Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-08-30 | Page 1 | Forest Fire Threatens Yellowstone's Scenery

FOREST FIRE THREATENS YELLOWSTONE'S SCENERY ELK Wyo Aug SO A O-A A serious forest fire was as started yesterday In the Teton mountains mountain on th the west side of J Jackson ck on lake In the Teton forest reserve reserve re re- serve b by lI lightning J J. J D D. Sargent and his daughter were sailing down the lake lakeIn lakeIn lakeIn In their boat and Immediately Immediate after a sharp flash of oC lI lightning saw a n. column of smoke shoot up from a big pinon pine half way up the steep shoulder of ot one one of th the mountains The They reported the tire lire to the store On do the Snake river below Four rangers and two extra han hands s were landed In boats under the mountainside to lo fight the fire The fie Ore lire Is now under control and it was kept from going to the thc east cast side of the mountain In which event it certainly would have destroyed the most b beautiful lake ad mountain scenery in the entire park region the lake slopes of this mountain being den densely eh covered with verdant masses of Oregon fir pine and aspen As It is several er e l acres on the ba back k or southwest southwest south south- west wet side Hl e of oC the mountain are burned over and some still burning It ha harf been heen a n vcr very dry season eason but It now looks like Ikc like rain which may help the fire tire I fighters