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Show NEAR-BY FIRE' 'IN' FOREST TIMBER District Forester A. C. Sherman received re-ceived n telegram this morning from Welser, Idaho, mating that quite a serious foro&t fre had broken out la the Weiser national forest, the cause nor the exact extent of the conflagration conflagra-tion cot given. The telegram stated, however, that thirty men had been detailed de-tailed to fight It. Mr. Sherman Is of the opinion that the fire cannot he of gTeat magnitude, because there is not enough dry tlm-ber tlm-ber In that vlclnlly to furnish fuel for anything like a big forest Arc. and he will take no unusual steps In the matter mat-ter until further advices are received from Wolser. It was reported lat evening that a grass fire was raging at the head of Cottonwood canyon, In the Wasatch forest, near Salt Lake, but that It is under control, and that no fears for the forest need be entertained. This fire was started by a camper with a pack outfit, he carelessly leaving his campflre burning when he moved. The forest officers are fast upon his trail and he will be apprehended and made to answer for hl3 carelessness. If possible pos-sible These fire the only flreg reported la the fourth district, says Forester Sherman, and they will be Rooked after af-ter will all tho dlllgcnco at the command com-mand of the forest service department. depart-ment. It Is not expected that much damage will be done, for the fires ln this country are almost Invariably Btarted In the cheat grass that grows qi.ite high on tho mountain sides, and tho fires are not hot. enough to Ignite the larger timber, unless It be exceedingly exceed-ingly dry. |