Show FORESTS LAID WASTE Fires Still Burning but the Worst is Over Olympia Wash Aug 11The Associated Asso-ciated Press representative returned this evening from the burned district near Summit west of here Much timber tim-ber has been laid waste but unless heavy winds spring up the settlers reel confident the worst Is over In the logging camps of Mason county the men are still guarding against flying embers while others are rebuilding llI1rne out camps The big fire reached about twelve miles from here where the flames have full play and arc raging ra-ging all the way to Elma over a large territory on both Hides of the road Several ranches arc In danger and occupants oc-cupants aro using every means for protection pro-tection from the flames In most cases they are fighting fire with fire and many of them have burled all their valuables clothing etc In order to BIIVO them In case they are obliged to lice Several shingle mills arc In imminent immi-nent danger the only hope of palva UorHielnK that the wind will not spring up before rain sets In The residents of Summit a small settlement supported by the shingle Industry had a most exciting experience They say the flames came upon them with the speed of a racehorse Men were forced Into the mill to escape the fierce heat One man trying to save his household effects ef-fects stayed by the fire when others hnd sought shelter but finally he started start-ed to retreat but fell between the house and the mill and several men rushed out and dragged him Inside Several houses were burned to the ground |