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Show High Winds Develop Crown Fires in the Selway Forests LEWISTON. Idaho, Aug. 14 As the result of winds last rilght, crown tires' have developed in the Selway national I forest and for a distance of forty mils on each side of Locksaw creek flames are sweeping through the timber There are 250 men in that zone, bo. with crown fires thy can only fee'; -safety. The first of these fires 1.' iy cated nboul thirty-five miles frora Kooskia, the headquarters of the f' est f:r fighters, while the last Is ' H a point about forty miles from j Montana 1 1 n 'a Th. fires are in the fresh timber classes a? the bf-si white pine aB1' cedar on the reserve One of the fire q BWepI over :;"'k' acres this afternoon- u In crown fires the flames lap frni tree top to tree top and ground trencL- ing is to no avail ... j l: Advices tonight from Granger-instated the carcasses of 70 fheP owned by Charley Munhani of n ton had been found in the Adams cawr fbresl fire rone on the N'ezperce r- serve Other bands of sheep are re ported in danger. |