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Show oo Control Lines Are Placed Around the Big Forest Fires BUTTE Mont . June 24 Control lines have been established around the most dangerous forest fires in wes- tern Montana and northern Idaho it I was stated at district headquarters of the forest service here today The ' situation is regarded as improving, although al-though many new blazes have been , reported. Fifty fire fighters were sent to Big Creek in the Lolo forest and as many to Salmon mountains, where five new fires are burning Three new fires reported re-ported in the Madison forest were said ; to be dangerous and a fire on Deep j Creek to Missoula was declared to j have cleared 700 acres. |