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THE WfATHER JGO( uaOb.A
,.""" THE DAILY MISSOULI[A.N" ., 0 o".
Tnro.v--Fair; c, tlltte] cool. ]. reI t.y.t A-i"
r lln.ri\','rn - l I l't rl l ] witrlne fotlr ri intu, r
mVOL. XXXVII. NO). 111. .IlSOI1'1A, .1IONTANA, \'I)N 'IAY 1IuiI..N , \I'I' T , i(. i'l(' II CENT
KNOWN .DEATH LIST DWINDLES WITH LATE REPORTS
FIRES BURNING
IN HILLS ALL
DAY
DEATH LIST SAID TO BE 53 AS
RESULT OF AWFUL
BLAZE.
FEAR FOR THOSEMISSING
Stories of Horr.blo Conditions Con
tinue to Come to Missoula-Many
Hunters in the Hills Are Reported
Lost-Lhteot Details Fromr the File
Swepft Cistrictes.
r ,akaiun lit. A ,ug. 23. TIhe knIwIIanr
victina aoir t14 larast iris
aI a oillawvah't:
1111111 11-11 03 n.. I' l nlh .:
Irt aiat nd u \\'IlWal ra., i ltill, :a.
it1 ill ril r N w 'portii'. Washi.. s.
Naa'i St. diao, talaht , i; II l ns p
r'iael t4 Ile forestl rangaers.
At tirlt.tl . Monl., I.
lSpokane, Aug. 23.--Light nrull bi.Igain
to fall this aftaerlnn In iW'aIllure land
othller Corur d'Al rle minafing Int\rns thalt
havne been seorchedll or lthrea Iatened byh'a
thie forast fires and the weary fir
fighters took new hope. Nothllll g but
ai long riandl heavy adownpoulr will
'II enchl the flumtles that arei, ;ting iup
tile big trees of northe.rll Idalh, nolrth
werfnt Monthnn allnd lnortlllheasternl Wi'ash
I ngton, hiowevear. The Idaho aillitin unit
thae United States trallipa arre on their
way to do blLttle with tihe red invadel.r,
)llat the rolliers'aun aenompll.h little I
Imnre thllan protect the thrallten.all
towns. The .Unilted ltatr foraIsi t snu
pervisors In Idahluo lnd Malontanarl are
ilrabletla to pet into rcommunientlcatlion with
r1r00 aof thleir ranllgers, but It may Ibe,
that nluy of them are Unhllrnlled. The
-nnoat sNenstlonal rumors oa . loss of ifel
contlnule to br e % lirnltater: lhut it is Ir.
ponsalhI to verify threml, and it seelrms
likely that, asldo from lonnes nmong
thle lnatiollnal riangerr, thei numbller of
dealns Irn the thrree states will not ex
creld 100. Tallte this afternloon n I.st
ol' knownii deaom(ld c nlmnltllpt iln Spalurnarine
untral nald onily l i 30 ntrllraa.
Militiamen on the Way
rh Idlahom nllitiamen are on their
way fronm the encampment at Amni:l
can lake, near Tacoma, to tile Coaeur
d'Alentar. Preslent Taft notified (Clov
ornor Brady tidaily that he wotuldl erandI
to Idtiho, all the troops available. but
that United Staites soldiers could not
b)e used for police duty. Ghvernor
TBrady will go to the front tolmorrow.
None of the towns of Idaho lI In
inmedlit. dallnger, it Is bellevedl. T'lhe
fire Is destroylnlg mnch thinher In the
nrational forests of the gron:t mountainlll
chain whose cresf forms the noirth
olterstln Iaoulndlarv iof Idaho fandtl whlti
chlln In called tile litter laat, ',atour
d'Alene and C'ablinet rangesR. Ill Its
progress northwesterly from the conti
nental divlid of the Rocky nountlains.
These motjntainu and all the pianhandle
of Idaho are thickly clothed with pine,
.:trucee red fir Iand henmlockh, utlndl alliat
of lhe anuaitry bulrning hlas nevear Ihe
fore felt the breath of fire.
Uncle Sam Loses.
