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Show ISPEOAL TRAIN , PSRE flGHTERS ; . : Rushing North to Battle Against Fl&mes Which Threaten Destruc-; Destruc-; tion to People From Ogden Local Forest Office Receives Word of a Conflagration on the Yellowstone Branch of-O. S, L. usually blows In a northwesterly direction di-rection which would drive the fire into the most densely timbered section of the Targhee forest. The Targhee forest Is one of the largest In tho state of Idaho and it Is said by those most familiar with that sectlou of country, that a fire In that belt of Umber would cost the country millions of dollars of money If It wero to continue for any length of tirno. ' District Forester Sherman, whoso Jurisdiction extends over the southern part of Idaho, received a message this morning from tho supervisor of the Targhee forest that aJlre of huge proportions had broken out near Island Isl-and Park on the Yellowstone branch of tho Oregon Short Line. The fire spread rapidly through the dry grass on the edge of, the forest and soon presented a Arc lino miles In extent, working back into the heart of the timber belt. The railroad officials at Pocatello. on being notified that the Are was be-jond be-jond control and threatening their property, ordered steel gangs on the McCammou double track to proceed immediately on a special train and lf.O men were hurriedly sent north to the. scene of tho conflagration to reinforce re-inforce 100 men who have been drawn from the forest service of this district. 1 The first word received by District Forester A. B. Sherman from the fire zone of the northern country this morning, was that the fires of the Salmon Sal-mon river country were gradually being be-ing controlled. There are now seven Arcs, four of which are under the ab-Bolute ab-Bolute control of the fire fighters and two practically checked. Shortly after receiving the flattering flatter-ing new from the Salmon country Mr. Sherman received a telegram from Supervisor Dave Barnctt at St, Anthony that a grass fire at Island I'ark. along the Oregon Short Lino road leading to the National park, had spread into the Targhee forest of Idaho and that the timber was on f re. The telegram stated that Mr. Barrett Bar-rett had called 10i) lire-fighters to St Anihony and that the railroad company had called lf0 more Into requisition and was speeding them to the scene on special trains. E very-other very-other possible means Is being resort, ed to by Forester Barnett and the railroad company to save Ihe great j Targhee forest from devastation. ' Mr. Barnett also stated in his telegram tele-gram to Mr. Sherman that he thought he would be able to control and stop the fire wi'h 250 men. if he could Teach the scene of the fire before It had gone too far into the largo timber tim-ber belt Thoma3 E. Fitzgerald or this city owns a ranch near Island Park, a little station on the Oregon Short Line and he Is somewhat worried over members of his family at the ranch. He states that the park Is a small plateau, lylntr in the midst of the 'Targhee forest and that it Is a treacherous treach-erous place in which to start a fire. ITe says the salt and cheat grass there at this time of the year Is high, and very dry. so much so, that it will burn like tinder if 6tarted. He says ' he thinks his property will be destroyed, de-stroyed, for it Is in the path of any grass fire that mlht start in the park There are about eight hay ranches ou the plateau and not more than thirty peoplo are living In the little valley. His great tear Is that the railroad company may not le able to get a train Into the park and get J back with the people living there. The ranches there are seeded to I timothy and red top grass that oucbt j to be about ready to cut. and some of It may be dry at this time of ear, which will greatly aid in feeding the I fire. Mr. Fitzgerald says the wind ( |