Show FIGHTING FOREST FIRES thousands of men working deaper abely to save ranch buildings and resorts san francisco several thousand men are engaged in a dozen counties in california in fighting numerous forest fires that threaten ranch and resort buildings as well as many square miles ot at valuable timber lande lands ae As a R result of these conflagration unusual heat prevails along the coast great damage already has been done to ranch houses and several groups of for summer resort hotels and tent cottages have teen been destroyed dest the moat most serious fires reported art u in northern sonoma west napa mendocino santa cruz lake and los A an geles counties although de disperati desperate 4 e efforts were made to prevent further r cpr spreading bading of at flames the fire fighters have succeeded but indifferently |