents started out OF old st. Regis.
on the Northern Pacific At IL 30 this
morning and will pick up refugees along
the way TO Missoula. The Puget Sound
Railway is performing like relief serv-
ice on It's side OF the river.
The chamber of Commerce met In
special session this morning 10 devise
n scheme of relief for the unfortunate
refugees who are stranded here. Twin
girls reached Missoula on the first re-
lief train from wallace yesterday and
them
DR. w r. Parsons Of Missnula who
has been spending some days in the
Saltese district. returned 10 MISSOURI
late last night and reports great anx-
iety among the residents for those who
are known to be located in the nre-