Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-24
SNOW PUTS
out FLAMES
Rain in the Valleys Extin-
guishes Fierce Forest
Fires
MANY BRAVE FIGHTERS DEAD
Storm Extended Over Area of
One Hundred Square
Miles.

fall of snow in the mountains and
rain in the valleys have done much
towards bringing the forest fires un-
der subjection The storms extended
over an area of 100 square miles, go
ing as far east as Helena and taking
in the Couer d'Alene district where
the fires have been fierce.
All Rangers Safe.
Wallace, Idaho, Aug. 24.-All men
on the list of government foresters
employed in Idaho have reported to
the supervisor or are known to be
safe.
Eight Miners Perished.
Wallace. Aug. 24-All rangers are
known to be safe with the exception
of Joseph P. Hahn, deputy ranger who
has performed excellent work and
was last seen with his crew north of
the Big Fork of the Occur d'Alene
river in the district that burned over
Saturday night.
Deputy Ranger Edward C. Pulaski
of Wallace, whose name has been fre-
quently mentioned for bravery in
fighting fires lies on a cot in hos
pital blinded in one eye and severely
burned on face and on hands. A party
of rangers are opening the road from
| the Bullion mine to Wallace in order
that the bodies of eight men who per-
| ished at the mine may be brought to
Wallace for burial.
Loss of Life Exaggerated.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 24.-Fifty-
| four persons are known to have per-
ished in the forest fires in Idaho, Mon
tana and Washington. A government
crew working on the Big Fork of the
| Occur dAlene river has been lost, it
is feared, and some government rang
ers in Montana, brave and resource
| full men, are still in the woods, but
there is no warrant for the reports of
the loss of hundreds of lives
Washington Free From Fires.
| Spokane, Aug. 24.-Washington may
be taken from the list of fire-afflicted
states. Clayton was saved yesterday
after the flames reached the edge of
the town, the new part where six
persons perished, is out of danger and
various small towns that were fight
ing the fires won the victory. The
fires on the Colville reservation are of
minor Importance.
! Twenty Suffocated and Charred.
Avery, Idaho, Aug. 24-The bodies
States forest service were found with
in a radius of one mile on Setter
creek yesterday by searching parties
headed by Deputy Sheriff Charles j
Sullivan, and Edward Bassett. 1t is
Iexpected that other bodies will be
found when the trail is opened to
Avery, so that more searchers can be
sent out. 1t was known that party
of forest rangers and guards had been
in camp and fighting fires on Setter
creek and a flying column Of eight
men was made up here to seek them.
The unfortunates had died where they
fell of suffocation and the bodies were
charred beyond recognition. No trace
remains of the rangers camp. All the
fish in the creek were killed by the
heat.
More Fire Fighters Dead.
4 Avery, Idaho Aug. 24.-Two Japa
nese railroad laborers emerged from
the woods near Avery last severely
} burned, and stated that they are the
only survivors of a party of IL en-
gagged in fighting forest fires in an ef
fort to save the property of their EN-
ployers, the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound railway, the others hav
ing been burned to death. Four negro
soldiers of Company &C." 25th infan
try, who went into the woods to fight
the fire last week and have not since
been heard from, are believed also tc
have perished.
Fire Fighters Scarce.
Redding, Calf, Aug. 24.-Forest
fire near Minerville, Trinity county
has approached to within five and 6
: half miles and has burned it's way into
a belt of magnificent timber. Every
able-bodied man in Lewiston has beer
drafted to aid the forest rangers JC
fight the flames. Two other fires are
raging in Trinity county, which is
sparce1y settled and there is difficulty
in securing men to fight fires.
Much Roast Mutton.
t Spokane, Wash, Aug. 24.-The
most unpleasant news today came
from Sand Point, Idaho, to the effec
that the fires at the upper edge o
Pend D'Oreille lake were increasing
The fire on independence creek is ap
> preaching Athol which is also threat
t ened from another direction. Destruc
tive fires prevail in the mountains ant
there will be much mutton roasted un