Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-15
FIRES
RAVACE west;
MANY MISSING
List Of cad Uncertain; May
Conscript Citizens OF Los
Angeles and Other Cities
To Fight Flames


SAN FRANCISCO. July 15.-Fifty-
persons are unaceounted fer and eliev-
ed 10 have persisted within the past "a
hours in the forest fires which are
sweeping all sections D. the Pacific
coast.
They are: W. O. Dillon and family Of
.. with six loggers. caught BY fire on
Trappcr creek. Idaho.
A party Of thirty-five persons, includ-
ing some children, trapped by fire at
Phcelers Mill. Pend 0'Reille county
Washington.
Four others caught by ire in The SAL
mon Valley. British Columbia.
The fires, which extend froas South
crn California TO British Columbia, are
being fought by forces recruited from
elcful. state and private timber inter-
csts In an effort 10 save thousands "
acres of timber and grazing land from
being added to that already burned
over
Blazcs in the timber Of eastern Wash
inpton, northern Idaho and British Co-
lumbia were reported TO have burned
over COURSES which had cut home
rttANn va SNLtAtAr 80 NA1"N A"N~ fF~AN"
was waited.
Thirty Of 60 men. women and chill
drcn believed to have been trapped at
the Constitute mine ~ Kellogg, Idaho.
were brought ia cary today over 2
rough a ountain trail. their only open
passage. ari word came with them that
tho remainder Of the hclcagucred mine
workers and their families were "a aad
would be out shortly
Six men On the other side of the fire
at Naboh Mill also have not been heard
from.
The Sidney Nine and the Highland
Surprise are directly IN the path of the
flaaes. which are bearing down upon
them and the town o. Wallace. on the
urge OF forty mile wind from the west
The Government Gulf fire in its fourth
day, was within mile Of Kellogg and
was coming last toward Wariner. The
people II that town were moving out.
The Greatest monetary loss has been
In the forests Of the Pacific Northwest
on both sides of the international houn-
Diary In Idaho mine buildings have been
burned ANA in Washington and Oregon
logging camp equipment of the lumber
companies have been destroyed.
Blazes in the vast region Of Washing
ton and Oregon were reported virtually
brought under control last night with
the ala of rainfall yesterday but in the
rational forests of California four major
Tres still were raging today threatening
ranches and livestock. So great has been
the call or fire fighters that automobile
tourists have been forced into the work
in sol instances ana calls have been
sent 10 the larger cities for men.
Flames which for 4 week have swept
the Santa Barbara national forest north
O.. Los Angeles, were at latest reports.
| increasing in area and intensity and
statements were made by federal forest
service officials that Y might ~ neces-
sary to conscript men from the streets
81 Los Angeles as fire fighters
In the klamath national forest, Siski-
you county. northern Cali .ornia, the fire
menace had been inensificG today BY the
growth ~ 4 numt er 81 minor fires into
confIagration which was burning IN
heavily ii bered regions in the vicinity
cf large sawmills.
In the Tahoe national forest the lat
est reports were that the flames were
I lrapng along the North and Middle
Forks cf the American. river despite the
efforts of 100 men and in some places
had left the national forest and burned
onto private lands. threatening farms
and livestock.
I In the Sierra national forest the fires
were reported 10 have hurst through
control lines nzrh of Oakhurst and 70
be threatening big stand Of timber,