Thile ipeople or tile 'lnited FStates,r aws
(owners of thIe lnationall forests, aret tilta
principal losers of property. It will
take decades to restore the devuslatedI
-iportions of forests. Pecretarly of Agrl
culture Wilson, iafter hisl recent tour of i
the national forests, statetd inirll.ly
that theyiar were lrfing onservtd; tlhat
till the forest fires then burning were
rall amorllng trees privately ownted. The
forests tlrorgh which tlhe fire Ihis
passed are killed, but the timber is
merchantable If cut at once. Next to
the Unitt States big eorporations,
-notably tile Chicago. Millwaukee &
'IPugot Sound railroad nnd the Caoeur
di'Alne, lead and pll\'er mines, wyhich
rlso mucth timber in their worklngs0,,rare
tihe chief sufferlers. It is difflrult to
glive fIgures on tihe tlmher lones, whlich
rany rOaIh $10,000,000. It in estimlnatted
thalit more thall 1,100 settlers In Mrn- I
ituna, Ildarho and Washinrgton hai lonst I
lithlr holles and e',erythlng in them.
(Coitinued o._Page Three.)
- IRIHOL: aiA8IN IN WINDFALL.
'=;~=C=;S~;~5;=~--=·-I~ - /
PEARSON ON HAND
10 REBUILD
ROAD
Aecrding to report, r',t Ived here
llound l nst eveniing AveIry i.s siited.
The Ipil7 lipl to Avery +tls made by
Ir. nning I nl fIol t ll lw . 11 II Int
ulir. ]'vet' thing west ,,f Kyleh Is it
g"li c intllilon. I'riml Kyle toI Avery
the traclk is all right. The cni-ll
tinll ton the (list sile or Kyl ti re
lnoit l l 1 s 1h c g1 tld sh81it e. Il'Icven
bridlg* t het,. vil ren ht. Ici4, s and Kyle
lare oif1 0 Il' c llev illisH on. Till '\Vo l' therell'P
lit 11. 's, . 111hi11' til Ine.14r y1 . J. P tr.II r
"()If is nt Kyle and will sperhninltr
opr, tlions froll that sdle.
PEOPLE AT AVERY
ARE ALL
SAFE
TOWN REPORTED TO BE BURNED
IS ALL RIGHT AND NOT
DAMAGED.
Ilipeful rlteports froI lli n lvry itl werI'i
rcid Avery All Right..vit
hiy. Vii itb tlihe C o a'i h titton of t llh, wital
Itin tt(,iu t tK r L tl iiilr i llttr ilhl' I i i 't'ltltl,
and ti hre g tad ll rt n'itt lli n l tlri' I i,
fire-fighting i otteril• t he friin . t i, 've
iolme tunder ontrol again. 1 wholllli
loilweret, thought11 i11 t tlo '1111" . been lost have
turned ti again, and towes . repw. ed
Idetrltoyl , li lV Iti l fllll i u l t alet . ' 'lle I
s lt titlon on every stn. shows i dle
etih , iliitr U t fo i" the Itt lier.
Avery All Right.
Atr t 111 u l'e ilt ie tlgratl in w si rie
itrivtl fro' 'l l tinger l feb itlt Illt Avery
tltingl that lt 1 town ll ll iVlry nuti In
It iwas oved. 'ITi reports to I',1e f
a.,l denied andttli there is ii'pparently no
further Iidanger tlhere.. Mr. I)ebllittl re
ported tl iti lplik Irinsll' wtire to lt sentl
out lt wote bi nill of the iirrounldill
lit p, i n otr'lr del r t hat thell i' et therelll
Inel'y reilve. l-l r utare ws moion i't
pos'l.ible. Ain amy snrgeon Illiltl " two
ulIstiintlt t are in lte' tiown alnd, whlhi
the suppilyl medii llline il ralthelr low,
It it thought that all of the injured,
i iry are Im:nd, can be i lredl I'o.)
Anothler hit of golld news 'uwas In
tluded in i telegram frlilom ulerll,
Hlines at Iron Muntaihn. 11e report
eld inger Rf. c. W. Friday f orMi ssotli
ind ill htut Ifoulr of hist crew werel' si' I
In thle town. 'The other n!iyon are
thought to bie safe, and MIr. lFrily felt
certlin thal t they will tirn up again.
Ranger Losies Crew.
ITinet maid thMa t hi e id illh ard niotll
Iht from his owni crI, which lie lIft
fitlting the filame near Iron MoMlnl
tain. Ie says.l thllt since they lhad not
moniv, d rump aniterl the fire beenin, Ihti
they muls lt be safe.
A, wire fronm ted llodge yest erday
sti,ted that a lserioustl f'ire I raginig In
Relief Train.
i,'nlll nltohnneolo Misou·Iiti, Wi110l h'd a
relief train out of Ietiynila last night,
telephoned In.fronl Iron Mountinn thati
it fi o'cilok a strong wind hal spr'itr
p ai nd 11.4tll futnling till . i:. f i " '1i
lift tllini. The shower that fell thie
this aftinln was lilght, hi auid.h and
of 1ittle reit hbenefit.
No Lives Lost.
