The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-07-22
STRINGENT Order
on Setting Fires
Fire Warden to Arrest Any
One Starting Fire Near
Timber or Forest

ihe lIc SiudJlOn mas DeCOnle So
critical in Stevens county that by
order of State Fire Warden Pape,
the county fire warden John Welty
has received instruction to have his
deputies arrest anyone starting fire
in or near any timber. This order
is in effect until there may be suf-
ficient rainfall to prevent further
spread of forest fire.
Many fires have been burning over
the county. The most serious one
has been south and east of Aladdin,
where about 10 sections have been
burned over, about half of the land
carrying good pine, and the balance
scattering timber. This fire burned
as far as Meadow creek.
Another serious fire was west and
north of Lake City and Echo, as
far north as the Seven Devils. This
fire was under control Tuesday
morning, but in the afternoon went
over the heads of the men in
crown fire. 1t was caught again
Wednesday. Reports of stock and
homes being burned proved to be
unfounded although some cows
emerged from the fire with singed
coats, and some horses have not yet
been found Fire fighters saw ~
deer in pothole, and set dogs on
them to drive them out. The deer
made a noble dash through the fire
and escaped with singed hides, but
it was believed they were not
seriously injured.
A big fire has been burning on
Calispell peak and one northeast of
Deer Lake. Fire Warden We,ty sent
deputy to Calispell to make re-
port, and it was said 100 men would
be needed to control it, SO it has re-
mained almost unattended. The tim
Der is not particularly valuable, and
all supplies would have to be packed
in for fire fighters. t..
The greatest damage resulting
from the various fires has been the
drying up of water sheds and burn
ing of feed and waterholes used by
game animals, and killing of game.
Mr.. Welty states that unless the
sportsmen and settlers give full aid
in stopping fires, there will be moth
ing left in this county in the game
line.
Mr.. Welty's deputies are George
Wheeler, Deer Park; Ed. Dwyer,
Clayton; Frank Magers, Springdale;
John Davies, Chewelah; ]. Nugent,
Northport. The patrolmen for the
timber protective association are
Jack Howell, Colville; Henry Ames,
Park Rapids; Henry Hoist, Lead
point; Kelly Jackson, Deepcreek; L.
Weatherwax, Colville; VIM. Often
bacher, Dominion.
Picnickers, camping parties and
huckleberry parties are said to have
been responsible for many fires.
Every citizen who knows of fire
being set, should Immediately make
report to the proper authorities.
This week the county fire warden
received notice from the Seattle
office of the department of agricul-
ture, telling him to look out for the
white pine blister, which is a bug
which is found in spring on wild
currants and gooseberries, and which
in summer attacks the pine trees,
drying and killing the bark. Mr..
Welty wrote the state fire warden
that at present he did not have much
time to look for these bugs on pine
trees, as he was principally engaged
in saving these trees from fire, and
that if the fires were not soon con-
trolled, there wouldn't be any pine
trees left for the bugs to work on.
He has been on the jump day and
night since the fire menace began to
threaten, and says he will be "bugs'
himself if the fires keep up.