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

Com, Black Bear, Mont; a, Il. Cox,
North Yakima, Wash. q. n. Ward
San Francisco; Chris Hanson. White
fields Joe Marko. Murray, Ida, and
William Christensen, Spokane.
All are more or less severely burned
and some are badly bruised by falling
trees. None will die. Mako. an Italian
boy OF is. Is one of the most seriously
injured. Three men are from the He'll
crew OF whom 10 were killed. More Will
be brought from Wallace from their
camp today. Word from Avery, Ida,
says that army surgeons are caring for
the injured IN that neighborhood'
The following dispatches received
last night from Lewiston and Stiles, In
the Clear water country of Idaho, arc
typical of the news that Is received
from various points In northern Idaho;
"A forest fire, smouldering since Sat
urday IN the timber six miles south
Of Culdesac. on Craig mountain. Tues
day afternoon burned the Dcnters
school house and a number of ranchers
cabins i'm that vicinity. The IRE des-
troyed nearly 1000 acres OF thinner, but
Is now under control.
Reports from the forest fires ON tho
Middle fork and I'm the Elk city region
state that the wind blew a gale all
Tuesday and the ground gained by tho
rangers and volunteers during the luil
in the tempest Monday night has been
lost. Major Fem. who IL In command
Of 500 men considers the situation
desperate. and although the almost ex-
hausted fire fighters are working with
renewed energy, he has little hope
OF making any Roadway. However. tho
wind has fallen and the flames arc
advancing less rapidly,
MILES OF FIRE.
United fires at Eldorado and Old
Mans creek have an unbroken front OF
25 miles, extending from the Selway
TO the I.ocksaw and cutting OF the only
trails over which reinforcements ana
supplies can be sent to the foresters
endeavoring TO surround the hres-
Nearly 100 men who were sent to the
assistance OF the rangers In that To-
cality a week ago have been unable
TO get through. Snyder's pack train.
with supplies for the 20 rangers at
camp beyond Old Mans creek, is still
beloaguered at Rocky Ridge with
number OF volunteers from Spokane.
and McDaniel's train is surrounded near
Eldorado creek. The men were COM
PEELED 10 hurriedly bury the load. but
the saddles and pack equipment were
lost Tho men and horses narrowly
escaped by making a desperate break
through the line of fire in brief lull
in the wind. The horses had their
names and tails singed of. and several
of the men were badly scorched, but
suffered no serious Injury.
"Ten men were surrounded by the
flames on the Selway river Tuesday
morning while in camp. but escaped by
scaling the rock wall OF the canyon.
They threw their tools into the stream
but had no time 10 bury their camp
equipment and supplies.
THINGS GROW WORSE,
I'm the Elk city district the situation
Is steadily growing worse. The town
il considered safe. but the surround
ing country viii be devastated. The
Campbell. Maxwell Hawkinson and
Richheld cattle ranches east OF Elk. are
reported burning and the plants OF the
Gold Crown, Providence and Winners
Cabin mines are said to have been de-
stroyed.
"a fire which stu rted ~ miles south
of Elk Monday is rapidly approaching
the town. II reached the Red river
rangers Hdamp Tuesday morning, and
the men were compelled to flee with
nothing but their clothing
''The American river district Is ablaze
from mouth 10 source, 10 miles. and the
flames have crossed both Little and
Big Elk creeks There are several large
cattle ranches on both streams and
these are supposed TO have been
burned The Iron Mountain fire has
spread rapidly and now extends to the
middle fork, % miles.
Little Campbell gulch Is ablaze for
miles. a number of quartz mills have
been DESTROYED and the fires on Buffalo
creek. which. were supposed TO
be out are again active. The
smoke IN Elk city is so dense that
there is little difference between mid
night and noon. and lamps are kept
burning continuously in the stores and
dwellings"