Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-08-06 | Page 3 | Timber Fires Defy Control

TiMBER 0 r FIRES DEfY COr L a Montana and North Idaho Report Dangerous Situation MI gOULA Mont Aug C. C C. 4 OP sew ew forest tor st fires broke out In the Kootenai and Clearwater national forests Wednesday night and many of the large fires s in other portions of western Montana and northern Idaho arc are spreading tho district officers of ot the forest service announced an an- annOunced announced here or OJ YI R. Added to 10 this unfavorable weather conditions have made the tho fire situation In this district tho the worst that has been encountered so far this year forestry officials de de- Glared A fire In tho the Tamarack creek region Is out of control after hav hav- having having ing burned over o BOO acres Out Out- Outside Outside Outside side of oC the fires tires on the tho Coeur dAlene area are the tho Henard creek blaze In the thc Clearwater forest Is the tho largest lars It has swept over 2600 2500 acres and lid Is being fought by men Ten new fires In this forest were nero extinguished Tues Tuesday Jay XI It MINE 11 X I WALLACE WALLSCE Ida Aug 6 JP fR 07 Forest fires In the Coeur dAlene district continue with unabated fury resisting re the determined d ef eC- efforts ef- ef efforts forts Corts or of fire tire fighters to bring the blaze blazo under control Nearly carly 1 acres acre have been ben burned over by 11 fires tires in this district The Adair fire tire Is weep sweep sweepIng Ing Ins everything e in Its path and the forest t m officials belle believe that the destruction of oC the Bullion mine surface surta e workings is probable Southwest of Wallace Vallace the Big Dil I Creek fire has started down both sides of oC the ridge and threatens to destroy buildings of ot several small mining companies A fire tire 10 miles north of PritcHard a n small settle settle- settlement settlement ment In the o North Pork Fork country countr tb was beyond O control c