The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-23

ened New fires are reported at the head
Of the Big Blackfoot River in the northern
part OF this county and also at Lincoln.
half way toward Nlsaoula Careless
campers are blamed for these
That several lives have been lost seems
certain. although details are lacking
still another fire IL reported ut Gould,
the famous Gould mine being IN it, path.
The Iron Mountain mine works IN Mis-
soula county have been burned. At Fort
Assinnibolne the ASH ar" half an inch
deep. Will" the atnosph"r" In Helena -
dense with smok" that two blocks ~
the sight limit There IL a steady fall Of
fine ashes The fires are driving the Wild
animals from the hills and deer invaded
the town of Hamilton to-day.
Three more fires are reported m Gal
latin county one Of which threatens Ia
destroy valuable crops IN the famous
Gallatin valley. Two hundred mon have
left Boz~man and Logan to fight the
flames Train service west 81 Helena and
Butte. on all three lines il more or less
demoralized and hazardous. The North
srn Pacific Great Northern and 81 Paul
all report burned bridges. which nec--=i-
tate detours and Transfers
GLASGOW. Mon Aug ,? Dense smoke
has settled over this part of the Nate and
the sun IL obscured The smoke Is from
forest fires in the Bear Paw Mountains.
NOR. than hundred miles west. and
from IN. Rockies, forty miles distant
Their" has been a constant rain of ashes
here all day
FARGO. y y Aug % Fargo is COW
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Western forest fires Electric lights are
IN us" The entire stat" Is hs.clouded
WAsHINGroN. Aug. .: To-day 'he
War Department. acting at the instance
Of the forest service. ordered five add
tional companies II infantry and a pacS
tram hearing medicines and food supple,
out 81 tho garrisons at Fort walla walla
anu American Lake for the Wallace and
Bitter Root forest reserves
Two hundred men II ia. forestry SER
vice are reported tn be m great danger
west Of the Bitter Root Mountains. also
'ha, the fires A. Bitter Root Mis$Oula and
Cabinet mountains are burning fercely
and tina, II looks rs Il nothing can check
them
Tn" situation in the forest fire area
was made the subject Of u conference
At the War Department to-day Twenty
four companies are already IA the field
patrolling tha fire districts divided a.
follows: Two at Republic. Ore, four
at Wallace Idaho. two AT Wal'owa. Or,,
five at one point In the Orator national
forest res"rv" and two ia another, two
AZ Missoula. five at Glacier Park and Two
at Flath.ad Reservation
4 Telegram was received N tn. Interior
Department to-day from Fort Spokane
from Superintendent Webster II tho
ColvIile Reservation North Washington.
as follows.
Government surveyors reported this
evening damaging fir" 81 reservation
twenty -on. miles south Of Republic
Our forest guards busilv engaged with
fires elsewhere. Forest Supervisor Reid
advises soldiers now at Republic may
be had upon making arrangements with
War Department Wire II their s.rvIc,.S
may be secured
MIssouLA Mon Aug - Forestry
officials report CamaZ. east of Potomac.
a. thu. scene of ing fir" which II covering
both forests and ranch">. \ company ~
twenty-five" were started out hy the
Blackfoot Milling Company last night
and to-day one hundred NOR" left tn. city
for the CamaZ country. OVandu. fur her
east ~ surrounded bv fires Which are
only twelve miles distant from the town
on either side The village" however. -
said 20 be IN no danger.
In the Clinton district ten mon IN the
forest are unAccountad for. This force
was engaged in fighting fires NJ the head
~ the Sarrtz Gulch \ relief expedition
has bNen despatched 'o seek the lost men
in the Bitter Root Valley between Wood
side and Darby. distance. Of twenty
miles On tn" west side Of IN" Bitter