Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-22

and impossible to reach some of the iso-
lated places at all.
Serious Loss of Life.
There is a probability that there has been
serious loss of life. as there are camping
parties and lumbermen all through the
mountains, and the fire may have come
upon them while they slept last night, or
they may have been awakened this morning
to find themselves cut off.
Camas Prairie, a farming valley in the
Blackfoot country, is the scene of a seri-
Gus conflagration tonight. A courier ar
rived here tonight with an appeal for aid.
From Bonner fifty men were sent to help
the farmers and fifty more are going from
MIssoula. The fire is sweeping across the
valley and grain and hay are being de-
stroyed.
Three more rescue trains reached Mis-
soula tonight from the west The Chicago,
Milwaukee s. Puget Sound ran in two of
them and the Northern Pacific one There
were about 800 on the trains. but none in
the distress that marked earlier arrivals,
i The last Northern Pacific train brought
information that the town of saltez had
caught fire before this train left ST. Regis.
A telephone message from St. Regis. re-
says that the fire. swept down Mullau
guch tonight and cut off the towns of
Deborgia and Henderson. The Mann
Lumber company ran its logging train
down from Henderson, bringing men and
their families after all valuables had been
buried. These towns doubtless will burn.
ST. Regis is threatened. The fire is in
canyon and at 10 o'clock is only mile
M rlo
last equipment of the Northern Pacific in
that section is being used to bring away
the women and children from ST. Regis.
Most of the men of the town were at
Deborgia, seven miles above fighting fire
there, and many of them must have been
cut off.
The fires that have swept around the
city of Wallace are now working their
way up Canyon creek toward Burke and
eastwardly toward Mullan but are not
near enough to these towns to cause alarm.
The Northern Pacific and Milwaukee,
railroads have lost important bridges. Mis-
soula is tonight the western terminus OF
both lines Fires are serious in all parts
OF northern Idaho and in northwestern
Montana and the damage to railway prop
erty is chiefly to small trestles. Overland
pended.
The relief train that left Missoula this
morning for Mullan is held by fire at
Saltez. being unable to go farther west
and is prevented from returning by the
destruction Of small bridge this side
The train is well equipped and no alarm
is felt for its occupants.
| Refugees PerIIOus Ride.
George waHbnllg. packer and two COM
panions reached Mlssoula tonight from
Adair, station on the Milwaukee road
about 200 miles west of Missoula. They left
| Adair yesterday morning on horseback. one
horse was ridden to death but the men got
over the range.
! They say car of dynamite and a car OF
! oil at the construction camp near Adair ex-
ploded soon after they left the fire spread
ing rapidly and Wanbillig believes the camp
was destroyed. There were twenty-five
men there.
Route of Trains Changed.
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 2.--An Northern
Pacific and Burlington overland trains a.
night were ordered routed between Butys
Helena and Spokane over the Great NORTH
ern tracks via Great Falls, because of tht
number OF fires west OF Missoula, where th,
right-of-way.
Northern Pacific trains from tho west 10,
night are reported indefinitely lata.
| Clouds of smoke rolled over Butte this
afternoon from the west. it being necessar,
to turn on all lights at o'clock
Donkey Engine Fires Town.
RENO, New. Aug. a.-Tonight, after two
days work on the part of coo voluntee,
firefighters, the town of Loyalton, in Sierra
county, California, twenty-five miles north
OF here. is out OF danger from forest fir,
that has burned over district nine miles
square.
The fire originated from u spark of 8
donkey engine. and has already done dam
age to the extent OF 100000 to timber lands
owned by the California White Pine Lum
Der company.
ring of black fires surrounds the burned
district and unless a particularly high WING
should come the town is out Of danger.
Ten Bridges Destroyed.
Ten railroad bridges of the Chicago, Mil
waukee q Puget Sound railway tonigh
are reported burned out In western Mon
tana and traffic on the line is tied up TO
at least ten days. according to advice
that reached this city this evening
Arrangements are now being made I,
detour all Puget sound trains over tn,
| Great Northern. Considerable rolling stool
of the railroad is stalled at various point
in the fire zone, but no word as to IL
fate is obtainable, as all telegraph wire
west OF st. Regis are down. together witt
telephone lines.
Scattering reports In the nature of rumor
sent over the wire by telegraph operator
at different points in the fire distric
would andicate that about eighty lives hav
been lost in western Montana. but this 4
impossible OF verification at the presen
time.
Danger in GalIatin Fire.
II the fire at Gallatin Is not brough
under control tonight there is little hop
OF stopping IL and the whole region be
tween here and Yellowstone park, Includ
ing the Middle creek and Gallatin regions
will then be In grave danger.
A slight change in the wind would TAX
the fire directly to the spot where dan
gerous conflagation was stopped a coupl
OF weeks ago.
Another fire Of serious proportions Is re
] ported tonight from betWAeu Storrfs an