Show FIGHTING FOREST FIRES Thousands of Men Working Desperately Desperately Desper Desper- to Save Ranch Buildings and Resorts San Francisco Several Several thousand men are engaged engaged in a dozen counties in n California In fighting numerous forest for for- forest est fires that threaten ranch and resort buildings as well as many square miles mUes of valuable timber lands As a result of these conflagrations unusual heat heat- prevails along niong the coast Great damage already has been done to ranch houses and several groups of summer resort sort hotels and tent ent cottages have been destroyed The most serious fires reported are aren In n northern Sonoma West Napa Mendocino Mendocino Mendocino Men Men- docino Santa Cruz Lake and Los Angeles An Angeles geles counties Although efforts were made to pr prevent vent further spreading of flames the fire fighters have lave succeeded but indifferently |