The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-23

'SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. ga re-
port received early today that the Col
Vile fire in eastern Washington had
broken out again with renewed energy,
does not seem to be borne out by the
facts This fire and the one in the
Wallowa reserve in Oregon appear for
the time at least to be under control.
A fire which has been burning in the
Wenaha reserve in southeastern Wash
ington for the past week became ugly
Yesterday afternoon, and advices today
indicate that it is still raging with un-
diminished furry.
In eastern Oregon, between Baker
City and La Grande, there are several
fires which are doing serious damage to
live timber. II is feared that these
fires will not be controlled until there
is rainfall.
There are several fires in the Ump-
qua valley In southern Oregon, but so
far they have not done any ~reat dam
age, The fires in the nelghboThOod OF
sSrants Pass. Oregon, which became de-
cidedly threatening SUNDAY evening, are
for the time being under control.
Army of Men Fighting.
The situation in the Crater Lake
reserve and the Mount Mclaughlin dis
tricts on the extreme southern edge OF
Oregon, appears to be unchanged from
the past few days with the execution
that owing TO an absence of wind today,
these fires are not making so rapid pro-
gress as on previous days They are
all buIning furiously however despite
the efforts of $50 fire fighters, among
whom are 250 more regular soldiers
from American Lake. Washington, who
arrived this afternoon.
In, In ,,,p ~. nf nnf NJ c h.
land, Oregon. the fires are less menac-
ing only because there is no wind, In
both these places all the men obtain
able have been drafted into service to
back fire and trench.
The fires in southern Oregon, in many
cases are of iDcendiar" origin. This
has been a matter of general gossip
IN Medford for several days, but 1t be
T came officially published today, through
the Associated Press dispatches from
Washington, stating that the associate
forester at Portland had notified the
forest service in WASHINGTON that the
Crater reserve and Mcdford fires are
known to have been OF Inccndiary ori-
gin and that new fires are being set
constantly.
No Hope of Rain.
No hope of rain is vet given by the
United States weather bureau in this
city, the prediction Of the district fore
caster for toniDht and tomorrow being
fair weather throughout Oregon, Wash
inEton and Idaho.
A special to the Spokesman. Review
from st. Joe, Idaho. says:
Six members of the fire patrol gang
of 36 men have been found dead in Elk
Prairie and Avery. The other twenty
are missing and probably will lever be
found
The fires arc now raging between ST.
Maries and ST. Joe and have reached a
point six miles west OF ST. Joe. The
wind is blowing hard and the fire is
"ainlng rapidly and immense cindcrs are
falling in the streets of st. Joe. The
fires are more than mile wide and are
ssaging on both sides of the river. The
whole country north Of ST. Joe over the
divide and III Nature Creek vicinity Is
nblaze.
A number Of homestcaders unable 10
make their way out over tho prairie to
Lane. Idaho, were compelled TO retrace
their steps and 90 to st. Joe BY a south
erly route over the divide.
Refugees Exl isted
So exhausted were come Of the wo
men and children that two rescue par
ties went to ST. Joe TO aid the weary
travellers, Among those reaching st
Joe from that vicinity were Mr. nnC
Mrs. Smith and three children. Mr.. a C
Mrs. Osborne and two children and Mr.
and Mrs. Andreas, a crippled old mar
and two other families including sew
eral children.
party Of fifteen men is probably
surrounded is not consumed by fores
fires in the Lature creek district.
gpe man of the party arrived here
yesterday. He is the only known per
Bon to have escaped. He says the dame
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