Show forest supervisor nord returns from idaho A G nord supervisor of the ashly ashley 1 national nal forest returned to vernal I 1 anal thursday after being away nearly a month on forest fire control work in idaho ha left vernal august 15 in response to an urgent cill for experienced men to supervise V se crews in relief relict of the unusually I 1 bad tire fire situation ion in the northern district mr air nord was waa sent to the bald tire fire about 75 miles east cast 0 idaho in tho tha selway u forest this fire was froni from lightning and had been r out ol of control since august I 1 burning up both sides of the loc alsa sa river manord Mr Nord tha th a forest cover through gif lack ot of rain ws so dry and liefl anable that for he first lwow ahls tire flie 1 I r i t 1 at the rate of from 2000 to acres per day sparks tarried carried by the high would mike make new starts as far as a mile ahead 0 of the main lire fire the ultimate spread was over 20 milea long with a perimeter of more than miles sad and acres over men imen were engaged in fighting it camp after camp had to be aban abandoned dolled oh ob account of 1 ts s persistent spread and aad great numbers of elk and other game including deer moose bear and goats were alike in the exodus of escape in one instance the fire made wm an unusual run between 1 and 4 a m and e entrapped a camp of 50 men forcing them into the river to save themselves eel res from the flames it was not until thre there were temperature ture changes in the weather that the crews were able to gain complete control the no full fire line however was trenched and held on september 5 without any rain up to that time mr air nord stated that this has been one of the drnest and most hazardous seasons of 0 record for the northern district and to the noted bad seasons of 1919 vind 1920 when so much timber was dest destroyed noyed the losses ru L the whole to date however have not been so great as in m those former bad years he be says |