The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-28
FIRES IN MONTANA
STILL SPREADING
Army of 1000 Men Fighting
the Flames With Very
Little Success.
SOAKING RAIN is NEEDED
DAMAGE ALREADY DONE WILL
REACH BIG FIGURES.

Missoula. Mont. July 27.-Forester w.
y. Greedy Of field district No. 1. with
hea quarters IN Missouia. returned to-
cay from his trip through the northern
part OF Acntana and Idaho with Secre-
lary OF agriculture James A. Wilson.
and brought with him much new in
formation Of the forest fire conditions
IN the territory through which he has
travelled In an Interview this morning
forester Greedy said that within the
Occur dAlene forest. comprising terri
tory In northwestern Montana and
Idaho. there were 40 separate large
tires now burning and that an army OF
fighting the flames.
Today not a single one OF these 40
TRES has been reported as under con-
trol and the force OF men win be in
creased az fast as possible until some
kind OF control can be maintained and
. good soaking rain comes 10 the aid OF
the fighters.
Rain the Only Hope.
a heavy rain" said Mr. Greedy "is
now fully extinguish these fires. while
the lighters are doing much good and
nave saved countless acres OF fine tim
Der from being burned already. still
.hey are unable 20 cope with the chang
fires.
The whole work has been carried on
Win as much system. - has been pos
employed there has been work accom-
pltshed that may well be labelled heroic
The extent Of the fires and the hard
bhlps encountered In fighting them can
not well be appreciated except bv maxi
ing n personal trip into the districts
= good soaking rain right now vould
ns worth much more than the ordinary
Iniiiion dollar Kind. II will probably
De necessary 20 maintain this big force
or 1000 men In the field or IN places
$3.50 pc AZ short notice until the hot
Ms5.I1er - broken and dangers Of fire
outbreaks have passed for the season
Ranger McGreEor. who a. I'm charge OF
tho fighters at the Ninc-mile fire. asked
today FOR another crew or IS men in
addition 20 % sent last evening by the
western Lumber company.
Fires Spreading Fnst.
This fire e. spreading Fast. last
nights winds turning the blaze into
new territory a request for additional
men was also received from Ranger
Morgan. who IN at the Belmont creek
fire. up the Bib Biaclfoot valley. SUI
pervisor Kinney OF the Missoula forest
who Is az Sccley lake. reported today
that two sections OF virgin timber had
been laid waste by the Montana Clear
w7fer fire and that the high winds last
night had famed IL into a ffcndfsh
wall Of flame. The Big BlaciVfoot Lum-
Der company IS keeping 40 men stf1l
engaged IN fighting their fire north
east Or Clinton. but have failed to get
IL Under control. To Is feared that moth
ing can stop u now from running into
the Camas Prairie country and there Is
also danger Of its reaching Potomac
Assistant Supervisor SpauldinE. who
- "on the job" az the fare In Deadman's
Eulch. west and In plain sight Of this
CITY. asked again today for more men
a. the wind. which changed it's course
last night Is driving the flames in a
new direction a rnncher at the mouth
o. Hayes creek was forced TO move out
this morning and % iE believed the i'm
pfoFefnents can not be saved. Large
crowds from MlEsoula drove out near
this fire today In automobiles. and the
scene presented NJ night is magnificent.
No new reports from fires IN other
districts had been received by the for
est service here today.