The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

property ON the west side of the
river, but has assumed no alarming
proportions AT WoodSidc large
PORTION OF the forest on S%eeny creek
was destroyed yesterday and six men
were badly Injured. These men are
now In an improvised hospital Mt
Woodslde
A FIRE is moving down Lost Horse
canyon toward the city of Hamilton
from the southwest. but is still some
distance from the town At Darby
there Is another big FIRE reported on
Lick Creek covering the entire sum-
init of the range
Fire Has Twenty-Mile Front.
Ranger Beatty tool. large force
of men to Miller Creek about IA
miles south of Missoula This fire
has 20,mile front and is swinging
into the cast side of the Bitter Root
valley This force Will be used to
save the towns and not TO fight fires
CT the forest reserves. the latter pol
icy having been abandoned where
villages are threatened The two
railroads can handle 1000 people with
the equipment now on the lines be-
tween here and the stricken terri
tory. Refugees are still pouring in
TO this city with tales OF distress and
many children are reported 6cparat-
ed from their parents.
A report was received by Manager
Pavey OF the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company at II O'Clock this
morning from St Regis. advising that
the wind vas blowing a gale directly
from the fire zone 10 the town. The
report declares there Is little chance
for the old town now, as the flames
are circllng and will soon come in
from at least two sides. small force
Is engaged In carrying out the rail
road company's books from the Office
to a place OF safety.
The mill officials declare they will
fight TO the last effort. but the at
tempts seem 10 be fru,tless,
A late report from Hamilton re
ceiyed by the Bell Telephone COM
pany tells of a big fire with a wide
frontage. which Is raging seven miles
west OF the town, and men are being
secured to fight the oncoming torrenl
of fame.
The Northern Pacific officials are
making desperate effort TO push the
will send passengers as far west as
Plains.
Special News Arrives.
The Muscular has this from It's
special correspondent who is with the
Northern Pacific relief train which Is
cut of by fire at Saltez. he having
pumped handcar through % miles of
fire TO reach telephone at ST. Regis:
a 20
Regis, the Northern Pacific nuns
through two walls Of burning timber,
The scene is indescribable The re-
lief train got as far up the Idaho di-
vide as BoraX and was compelled TO
return on account OF the burning OF
bridges, Getting back TO Saltez, it
was found that the bridges east had
been burned and that II would be i'm.
possible TO move either way The
train was compelled to stop at Sal
tez and that fact saved that little
hiu-Iocked town. superintendent
Fowler has $50 men with him and a
well equipped train. Bucket brigades
were formed ami men were set Mt
work With shovels The train was
just half an hour ahead of the fire
and only six small houses on the
west end OF town were burned.
"At the Bullion mine eight men
have been burned to death, two are
probably fatally injured and nine are
known 10 be safe
William Mckay. ono Of two men
left TO watch some property at Taft,
was so badly burned that he died this
morning at Snltez where he had been
! taken
The local forestry officials are i'm
pressing every man available into the
/ service. and where these can be used
10 combat flames they will he divided
into relief expeditions to search ont
lost employees. There Is no possible
means OF knowing the fate of the COM
! panies OF soldiers and flre-nghting
men who have not been heard from.
but IL is now believed that the loss OF
| life Is appalling.
MIssoula is crowded with persons
I made destitute bv the holacast which
has swept the Occur d'AleDe district
during the past rs hours. and desper-
ate measures are being tallen to pro-
! vide for these poverty stricken people