Show YOSEMITE FIRE ARE CAUSES WORRY TORY i SAN SA- FRANCISCO Aug 14 A I forest tire Ore thought to have beeb started several day days ago by a blast I set oft off by convict road rod workers was sweeping through a 0 y area bordering on the tho north fork tork of oC the Merced rIvet early today two mile miles from El EI Por For tal tI Portal the entrance to Yosemite na- na na national al park This mis development came with the arrival here of Col W IV B I chIef of o the United States forest service from front Washington Colonel Greely announced to today lay that a 0 re- re reBer Ber Bere re e force of experienced forest fONt fire fighters from other othol western totes states would be bo concentrated In California within the next nert t 0 Weeks week to be bo available for tot emer emer- emergencies emer- emer emergencies The Yosemite Yo fIre has burned over acres In Mariposa county and men were attempt attempt- ing attempting today to fight tight It away from the national park pant In tho tim same amp aren area but bit detached from the main I mainola e a a tire fire last night destroyed I the ced Bowers BO e e ca as e resort pear near or Hot Mer cod eed Calif he ho fire continued burning early The state of Nevada through Senator T L Oddle Oddie became con con- con concerned over the California forest tire fire situation lay when ho he telegraphed President Coolidge re- re re heI I requesting questing Immediate federal aid 1111 in stamping California out forest Corost fire tires fires In Call Cali CallI Cali- Cali I fornia close to tho the Nevada Novad line i i The town ton of oC Verdi a 0 I settlement 17 miles west of Ren I which a was surrounded on three sides Ides A b a forest foret fire was oS declared out of danger lat last night nigh although the tho fire tires fires continued to burn north and south of the town In Hunter Creek canon canion cam on and Dog valley The Tho Dog villey v fire Je Js destro In SOme of oC the finest fInot timber on this th eastern Ono One of oC boundary the main high highways of oC California front I Ne ada to the tho today coast was WIlS closed to- to to 10 day bec because of the blaze aze I |