The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-13


Both IA -'i-nt 81 TERRITORY aud in
financial iO-~ he damag" from iir-- 10
The national and private f"r'--rs Ihra'-
Gus Ia he larger tins wear than even the
InenoraDlV d,-I rI,tIV" wears uf lsIS
and lgJs ~ great ~ he danger "a Cali
fnrnia Oregon Washington. Idaho aud
Mont ana that Pr,--id-n' InT authur-
llej he use uf troops after the regular
forest service. had been found unsbl. to
cape with The fires ThI- 'nud' ION has
called forth m"r" urgently than ever
before q demand i"r m"r. Elective
means fur combating his Iuriia,,. To- oar
national wealth
III. drought ui rhe 'arlN summer va
no doubt responsible for The tiudrr div
grass and underground bat the -Iori.--
from the Northwest show that to TN.
uu-t t-' added 49, usual. he ruipablr
'arrl"-~Hr-- aud u.g lr,t ni be- Indians
settlers ami hunters Tine tr-r hr--
were reported from Brush Columbia
~ Tar north 80 Nuk"n dud from ih..
h o"'"uav dl-Irl,t and Manitoba While
rhs de-f riI'tiuu Ma not 80 great ~ hat
NO years age. when Peru" Wa land M
t~he.- and $50 i'"up'- were m1d. home
','~- - caused in-- uf ahnut g -, I.-i
10 farmers and railroads w. Wisconsin
the Huntington forest re~'.r," va de-
~tr"ved and the vlliag" "i HeLcmau
Mas burned 10 the ground Iu Washing
i"n he town 81 RYAN near me ARABIAN
line, and nanv 's'g" private forests have
already been burned and the fires are
not vet under control The national
forrest reserves ~ northwestern Non
lana ana mort horn idah" and the private
lands within Them haN. suffered 80
verev The forestry bureau estimates
: hA' isG acres have already been do
-'roved " one time m 'hl- reserve forty
large fires S"re burning. according 10
N" rep"rt "f District Forester GREE-
LrY ~ Missoula tn" los 20 the Gov ,
"Tnmen' anot o private owners. - i SAID =.
has already reached 81 1DVD The for ?
nsrs nf the Nelluw-t"n" National Park /
were abaze "Wednesday ~ tire" differ
ont parts ~ The reservation Two Of
hose fires the soldier Ar. fighters con
rrollcd before great damage WAS done .
bw IN" third u j. feared will result ~ !
he loss ~ much valuabl" lumber and in
Jury 30 he natural beauties of N" south.
eastern part II tho park The Fast ha-
50 far been sIgnally free from IN" firo-
From Name comes the report ~ only
hree small fires. while here has been
no serious l0-- report ed IN MaSsachu-
.e'is from the Plymouth or Cap. Cod .
II~trIC'-
Efforts {" place the responsibility Tor
."reS' fires hav" not met with much
.uccc~- Massachusetts last wear kept
. record Oi causes. and oarclc--ness oG
'amper- and hunters lighted cigars and
Cigarettes and sparks from engines Ucr"
ylvrn a. IN" most frequent origin In
~" West the cause - often trnced ~ a
Ior~e dragging his picket rope over the
'mberS 81 y fire and scattering them
among the surrounding heritage. or in
'hcep men who light fire To drive cattle
rom IN" grazing ground and let " get
'eypnd their control. An action that
las IN important hearing upon tho
e-pon -,bIliiy for forest fires comes m
or hearing ~ DradwoOd. y - next
month. In tins the Government claims
a. 49, damage from the Burlington
alIrold FOR me destruction hv fire Of
nor" than iu'r a"re- II valuable tim
~ m M" Bl1"k Hills national TeservA-