Show Dinosaur r Monument fire contained J JI Of PP I swill j teKA ri 1 i dA rI d I IA A stubborn Dinosaur National Monument fire in an an almost inaccessible area was declared contained Monday at af 7 pm p.m. after burning acres since Wednesday of last week at about b out pm p.m. when it started apparently by lightning Chang Changing ng and gusty winds caused the fire to vary in severity to controlled of control contained out guarded and very dangerous during the week The nuisance fire finally required smoke jumpers from the U U. U S S. S For Forest st Service and 25 fire fighters TilE THE FIRE FInE was located in the Moonshine Draw area about six siX miles from the Dinosaur Visitor Center on the east side of Green River The fire was fed on brush pinion juniper and Douglas fir Flames and smote smoke from the fire could be seen from Vernal about 27 miles away most of last week Russell Case district Park Ranger said the fire fighting operations were demobilized Tuesday ANOTHER FIRE FInE at Dinosaur Monument in Split Mountain c campgrounds Monday at 7 pm p.m. burned through three acres of campground area b before fore it was contained The fire fed on grass and brush and damaged five picnic tables and the door to one of the restroom buildings according to Ranger Case The popular campground was closed to campers Monday and Tuesday By Wednesday the area was cleaned up and opened again to campers The fire started from man-made man origin in about the center of the campground complex Also last week a new fire broke out on Bureau of Indian Affairs land in the Chandler Creek area of the Hill Creek Extension Reservation Reser nation 65 miles south of Ft Duchesne That blaze had covered more than acres of land and while listed as contained was still causing fire fighters considerable trouble late Sunday night oJ 3 i WH WHITE HOUSE DOLL The head and hands are made of porcelain with wilh a sawdust filled body Each model stands about 18 Inches high This one is Abigail Powers Filmore |