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Show NO BIG FIRES IN FOREST REGIONS The fire report for the Ogden district dis-trict of Ihe forest service lor th1 Acek ending July 26 Is again very fa- orable. The Fillmore national forest reports one lire in township 28 south, range "i west, which was caused by brush burning, and burned over approximately approxi-mately ten acres of timber with an estimated damage of $), costing tho service 91.46 to extinguish The Kalbab national forest reports two fires in township 38 north, range 1 east, and township 33 north, range 3 east. These fires were caused by Ightning and were extinguished be-tore be-tore doing any damage. The Payette national forest reports two tires, both in township S north range 5 east, which were caused b) lightning. One fire did no damage, the other burned over three acres ol timber with an estimated damage of $40; the cost of extinguishing tho two fires is approximately $7.5n. Heavy rains have now reduced the danger to a minimum. The following forests report no fire3 and good substantial rains: . Boi6e, Caribou. Challls, Fishlake. Humboldt. Idaho, La Sal. Lemhi, Minidoka, Mini-doka, Nebo, Palisade. Pocatello. Salmon, Sal-mon, Sawtooth, Targhee, Teton. Uinta, Uin-ta, Wasatch. Weiser and Wyoming. The Ashley, Cache, Dixie. Mantl. Moapa, Nevada, Powell. Ruby, Santa Itosa Sevier and Tolyabe simply report re-port no fires during the past week without reference to weather condi tions. Those forests which have reported rains are in the most heavily timbered belts, and it is with great satisfaction that the officials have received these reports of heavy rains throughout the entire area. The Idaho, Payette. Sal mon and Challis fore3ts. which surround sur-round the 'I bunder Mountain area, which is not under the supervision of the forest service, all report heavy-rains, heavy-rains, and tlu- dangerous area enclosed within these forests has also had considerable rain It is from this unguarded un-guarded section of the country that the iorest officials most fear the spread of fire. |