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Show tied rapidly In recent months, and I this Is siijMried to have 6tlrred the anger of some of the old settlers. Today more ihau CO small fire had started, but the main blaze covers an area of 13 square miles Fires Appear in Unexpected Places, New fires signalize their appearance appear-ance by dense columns of smoke and appear in the most unexpected places. Within o0 feet of where one force of lighters was working a fire sprung up from no apparent cause whatever, leading the government representatives representa-tives on the ground to believe that It must have been the work of some daring incendiary Thev suggest that possibly an organized gang of disgruntled disgrun-tled men whu have enjoyed the free use of the range for years Is trying to drive out the newcomers and regain re-gain possesion of the mountains and valleys for grazing their cattle. Many Narrow Escapes From Death. ! Narrow escapes from death in the j flames have occurred. A parly of I ten fighters became entrapped in a gulch and were held prisoners for two hours, with the flames roaring all around them. hack of fue for the fire in the Immediate vicinity of the gulch prevented the party ftom being enveloped in firo and Incinerated. Incinerat-ed. All were rescued by government i i;enti sen I in search of them. Walter Ptirns, one of the party, suffered a dislocated hip and a broken bro-ken right foot, and another, Frank Nicholas, had an arm broken. Both were sent to this city for treatment. FIRE FIEND BUSY j KINDLING FIRES ! DENVER, Oct. 11. Mounted on a j fleet horso and moving1 rapidly from place lo place, a mysterious Incen-! Incen-! diary Is offsetting the efforts of the large force of lire lighters working in the lcinity of Mlrmonte lo subdue sub-due the llres which started In the heavy timber of that section several days ago. So cleverly has he been evading capture thHt It became necessary to-I to-I dav to organize a patrol whoso only I duty will be to capture tho (lend. Re-' Re-' venge and spite form the only excuse for his action, according to federal forestry officials. The district In which the fires arc burning has set- |