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Show Brush Fire Damages Transmission Line A fire of unknown origin broke out in Nigger Mag Wash fifteen miles west of Cove Fort Saturday afternoon, and burned 3,500 acres of grazing land. Nine transmission line poles w'ere destroyed and caused caus-ed a temporary interruption in the electric power service. It was estimated esti-mated that the fire caused four or five thousand dollars damage. Fire Fighters were immediately summoned sum-moned from Milford utilizing the Telluride Power Company's line road the firmen were soon able to get the blaze under control. It is believed that the fire was caused by careless campers or smokers. |