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Show FORT GUARD READY TO FIGHT GRASS FIRES Blaze, Fanned by Wind, Spreads; Post Said to Be Out of Danger. Fanned by the high -wind of yesterday afternoon, the grass lire near Fort Douglas Doug-las cuntinued to blacken the hills northeast north-east of the post. The blaze -was guarded carefully by members of the military reservation fire department, and a large force of men from the medical corps was beld in readiness readi-ness to fight the flames In the event they endangered the buildings and property. Colonel A. D. Parce, commander at the post, yesterday afternoon expressed the opinion that the most dangerous period pe-riod was over. He said that the grass immediately surrounding the camp had been burned to make a barrier, and that, as the flames had already spread around the hills surrounding Fort Douglas for a considerable, distance, the fire would not aain jeopardize the reservation. The hot 'weather of the last few days had dried vegetation, making it easily inflammably and tho spread of the fire j has been rapid a nd .steady. i Smoke from the burning grass and brush was blown into Salt La.ke Saturday Satur-day night, and. "accord ing to J. Cecil Alter, in charge of the weather bureau, sout h westerly winds, which he says will prevail for several days, will probably force moro of the smoke over the city. The fire threatened yesterday afternoon to spread to Emigration canyon, and four men were dispatched from the water works department to fight the flames. Before evening all danger of the fire spreading to Emigration canyon and putting put-ting the water supply in jeopardy had ,passed, according to C. Clarence Neslen, commissioner of water works and supply. The fire burned through Red Butte canyon can-yon and was gaining headway toward Emigration canyon hen It was cut off by the men from the water works department. |