The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-17
FOREST FIRES
BURNING SOUTH
OF EVELETH
All Men in City Leave Town
to Join Fire Fighters in
Surrounding District
MANY ARE IN DANGER
Another Fire Is Reported in
Vicinity of Buhl by
Virginia Enterprise
(By the Associated Press,

(by Ln0 ASSOCIATED slreSSJ
Duluth, Aug. l7.--Eveleth and sew
eral nearby townA are in danger of
destruction by forest fires burning
on the west and south of Eveleth,
according to a telephone message r.
ceived by the Associated Press at
1915 p. M. today. The Eveleth News
reported the town twas full Of
smoke" The News said "every man
in town was leaving for the, fires"
which are reported to be famed by
a stiff northwest wind.
The town of Eveleth is protected
on the west side by a large open pit
mine but it is feared the fire may
driven into the town from the south
side by the high wind. Kinney, a
nearby town of 200 inhabitants, is
said to be in the greatest danger.
Forest fires west and south Of Eve
leth increased their menace this af-
ternoon, and reports to the Associat-
ed Press filed 1t 1:15 p. m. said:
every man in town was leaving for
the tires," which were reported to be
famed by a stiff northwest wind.
Evelyth, a town of approximate.
1000 population, is situated on the
Messabi iron range about 80 miles
north of here.
The Virginia Enterprise had re-
ports of another fire in the vicinity OF
Buhl, which is near Eveletn.
In telephone message at 1880
p. m. the Eveleth News reported that
the town "was full of smoke" Eve
Sleth. "A city of 800 population, is
protected on the west side by a largo
open, pit mine, but residents of the
city feared the fire might be driven
into the town from the south.
Kinney, a town of 200 inhabitants
just northwest Il here, was said to
be in the greatest danger. The News
estimated that 1000 men already had
left Eveleth in Automobiles for the
main fire front. Details of the fire
were not available in Eve1eth.
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 17.-With
dense smoke clouds from forest, and
brush fires blanketing sections of
the north country and seriously in
terferring with location of new fires
from the ground towers and also tho
fighting Of the fires, Ranger A. B.
Gibbs Of Duluth, one of the pioneers
of the Minnesota state forest SER
vice, was prepared today to report
to his headquarters at St. Paul that
there is an urgent need of an aero
plane forest patrol during the pres
ent emergency.
Ranger Gibbs returned to Duluth
from Virginia where he made several
flights in a national guard plane
yesterday to test the feasibility of
utilizing the state aviation squadron
to assist the forest patrol force.
Yesterday was an ideal day to
make the test, according to Ranger
Gibbs who cited the. fact that
smoke, especially from the Kelsey
Peat fire, had put the various look
out towers out Of commission and
had rendered the ground forces vir-
tually helpless toward spotting new
fires. Also, he said, while the ground
patrolmen were vainly trying to
study the topography of the strick-
en- areas, the airplane riding high
above the fire and smoke, provided
ready vehicle for mapping the
burning areas. In this way the fight
ers might be provided with infor-
nation with which to plan attack on
the flames.