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Show enn' camp on Windfall creek is reported re-ported destroyed, but no loss Is said to have occurred. The Puget Sound railroad this morning outtltcd two work and relief trains to go to the west end of the Hue to repair bridges and to seek out those refugees who fled when the flames spread over that district on Saturday night and Sunday. Sun-day. Another Relief Expedition Starts. Another relief expedition is being started up the Ill-fated Cedar Creek and a pack train is outfitting. On the Idaho side furious llros arc-reported arc-reported coming over the divide anl beading toward Elght-Mllo creek, east of Florence. This Are has a front of eighteen miles uuj Is said to be extending ex-tending along Deer Creek In the dl rectlon of Honner. On the west side of the Bitter Root valley many fires are now reported. A late report from Supervisor Koch who is at St. Regis. Indicates that many of the men reported re-ported ' to have perished In Buford gulch are 6afe at St. Regis and arc assisting In driving back the firea that threaten that town. The Milwaukee officials say a fire-Is fire-Is burning along Deep Creek above Iron Mountain, and Is driving rapidly toward the town of Cobodeu. i Famous "S" and Carbot Hill Bridges Burned-Rage Burned-Rage at Kooskia Missoula, Au?. 21 The famous "S" bridge and the Carbot Hill bridge, both located between Wallace and Mullan. have been destroyed by the forest fires. At Lookout the North ern Pacific station was burned completely com-pletely yesterday and tho approaches l the Horsey tunnel are gone. No report h?b been received from Sal iez today, but Supt. Fowler of the Northern Pacific and his Torces left SL Regis early for tho isolated sLi-tlon sLi-tlon and will direct operations connected con-nected with track repairing which Is to be started as soon as the necessary neces-sary equipment reaches that place. Incendiary Attempts. Locally reports are- made that a number of hicendlary nttcmpts wore made at St. Regis last night, unknow n persons being charged with hurling b.nnlng brands among the buildings I i tho business district of the old toivn. No arrests have thns far been reported. No positive report has hecn obtain d of the situation at Henderson but It Li said by refugees thai little loss was experienced at that place. The Manu Lumber company saved all of lift property which consisted of uills ':nd many buildings together with l'iled lumber amounting to at least 10.-ri'U.Oori 10.-ri'U.Oori f..ot. Passenger Service Restored. Through passenger service has bfen .Al'iauguratcd on the main line of 'tho C.ortiiern Pacific, a temporary lr.uk laving been constructed around the burned bridge at Tuscor. From the Bitter Root section no per-'ous per-'ous llres are reported The smoke ' lifting perceptibly here, at 11 clock this morning and the suu Is 1 1 most visible. Fires P.aqe Fiercely. .ord was received this morning at lie forestry department from Super-Isor Super-Isor Fenn who is stationed at Koos-Idaho, Koos-Idaho, to the offpft that the fires " ,h'1 fUitirl nre raging fiercely md are beyoud control, nigh winds ire prevailing. The fires have cover-rla cover-rla c'lstrlct f hfnc 50 miles square. The town of Troy, he reports, Is threatened and the resident have revested re-vested that a company of troops be ont to that place Iu Oregon gulch, mmense loss is reported to the Big f?latt Mining company's propertv. The fire damage Is said to have reached r-t least $150,0."i0 no far and the flame,; axe. still devouring property. Stev- |