Show ELEVEN FIRES I BURN F FORESTS RESTS Civilians and Convicts Used to Fight Flames In California SAN SA I Au Aug 12 1 12 Eleven I Eleven major forest fires blazing i in California Nevada Oregon an and Washington toda continued to burn hurn Into irgin timber and one OnG eating It Its way along the seen seen- scenIc in Ic banks ban o the Merced Mercea liver Yosemite park The Merced r el rt r ci Os tiro fre a shon a wa watne IS Ia fre mile miles mUes from El EI Portal entrance to the tile Yosemite aliey this mom mon Ing was liS being boing bv by OO lI el lans tans and convicts from a a road camp nearby narby The Tho fire tire had burned o cr 0 er 12 acres In tnt 1 eluding lea heavily lands londs In the Sierra National No for for- for or- or orest opt est cst At Al Rh side el-side Cal one ono hundred undre men are arc tia fighting 11 II forest fire lr which has hse binned bill neli In the San Jl cinto ebb mountains for tor the last lost week Hea V Vho showers ho Irs lessened the fire In some parts of the mountain moun moun- taut range rance although no rain ell elnear near the scene ot of the pI file e eIn In Oregon the forest tire fire eltun- eltun Ion within th the th Whitman National Nations forest foret and adjoining timber Umber as as- as assumed a serious lIbel whon hen fl CI use CIe e now amy th lies es were re reported ported to the of or- or fic of the tha forest Isor the most ot of o these thee Is situated ted in an inaccessible ILle region rel tour four miles mUes north of lake lako and about 20 mIles northwest north est of ot Baker All the fires tires are ore be Le- Le lIe lle to hale hae been caused I t 1 lightning In Washington I t jo est cst fires Ires In Inn ll n northern rn WhatcOm ind nd a ds s and and anni National toots wore Mere re reported In the Chelan National forest what hat was 39 1 to be bc the tire largest larges blare blae of ot the son eLoon In this district a fire tire was a burning on trout cre cree a S tributary ot of o tho the v west sest est fork tork of the tho thi ri er It has hail alread burned or acres of timber Io rower er and telephone one lines Unes jIm jIm- Including In eluding lines linca of ot the tho Pr Preps s were ere put out ot of lon for tar a a te fey few haUl bouts houis the forest Ire iro no neom the Nevada Nevada- Nevada California evada- evada CalifornIa state line jumped tie tle l TI riter rier The TIle file tie which had bad been sweep sweep- sweepIng sweeping ing down the ee liver slyer eon eon- can an canyon yon von toward time the lithe lumber r ton to sn n not ot of Verdi erdt a I swerved night and was waa for or Cry ml II on t the tho e Eldes of which lIs I timber Forest tool took o o of ot the tle arl I put Il a a force torce ot of men mOn to the fire I |