Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-15


when the officials arrived.
Tho iire would apparently be check.
cd when at noon every day n high
wind would spring up and by three
o'clock the heat would be 30 Intense
That tho IRE lighters could not 40.
proach u. blasting bark being hurled
fve hundred feet before the wind 10
start a hundred new fruu ahead Of the
main front. Finally a IRE line a quar-
ter 10 half a mile VIDE was run from
Leonard canyon 10 Willow creek
which checked the advance OF the
flames, this fire limo being about four
miles IN length. All this was cleared
out IN one days time which IN bellev-
cd 10 be about the record time for
such performance over NO large an
area. For three days a total OF forty
men was al work, when the force was
then cut 10 fifteen or twenty.
The damage TO greer timber r. es-
mated at $4,000. and In reproduce
lion at $4,000, a total OF $50. 900.
while the forest service men don't
say much about the details OF tho
nsht few mcagre particulars lndi-
cate that Il was fierce one. Camp
was pitched az what was considered
n safe distance from the FIRE, which
however was right on top OF the biv-
ouae In an amazingly short time,
strenuous work being necessary 20
keep the camp site and a square mile
OF feed for the horses free OF fire. on
every side or this square mile the
Are was raging No serious injury 10
any OF the fire lighters. however. IL
reported The task which confronted
them IL shcwn by che. estimate that
an army al 900 men could not have
checked the advance OF the flames IN
the afternoon when tho wind was fan
ming II
The army emergency ration Was
tried out nc this fire but found unaat-
lsfactory for fire fighters while ut
work. because OF lts dryneHs water
had TO be hauled some distance 20
supply the rangers and they drank
gallons OF Il. Spellmire and Lyons
OF winslOw furnished a part OF the
force OF men at work.
Supplies and tools which had 10 DO
hauled part OF the way and packed
part OF the way were on hand and
reRdy. ARRANGEMENTS are now being
made for connections with Tho milf
tnry telegraph line which runs
through this section, and this insiallR-
ton Of the telegraphonns throughout
ths forest for use on that line. Laht
year there was no telephone wlro on
the forest and the building 90 seventy
miles this year indicates the extent
Of the IRE protection measures being
taken by the service.
The supervisor at present can call
up any OF his rangers over the tole-
phone but tho tciesrephone service
viii make communication much more
complete, considerable sum will
bo spent this year in further trail
building and Improvement.
The numboE OF troo iookouta win
be Increased aud these will be supple.
menfod with lookout towers with trl-
angulntion 70 secure exact location.
How useful those lOok0uts ara il
demonstrated by the fact that In an
other district OF this same forest
where there are natural points Of
vantage IN tho shape OF bare peaks,
twelve fires were reported b. the
iook0uts and extlngulBhod with a to-
tal expense 10 the government Of $50
ana damage only nominal.
SIX RULES FOR gUBIaC
10 PREVENT FOiileST FIRES
Six rules have been printed on
piatarda. and neatly framed, and will
Do sent out from headquarters here
10 BE- placed IN hotels az the 0rand
Canyon. FiaeAtan. Williams. santa .Fo
ana other places wkeer the forest.
using public may see them. The pla.
card 10 az foliowsi
The Six Rules for Care With Fire
IN the Mountaina,
ar every member OF the public
strictly observes these Simple rules
/ tho great annual ioan BY forest Ares
viii be- reduced 10 a minimum
a. BE sure your match u out be-.
/ fore y0u throw Il away.
2. KNOCK out your pipe ashes nr
throw your cigar or cigarette stump
1heFe there ~ nothing % catch nro,
3. Dent build campnre any
larger than " absolutely necessary.
/ Never leave Il even for short time
without putting Il out with water Or
earth.
T. Don't build q campfrs against q
tree or los Build a small enc whnrt
you can scrnpe away the needles.
I leaves OF gfaHa ffam al aides ~ a.
| 8. Don't bnlid bonflrae The wind
may come 90 nt any time and start 3
IRE which you cannot oontruL
9. ~ you discover 3 are. put a out
u poaalhlei n Yeh can't Hel word u Il
% lha nearest omitted states forest
renaef Or state nro warden 80 quickly
a. YOU possibly can.