| Show THE HOT causes of the oppressive warm weather attributable to the VAST FIRES IN THE MOUNTAINS Bein sTaken by secretary noble ro stop the of the fire everybody hereabouts knows that the weather is hot and dry and ahe present seat on is frequently referred to as the hottest eliat has been experienced since the settlement of these valleys the of this is demonstrated hy the record given by the thermometer in no has there been a failure of the thermometer to find its highest point below 90 degrees for more than ten days in july until the present season july 1889 has an unprecedented record in this respect monday being the twentieth successive day that the mercury has registered over 90 with the degree mark passed on three occasions with this showing it is hardly any wonder that there is a scarcity of water and that springs that have never before been know n to fail are now dried upon tuesday the temperature reached the point known since the establishment in salt lake city of the signal office in 1874 being a short time before 5 p m sergeant fitzmaurice shows that the mercury has reached degrees only four times since the office was established there the dates and temperature being as follows 1876 august 6 degrees 1881 august degrees 1884 july 19 degrees 1885 august 16 3 10 degrees 1889 july degrees A special from silver keef SAPS for the past ten days alie atmosphere hereabouts has been filled with a blue and red mist for thirty and sixty miles around at early morning ami iu the evening the atmosphere is tilled with red mist the sun being covered with a red which so completely envelopes it that ona can look straight at it for some time this peculiar phenomena is accompanied with unusual heat he thermometer registering as high as it is the topic of conversation i a is no doubt at all but that the t ole timber fires on every side are attributable in a great degree for the continued hot spell we are having while the peculiar hazy appearance of the atmosphere mo sphere is accountable to the same baube dispatches frym all parts bear out these propositions A telegram from gunnison colorado bays eliat for two or three days the mountains in that city have been ablaze with burning timber the fire was discovered friday at the head of lost guch to tho north of the gulch the tire was seen raging along to the top of a well timbered mountain the air dense with black smoke and on the following morning when the sun rose it looked like a ruby setting in a dark sky monday afternoon smoke was again seen rising from the marshall pass uis brict and later it was learned from passengers on the west bound train that the timber was afire below shawano Sh owano it is supposed to have started from a bpark from passing locomotive A dispa ch from denver on monday gaya all da yesterday and today to day a heavy emody atmosphere has hung over denver giving the sun the appearance of a red ball of fire information received from all points of the state wyo 1 ming northern new mexico and western kansas and nebraska indicate that the same condition exists As it is too early for indian summer the impression lias been that it is caused by immense forest fires somewhere in the rocky mountains probably pio bably montana or idaho A special from bellevue idaho dated tuesday was to the effect that the timber fires raging in this vicinity of deer creek reached the eed cloud and narrow gauge mines on sunday totally destroying all buildings no loss can yet be given the fire is still raging and the mountains and valleys are covered with a thick smoke there are those who attribute the peculiar hazy atmosphere in this part to ane smoke of the idaho fires on tuesday alie following dispatch was received from washington secretary noble today to day received a telegram from the governor of idaho territory in which he bays a terrible fire is now raging on government timber land thirty miles from boise city in baiso county ane secretary baa directed tho government agent now in that vicinity to promptly render all necessary assistance he is authorized to expend in employing men to subdue alie fire in relation to the fearful timber fires in colorado a special telegram dated glenwood springs tuesday says the fire started over a week ago by sportsmen in no name canyon mr J brown his family and a anty of I 1 ladies narrowly escaped death only es caping by wading through the creek for nearly two miles on their hands and knees and hy which mr brown lost two valuable horses has now spread and acovera an area of ten miles the entire western slope ia filled with smoke from the barnin mountains reports from red chilt leadville aspen and newcastle report alie bun completely obscured the sight from glenwood GI enwood in the evening is magnificent as the entire face of no name and grizzly mountains are a mass of fire |
