Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-24

In the burning forest districts In west
tern Montana continue to improve
Mother Nature has come to the rescue
and has spread a covering of snow over
the mountains and rains over the val
ieys. Scattering reports received today
show that the storm has extended over
an area of 100 square miles and that
every one interested In the fight against
the flames is exceedingly rejoiced.
Refugees continue to come I'm at DIFF
ferent points ana II Is thought that
In the end many reported TO have
Teen burned to death are unframed
The work OF restoring normal condi-
tons Is proceeding rapidly.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
Sound officials have started four trains
TO the fire district on the Bitter Root
mountains and these trains will be
used to replace camps, supply them
and rebuild such portions OF the road
as have been destroyed. The trains
are amply laden with provisions and
material supplies to carry on the re-
pair and relief work for some days and
before the end of the week the track
between the level country and the Bit
ter Root summit should be In fair con-
dition for operation.
AVERY INTACT.
In a report rendered to the local Of
Engineer Person said Avery, the ter
minai, reported destroyed last Sunday,
was Intact and had suffered no fire
damage save for bungalow belonging
TO a man named Kelly. across the river
from the town. The railroad company
has established permanent wire COM
munlca tons between Missoula and
Haugan and linemen are rapidly cover
ing the burned district west. Tonight
should ind a complete wire still farther
up the hill
The Northern Pacific is also carrying
out an elaborate program for the re-
pairing OF Its damaged line between
ST. Regis and Wallace. Last night
train OF material was started from Mis-
soula and is now at the Deborgls
bridge which viii be repaired today.
Other material trains are being made
ready and viii be sent from here as
required, Pile privers are on hand and
the work will be pushed Speaking OF
the condition west OF Saltese a local
Northern Pacific official last night said
the exact amount OF damage TO the
track and company line equipment
west of Saltese could not be estimated
until experts had been over the dam
aged line The so bridge, a structure
several hundred feet long, mus; be re-
placed before traffic can be resumed
as there IL no chance TO construct
"shoohy' track around that structure.
The Carbon hill bridge. which Is also
completely gone. II another structure
that will be difficult to reconstruct IL
Is in the damage sustained to the
Dorsey tunnel, however, that the local
officials are most interested. THIS bore
Is long one and Is woUdlined through
out
lust at this time II cannot be said
how far the fire extended I'm this noun
tain penetration. consequently an esti-
mate OF the damage or the amount OF
time that will be needed 10 reconstruct
cannot be made. II Is known that ooth
portnls have been destroyed and that
some of the interior has caved In.
chief Dispatcher wilkins or the Puget
Sound railway reports that all the. ref
ugses who found shelter in the st.
paul pass tunnel and tunnel No. rs on
Saturday and Sunday have left and are
thought TO he rebuilding their homes II,
the mountains. There are three deau
engines on the summit which cannot be
moved for some days TO come There Is,
however. a big supply OF FOOD stuns
cached az various places IN the mus
which will be available while the FORCES
In charge OF the railroad companies.
property are isolated. In the 81. PauI
pass there Is also an ample supply or
spring water.
RAIN REPORTED.
\ At II o'clock today rain was reported
falling copiously In paradise. the far.
thest western point reached by the local
officials OF the Northern Pacific. SAL
tese and st Regis send similar reports.
Latest reports indicate the storm is
continuing. Supervisor Kinney Of the
Missoula national forest has received
word from more OF the ranger stations
IN his district. saying the storm is gen
eral. He has sent out word TO an rang
he fighters "a