Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-07-23 | Page 11 | Forest Fires under Control

fc FINEST FIRES e NOm C NIR l Blazes on Acres Acres in Northwest and Canada Dying Out MISSOULA Mont July 23 CAP AP Dawn today saw general abate- abate ii nt rit of far flung forest and brush fires Ies that that have burned over api ap- ap j i ely acres in the tho part of oC the United States and southwestern Canada during during- the last two weeks Throughout western Montana 1 e eastern stern Washington and northern Idaho flie fire fighters lighters have gained the upper hand liand In their battle with the flames and were proceeding rapidly rapid rapid- I ly b with the he work work of trenching In Inthe inthe In Inthe the which now must burn themselves out Inside the areas to toW tow Which w ilch they have been confined Although one serious blaze still harass harassed d fire file fighters along a seven-mile seven front in the Tahoe na national national na- na tl nal forest in California the situation sItuation situation sit sit- was reported as greatly Improved im improved unproved un- un proved in western Washington Oregon Oregon Ore- Ore gon son and In the Canadian provInces roV- roV inces The Tahoe fire has burned over acres while the thc one uncontrolled uncontrolled uncontrolled un un- un- un controlled lire fire in Canada was burnIng burning burning burn burn- ing In the timbered areas around B. B C. C I. I One major fire still remained Uncontrolled uncontrolled un un- controlled in Idaho This was In Inthe inthe inthe the country north of Boise Several Several Sev Soy eral oral minor blazes still occupied the tIle attention of state and federal for fore for for- e try stry officials However despite the headway made ade by the army of more tha 10 fire fighters throughout the ii vigilance was in in inno no wise relaxed as the fire hazard continues to o J increase daily dally and every pre precaution pre pre- caution u tion is being taken to prevent a a. a general recurrence of the disastrous disastrous trous blazes Even under the most niost ideal conditions It will be a week or more before the tIle larger fires have I burned themselves out behind the trench lines lines' and further danger I from their spread is eliminated ted i A definite check on on the total acreage t burned over and of total pr property perty losses will not be available until belated reports straggle in I from all sections of the northwest This This' may be days or weeks as m many ny of the fires fire's have taken their toll In sparsely settled regions legions re- re te from the several district f forestry for for- r. r estry stry headquarters I