Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-07-30 | Page 4 | Town of Wardner Menaced by Fire

UN OF WHRDNER ffilEEDJf f I Army of Men Battle With Flames in Effort to Save Camp. SPOKANE. Wash., July 29. Nearly 100 men are fighting t'o save the thriving thriv-ing mining town of Wardnor, Ida. The forest fire hns eaten its way toward tho town and duly a mile and a half of heavily timbered hill intervenes. Dispatches from Wallace, Tda,. snv.vthnt during tho past two' days the hcayy winds have wrought.' inconceivable damage to timber and other property in the district. Women arc aiding the men in firo fightincr on Pine creek. Men are dropping at their work, exhausted, and the wives of the homesteaders are doing do-ing what they can in checking tho flames. James Bcttcrton and famib' are reported re-ported to have been living in a mine tunnel for two days unaljio to venture out on account of the fire. A searching party will go there as soon, ns tho men can bo spared. On Pine crock back firing is being tried to save some of the homcsteadera' t timber.