The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-25

The great forest fires OF district No
| OF the forest service have become
so widespread and menacing as TO al
feet the service in district 4, headquar-
tcrs OF which are at-QSden. Forester
Sherman states that be is being call
ed upon TO aid In fighting the fires
OF the Missoula. Montana, country
and that every possible effort Will be
put forth to do the service required.
and aid In saving the country under
the ban OF the terrible conflagratlon.
A dispatch from Washington last
evening advised Mr Sherman 10 send
every available fire fighter in his dis
trict to the northern section that Is
being devastated by forest fires. To
this end last night Forester Sher-
man dispatched messengers over the
entire forests of Utah, Idaho and Ne
vada. giving the alarm OF the big fire
and calling In all the boys. 1t is an
ticlpated that before nightfall today at
least fifty experienced fire lighters
will be on their way 10 the burning
country. Every man that can be
spared from the regular forest work
of this district. says Mr.. Sherman.
will be detailed on the fire, fighting
service.
The men sent from the fourth dis
trIct Will take charge OF the work of
extineuishing the fires and handle all
the men in the field, engaged in the
work \ number OF men left on
trains last night and VIII be at the
scene OF action today, all others de,
tailed on the work Will follow as
soon as they can reach the railroads
and board trains leading to Montana
and northern Idaho. Most of the for
est headquarters were reached last
night by telephone or telegraph. hut
messengers on horseback had TO be
sent into the field OF each particular
forest TO give the alarm and call the
men to headquarters for instructions
as to where 10 go and what to do. y
number OF ponies galloped over the
forests last night, carrying rider
with the message Of fire. and before
the early hours had dawned nearly
every ranger and supervisor of the
national forests of three states
Utah. Idaho and Neyada--were ad.
ylsed OF the conditions and they
were buckline on their f1re-f1ghtIng
paraphernalia- They all fastened 10
headquarters and at this hour are
speeding toward Montana.
Mr.. sherman has fire troubles of his
own today. too. he having received a
telegram from the Salmon forest that
a fire has started in that section that
IS threatening n large tract OF valu.
able timber, and towns skirtinS the
forests. He ordered the supervisor
of the forest to proceed immediate
ly to fight the fire and spare neither
money nor men To check il He is in
hopes that by discovering fire in its
inception. it may be checked before
serious damage Is done. and before
the fire gets such hendway as to rem.
der human power in Its destruction
almost unayailing. II is also re.
ported that fire is raging in the SDen.
Ger Idaho, district and that the for
esters and citizens are lighting with
all their energy 20 hold II in check
lt IS reported TO Mr. Sherman that
the railroad companies are doing all
in their power to save the forest sec
tlon from devastation and that they
are putting every available man al
work and calling into requisition
trains and engines wherever il Is sug.
eested that they can be used, Under
the direction Of Mr.. Sherman the Ore
Gon Short Line in the Spencer dis
trict is following each train with gas
ollne speederS manned by corps of
men TO guard the timber along the
road against fire. 1t is considered
better to have a small force of men
TO traverse the railroad following
closely after trains that are throwing
burning cinders in every direction,