The soldiers 'Who, with ai crow of fire
fighters, were repotted lust at Horio.x
are safe In Saltese, according ti it re
girt, reclived yesterday afternolol. A
trin who gave his name a l'Idwairdts
made his way into Iron Mountain from
'itrex and said that no lives were lost.
At 7:30, Ttranger Clifford seat word
that there was it bad fire north of Et.
Regis. It was being held at that tine,
hoiv.v"er, despite the gale that was
blVwing, and the town was not il dan
WINDFALL GULCH, .W-ICH FIRE HAS REACHED.
BAFFLED, BY FIERCE BLAZE
AND HEADED OFF BY FIRES
BRAVE WOMAN WINS AT LAST
MNnIoulht is thlt of I 'r,. InIIl iMrs.
('lelrge ('lnk iof M1lllnn.
lJeolge 'IoI k t1 d (itl u .it1~ 'ri Ils, lit1W
c ntraii llctors ll t I I' worki ng tilt I lver
Mllilln. oul lln ' ti' s. Cookl bill', l'tllk
Stt iol llto V' it lr ih I ll ndl 'I'herel I
w\ ir bilt three pirsoin, tN ('.ll. ks amt I
tlyer ,'o \ tllhihl tlL Ie ' s nli' thL, liltthl
m ILt. About the ' lddl.i' of the ft.er
lioonl Mrl. Ioky .tMr.'. N('ok, who was ll
IlIr ii;ll n, dll .lc v re ri fir. oll l it.t
ei l e rlt 111 u h. ,ht tle' iiill to til'*
lmine and wantvd.il',l th, lni ., Shl, anl
M11r. (liork i tmade i'l get-l'way 11\' lar lldi
would ('l'ch thiIii I ulltil II I r dil . t'oin
tlhe wily kilout they ii lt , v' to IiIiuhc0
wllth tnither fire aUn llld I It I, 1. (lge
their I ,o rslle. 'The, y walked ail nighllt,,
ineting fire l l'fter fire' , lanll got , t)1L
"1hm1 pant nit' s at k ofrttll luilt t Ie s ii .
hadl to olil ell' tI lll ili Mtr I llt ti 'i to'.
(i Illr n lnr, l o lI fri lll i of eLli family, 'et
1r t Mulan, where he went pester
dty to look alter Mrt. .yers.
"e gh ve up li'ii v rl N ifi'fe 'i nt ti111m1 es,"
P(nid Mrs. Clolo last night, when sit_
by 1ilii 1ssoull'an reporterl'l, t. "Ild it 1n tll
lit Mlk lllu lln \t.'e li' g .n't \i\'lit IyIUUII'.
been for the opthll til n ii' (' al'org'i L )it
not believe that I nllld ha\'v kwulpt gI
InLg. ll.y feeut w'n'rt ire, ntol' y Ihs hhIil
ly swol\len k1l1I1 my pooI'r ulhy so tintd I
tlut I 'o tdh ha',rdly dlr g onh i'o.t ,lllter
"'lExulety "It 3:15 ,,''hcl k S y lftl
erv on), hwih llc l'l, Iln our lithi abini I
ilt Silver t i'\l, i' mint, 11 milhles fromn
1]lullaII, wilre 1 Went \. Clays . tgo ti
spend sulme thie witlly n. hIsibatlnd, 1
law IL fire cmuing up Uioriix ereek, it
little stream that runs right up to the
eInmllp. I dld not know that there wasl
another fire hi the country, is we were
shut In on three sides by milllains. I
had not heard of thi" \'.,nll;t'. d.isllter.
\V.e were ('leia' out of touch with tilt
ntutside workl: the only wVly ti' rl.a(h
us eas nf)lt; oit horse could ilt.ib
the mountains there. lIun,,'', \iht'nl I
ra w th e fla m e s lm lk in tLh , ib * w\ 'il tu t ,
th; blacksmith shop, v': hirve our powder
wallls stored, right tot the entlriae to
the tulnriel of the min,, where Gleorlge
was Iot work, my first thought. .as iii
nl.tlfy hilm) so he could ,It .ult before
L.e smothered, I grilhhedl my hlat anin
It candle and_ pl:t nut fotr the mi ,ne.
Fifteen minutes latter tG, org,, .Mr.
Myers and I r('(ne out, and the fi're
was within 10 fee't of our cabin. W.
did not have time t) debate ways of
escape, but started for MIullan, where
we haive i home. M'r. My'-re sals !hilt
lhe \w'ild 0 stay ll d ]ight to) sut\ his
hunkhouse. We begged hin to cuove
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
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Wvithi ui, but h11 \w'mild n t d1 II. IliI
soildl hI, lW-,·v, tr. t thot 1 n tWldi aIntc hl II1R
'Th'lt is the lasilt we hiIId 'I hiii .
