Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-10 | Page 2 | Officials Close Seven Forests

OFFICIALS CLOSE SEVEN FORESTS Fire ilC Situation Worse Hot HotIn Winds In Idaho and Montana MISSOULA Mont AUK Aur 10 10 By The Th Associated Dry Prese-Dry Pre Dry hat winds c ln aro ar sweeping western Montana and nd northern Idaho and are aro ar making more mor seri seri- serious seri serious ous oue the tho already critical forest situation Flame Dame continue to rage raga rax In many sections and nd the weather condition Ire are or f the he efforts of o hundreds of o tire fire As s a result remit of ot the th critical situ situation Atlon forest officials have close closed 1 seven ven of ot the th national to forests rests to forms forma ot of without per permit Ill all o entry per per- permIt mit The Th forests ore t ordered cloud closed Are the Pen d'Oreille Coeur dAlene Black Dlack- Dlack feet tH Flathead and nd Lolo Lobo Many ot of the forests or portions ot of o for tor forests forests ests ets already have h vo been closed clo ed to smoking or camping but this Is the first t order barring all forms torms ot of o entry ento The Tho forest service DistrIct Forester Fred Morrell said Is fighting with all 1111 the men and means available but In the face tace of o of hot windy weather and the th lack of ot precipitation has his not been able bl to gain pain control of the tho flames We cannot afford to lake tak chances on on the tho th additional tires fires fire which might result from from berry pickers and the like and can not bo be responsible for tor their safety should high winds wind ensue ensile Three Thre Three fires tires reported uncontrolled trolled trolled trolled In Washington Washing state last night all III burned In virgin timber stands Mount Baker national forest 25 5 miles east ea t of Belling Delling- Dellingham Bellingham ham ham was wn closed yesterday y because of tires fires which men were unable un- un unable un-abl un able to control Other flames dimes were unchecked on Trout creek near n r Index 40 miles northeast of Stat Seattle tie and on Cady creek also near Seattle Only one blaze was reported unchecked yesterday esterday from Oregon At Glendale Junction near nose hose nose burp burl burg It had bad burned more mor than acres