The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-08-04

CreaScs, the efforts OF the fire
association are increased pro-
tlorlionately TO prevent it.
The fire patrols have been in
reased all over the district and
ihe men are constantly on the
lert TO extinguish any fires that
uty be started. Several snmll
tires have been started by light
ting i'm this district but they
Ntr, discovered and put out be-
lore they had time TO spread a !
TO any damage.
lhe fire association keeps
from one hundred 10 one nun
jte and twenty-five men busy
dl Tie While i'm this district alone
patrOlling ,ho eXtinguishing O..
small fires. Although the con-
mtions are rapidly beconu,-
Identical with those Of 1910.
when So much damage was done
and SO many lives lost by fOres
fires, the association hopes hy
eternal vigilance to prevent a re-
occurrence of the disastrous flee
of that year.
II.ts have been burning for
several days ON Marble Greek ana
,he David Dollar and Harper ~
arey slashings have both been
burned over. Between seventy
hN and one hundred men. un-
der experienced leaders have
been lighting these fires for seN
oral days, but i'm spite of then
strenuous exertions the fire has
got into green timber, where Do
l- NOW tu ming. IL is hop 3D.
however, that The men will ha,
% under control soon and can
keep 1t iiom spreading furJhcr.
] hc dumage so far has I'm
slight as the David Dollar COM
pany is intending to cut the Jog
lu This tract Immediately am,
hey have not been damagend
any EXTENT
rle worst fire any where
his viclnily has been the one
,ear BoNill which has been bu.a-
ing for nearly week and has
lone considerable damage. Fhr
potlacth Lumber company ma.
had between three and four hun
lred men fighting it for the lasl
four ,r five days and they hop
a. coriine il To its present .u-
'alilv.
Fire broke out Saturday in the
hills south and west of Pos
Falls. This is outside of mc
fire district and il had gained con
siderable headway before il wa.
discovered and a number o. ih,
huidins, OF the settlers We
eported to be i'm danger SUNDAY
iho fire association sent Out
nlmber OF men lo assist the sci
iorS and il is hoped they VIII sue.
''rd i'm getting it under conlro,
'nd viii be able to prevent !.
rom doing amy serious damare
ltep"ris from the Coelu Il
Ai're riter and its trinn...ri.
az" N'sy encouraging. s, r.,
lh'e BIAS been no fire OF any con.
rquenec i'm that vicinity Oniv "a
iH" small fires that have started
have ieCn put out before l5e,
had 1.inc io spread.
The ..nrst obstacle that IA,
1airnl has 90 contend witt. All
rr'seul Is lhat the telephone is
not WorAing very we'll and the,
arc laNIng trouble ian reporima
iir"s rs soon as they break nnI
s"n times they get quite starr
'cfere help can be secured
The high wind of yesterda,
has added immensely to the dan
@er from the forest fires. Tn,
one near Bovill which was con
~idered the night before to be un.
Ger control broke away and back.
ed by The high wind bore dow,
almost directly on the town.
Word was sent to Potlatch ant
the Potlaich Lumber Compan,
closed down its mill, made tr
train of flat cars and sent its en-
tire force to BoVill 90 help ngh
be fire. This increased th
force of fire lighters Go seven Em
tred men but even with this arm
, very little could be done io sla,
4 ihe fire.
Snanty Town. mile and q hai
, This Side of Bovll was hurnc.
with the exception of the mae.
hine shops, which were saved b,
Che excellent SvSfon1 of uvafof