Show MOUNTAIN AND COAST DESTRUCTIVE FOREST PIBES Ono of the Most Destructive is in Shoshone County Pocalello Aug 2For the past two weeks one ot the moat extensive and destructive forest tIres that ever vie Ited Idaho hag been raging In township town-ship 11 north range 1 west on Government Govern-ment timber lands and more immediately Immedi-ately located In the vicinity ot Cot line postolllce In Shoshone county Already Al-ready about sixty acres of very fine timber have been consumed but what constitutes the greatest cause of alarm is that the flames arc approachIng approach-Ing perilously near the extensive timber tim-ber selections of the State C B Sleunenberg special agent for the State Land board has been on the ground continuously since the breaking out of the fire with a force of twenty three men and his last report to Secretary Sec-retary C E Arncy of the board dated Tuesday was a little more encouraging encourag-ing Indicating that the danger had been overcome In two quarters The States timber Is among the finest in the Rocky mountains and Secretary Sec-retary Arney is now on his way to Moscow and Wallace to conduct the sale of some large parcels The trees are unusually large will afford from five to seven cuts and the estimated Value to the State is 50 cents per thousand thou-sand feet for tamarack and L75 per thousand for white pine At these figures not less than threequarters of a million dollars will be secured to the State out of the forthcoming sjale and with so much at stake there is of course intense alarm over the big fire |