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Show oo FOREST FIRES ON THE COAST Portland, Oro, July 21. Dry weather has been productive of half a dozqn serious forest fires.. now burning burn-ing in western Oregon and southern Washington One, In the neighborhood pf Mill City, has reached live timber and destroyed de-stroyed a logging camp. This fire already has caused a loss of $75,000 and still is uncontrolled. Another serious fire is about fifteen miles east of Oregon City, In tho live timber along Clear creek, and has a front of five miles. The government forest service, assisted as-sisted by largo numbers of men from the neighborhoods, aro fighting both these fires. on |