Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-08-27
JOSEPH PLAINS FIRE PUT OUT
WITH LITTLE DAMAGE TO
SETTLERS.
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and when these arrived it made possible
the work which finally put out the fire.
The fire burned down the ridge be-
low the Charley Crawford place up to
the place of Bohemian who suffered
the most damage having some hay and
other things burned up. His damages
amounted to about so to rs dollars.
When the Grangeyille bunch arrived
they found that no help had been sent
down to the men fighting at the lower
end OF the fire and so they rushed down
to assist the residents in that neighbor.
hood and they found the firefighters
almost exhausted not having had any
outside assistance and they jumped in
ana relayed the crowd so that they
could get little rest to be ready to
fight again.
The boys started out of Grangeville
about IL O'Clock Thursday night and
got over where the fire was burning
about 6:3o Friday morning. They
started fighting fire as soon as thew
arrived doing the first work between
Hoover's place and Crawford's cabin.
They opened trial and backfired tn
keep the fire from the Fly Blow ranch.
The fire jumped across on Burntout
creek and burned the grass on the hill
side. This fire the boys and the set
tiers put out with their saddle blankets.
and it was fought with desperation
for If it had broken over the ridge II
would have burnt out winter range
which would have been loss of eight
or ten thousand dollars to the ranchers
in that country.
me next morning Saturday the
fire broke out again and threatened
Crawford s place and by backfiring
the place was saved. On Sunday the
fire was out and the day was spent in
cutting out snags to prevent further
fires from starting.
Down at this end where the GRANGE.
vllel boys went to assist in the fire
fighting there were crew of only ID
men. At the upper end where the men
from Cottonwood were helping there
we're about go or 20 men.
After the boys had finished their
Job of fire fighting they went down to
,he Asa Jones and Rich Nash places
'nd state that they were entertained
ike princes, spending their time eat
ng watermelon and resting from their
abors From the time they arrived ON
friday monring the boys worked all of
hat day and night and only had time
o get two feeds under their belts. The
madness of the crew at this place re.
ured constant work and attention TO
ontrol the fire.
While the crew at the upper end
Tere fighting the fire big buck deer
anne out on the fire line pretty badly
corehed and after looking at the fire
lighters went his way. 1t was also re-
orted that several bears were driven
ut of Burntout canyon by the fire.
wo were reported to have been seen
y Will Jones.
Two of the Grangeville boys who .
ent out to fight the fire. Zanis Par.
ms and John ingram went on with
Ill Mcmahon s pack train to pack
uff into Orofino fire fighters. They
ave gone up the North Fork to be
way for about month.
Fred O'Kelley, Frank Titus. DR..
'arner and Roy and George Mannino
me over and went out grouse shooting
lth the fire fighters. They report that
ey had fine luck. The damages sus.
ined from the fire were exaggerated
d the settlers consider that thew were
ry fortunate.