Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-27
All in Occur d'Alene Forest and
Not One Reported Under
Control.
THEY ARE BEING FOUGHT HARD
thousand Men Engaged I'm the Work,
Much OF Which May he
Termed Heroic.

Mlssoula. Mont. July 27.-F'orester
w. y. Greedy OF Field District No /,
with Headquarters in Missoula return
ed today from his trip through the
northern part Of Montana and Idaho
with Secy. OF Agriculture James A.
Wilson and brought with him much
new information OF the forest fire con-
ditions In the territory through which
he has Travelled In an interview this
morning Forester Greedy said that
within the Occur D'Alene forest, com
prising territory In northwestern
Montana and Idaho. there were 40 sep
arate large fires now burning and that
an army Of more than 1000 men were
employed in lighting the flames.
Today not a single one of these 40
fires has been reported as under con-
troll and the force Of men viii be in
creased as fast as possible until some
kind OF control can be maintained and
a good soaking rain comes to the aid
Of tn fighters.
~ heavy rain" said Mr.. Greedy, Is
absolutely the only thing which will
now fully extinguish these fires. While
the fighters are doing much good and
have saved countless acres Of fine
timber from being burned already,
still they are unable to cope with the
changing winds and increasing num-
Der OF fires.
HEROIC WORK.
Tho whole work has been carried on
with as much system as has been pos
sible and among the numerous crews
employed there has been work accom-
plished that may well be labelled
heroic.
THE extent OF the fires and the
hardships encountered In fighting
them cannot well be appreciated ex-
cept by making a personal trip into
the districts A good soaking rain
right now would be worth much more
than the ordinary million dollars
kind IL will probably be necessary
TO maintain this big force OF 1000
men In the field or in places avail
able at short notice until the hot
weather Is broken and dangers Of FIRE
cut breaks have passed for the sea-
SON"
Ranger McGregor wing is In charge
OF the fighters at the Nine Mile FIRE
asked today for another crew OF IS
men In addition to % sent last eve
ming BY the western lumber company.
This fire IS spreading fast. last
nights winds turning the blaze into
new territory A request for addi-
tional men was also received from
Ranger Morgan who is at the Bel
fobt Valley. Supervisor Kinney Of the
Missoula forest who is at Seeley
Lake reported today that two sections
OF virgin timber had been laid waste
by the montana clearwater IRE and
that the high winds last night had
famed IT into n fiendish wall OF
flame.
The Big Blackfoot lumber company Is
keeping 40 men stll engaged I'm fight
ing their fire northeast OF Clinton but
have failed TO get under control. II
Is feared that nothing can stop II now
from running into the Camas prairie
and there is also danger OF It's
reaching Potomac
ASKS FOR MORE MEN
Asst Supervisor Spauldlng. who is
"on the Job at the fire I'm Deadmans
Gulch west and In plain sight Of this
city, asked again today for more men,
as the wind which changed its course
last night, Is driving the flames in
new direction. A rancher at the mouth
Of Hayes creek was forced 10 move out
this morning. and IL IS believed the
improvements cannot be saved Large
crowds from Missoula drove out near
this fire today in automobiles and the
scene presented at night is magnificent
No new reports from fires In other
districts had been received by the for