Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-10
DANGER OF FOREST
FIRES IN NORTH
Bulletin Is Issued by Pot.
latch Timber Protective
Association.

That the forest fires threatening
state, corporation and privately owned
timber as well as federal reserves, re-
quire the attention of this state Is evil
dent from a bulletin received at the
governors office from w. D. Humis-
ton, secretary treasurer of the Pot
latch Timber Protective association.
This association has the support of
federal ana state aid and was organ
lied for the purpose of cooperation to
protect standing timber from fires in
the northern part OF the state. The
bulletin explains the seriousness Of the
situation. 1t is as follows;
What is by far the hottest and most
stubborn forest fire ever experienced
by this association has been burning
for the past 10 days in township Al
north, range 1 west Boise meridian,
Latah county, Idaho.
up to this time the fire has burned
from the range line on the west side of
the above township to a point per-
haps three miles east OF the meridian.
1t is from one TO four miles in width
north and south and there are perhaps
40 miles of fire trails about it.
ut is thought that the fire was
kept going by incendiaries.
while no definite information can
be given as to the burned over area at
this time it is probable that portions
If not all of the following sections in
township Al north, range 1 west, have
been burned: 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, Q, 10, IL, IS,
IA, Is, 16, II. IS. 20, 81, %, 20, "a, %
and %. Ir township Al north, range /
net tba I,nl
more or less of sections 16, II, IS, 10,
20, 81, %, 20, 80 and 81. The foregoing
should not be interpreted as meaning
that all OF the sections enumerated
above have been burned over, the de-
scriptions being given only as a means
of IDENTIFYING the general extent and
location of the fire.
Expense of Fighting Fire Great.
"From ESQ to 500 men have been
fighting the fire since 1t started at an
expense of from $1,000 to $4,000 a day.
80 far very little green timber has
been burned, since the fire has been
almost entirely confined to a cut over
area.
"The greatest loss arises by reason
Of the vast expense of fighting the fire
and the loss of the Potlatch Lumber
company in logging equipment, log
ging spurs, camps, about 252,500,000
feet Of logs, and the disorganization of
its woods and mill crews. In addi-
ton to the foregoing a number of
homes have been burned and there has
been quite a loss of livestock. 1t would
be impossible at this time to estimate
the total loss.
THE fire is now burning in green
timber and travelling slowly in an
easterly direction across the south
western portion of township IL north,
range 1 east, Boise meridian. 1t is
being stubbornly fought and indica-
tons are that 1t will soon be under
control unless the extreme heat and
high winds of the past week continue
"As a rule the crews in the field
have done splendid work, although the
long hours, constant high tempera-
lures and frequent changes of water
are telling on them severely.
THE town of Bovill was In immi-
nent danger OF total destruction last
Monday evening. but prompt work
averted what would have been a
calamity and further loss of property,
if not of life.
mo expense has been spared to get
this fire under control and extraordi-
nary efforts have been made to keep
it within an area where any fire killed
timber can be logged readily and at
small expense.
wv D. HUMISTON,
Secretary and Treasurer, Potlatch
Timber Protective Association"