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Show MONTANA FOREST FIRES NEARLY UNDER CONTROL i MISSOULA, .Mont., July 29. Although Al-though a local high wind prevailed most of the night, the forest tiro conditions in this territory continued to improve today. Forester Greeley of tho local headquarters of district No. 1 says that with a few exceptions the many Jires in the territory being supervised in his dislrict are under control, although still burning. Supervisor Kinncar from Seeloy Lake, in the Montana Clearwater country, reports re-ports the big fire there, which burned over an area two and one-half miles square, is well subdued and lie believed under perfect control. This lire, ho states, was starlod by ranchers burning stumps. A new fire on Harvey creek, in the Missoula forest, is reported today, but its extent is as yet unknown. Supervisor While of tho Bitter Root forest spent the night hero and reported re-ported everything in his district bettor and fires well under control, sonic entirely en-tirely extinguished. The lire burning in the T3ig Black-foot Black-foot company's timber that startod near Clinton has eaten its way through the trees to McNamara's lauding on the Black foot river and a big crew of men is still fighting its advance. A small new fire was also reported six miles east of Ovando but it is being successfully looked after by ranchers. |