(lorgu hart g il to' h* 1 t hint. I f''ul
tnt he r did nt ,-'eape.
Meet a Fire.
"\Wi' thiik that11 the fire'.. w 14;saw w.e
thi, 1(ti' that urltedl W\\' li t .
" Wdid nIIti h v th " i to t' t inly
thiniig . it 1t htnitltiig lanid I hitre i. f
|rtld. Ity :1l : '4we tee' In.gl ,tan
INCOLN COUNTY
IS A MASS
OF FIRES
\%hit'efi.sh, Aug. - I ti--I rst fres iin
ithe iitorlhern i rt i 1111 Il(iill Iiiand inliit
h1elld it tuntles have ailII II 1 ( 1e ' t l must
ularming wtti lt|tiln yet alluring the .ust
2'l Ihollr t s 11i 111 tall effr'l n i t ge t th tr il
uIdle1r cuptlrol iseemll ti, Ie i vllt i. t''he
w'h,., country Is dotted with firesr
whht'h. ,when ti|1, triad is not blowing.
Is ll.em to li I' u11nd. ('(1Iitro, t ni s oI)nIii
n;i the wlind starts IIl they it r ul' lilnetl
illnt It fliterc.t Ilhae th t e( aot hIe iput
its the burning embers are car.ied
"head, and everything h Ing as dry alt
Wpowder they sit new fires wh|'i't'
thely atglht.
Several 'ompatlII ( s I'of sltll 'rs intil ull
the elvillitns that the, forelstry dellie p 't
l)ment can get' h l, d of, thwis|lae thLe VL)i
are V ll e to IIlake butlll fee"ble pruglRLessl (
Iagl nst rltl l terrille ' it 't \ iages ofIll i thu
fllanlm . The mlrtlhl'llll rI',llnld l LI
mlon yesterda..r ndlll' rent 1them wxest to
Ilbby and 1to T'ry. Mslt of herel, It
the ( nlldelr nati1 1nal ilrk, the fire,
Iihave bill down thll th'olgraph I(ptll'.
flenity llspatchtu ingl: itrs bains.
Wind fans Fires
Y}",tel'ltrdy afllhrnoon the wind, ftnnedllll
the firesl with Irenewed 'vigolllr antl'd they
llpoured Il dense elald iof sm-lnak thatl
hutil ; rg the wal)le vnlley turd ,ql
vtoInped the city in homplete dtirknel;,.
At 4 I. Ii1. th twau shining 1 ill lith
;mok1 -gKule the s, y :1 blo d-rI*d lilt°
noI ano'h . A('shes and I1.yt fell Ilke ruin,
Itut thlelre wis In li ve fire thatIL ,lnstlu ed
'lir te comp of th. I u telllll'nent
Iniantry arrl''IVed last night. tompuanl)esl
IT and l ' were seplt to Tvit'l ln aind
IompaI ty |), In t' mnm. l t4it.' .,,nius Ir.
ht Stljllwater m.ealty.,
el,,tilesr annd I in a ginghnna dre ss, tra\'.
,-ling tii t'nl l)p p r rnllru ntlnain tIrail. T' o.
and II ht'f milties font (anip we met
th* Millani firen', inning rirtirhg tip thi(
ijl1ge,, 1111( hi| to t til ir i |nd fly 'r
lsafely. The'n we (,'Ithnhd I::l(,n k'ler the
tilp tlhru hi tile t wlLn . ,I('n the Ktiin
'l'Th llm on l ii alls, n hiht, het deinrId,
wis hlut fontr miles ohn~y i. Thl is the
first story --i iitilflbl.e one i .- lu toti
Ieh. I le'lned fron rll xperience that
l'hitimstlni Itullt iwasi 25 nlhles fromuni tIhati
point. iur first ildrop was to C,'opperr
reie, wholh w,; followed, going a. fast
I a we Iwllt towrlihImrl p '|hilll son llll .lllx
nul tll i-eriuwhli lii aner a hlIiuh, whlere
expecited ti ile. A log within 20 feet
l1' us wlts lirned. The flitam w-'rI'
liipassed n twii siles o'. if it1x. Wie liay
rperfo' tly still. with hlxes pilnvlig till
inmit Itsi. .ntil 2:310. Tihe fire wars an
brirght in the trees that leorgk iould
snr his watcith. Ais sroiin isul Ivwe niuhld
pick rir miway we went ito the toir iof
lthe ridge., whlere we ceild see in every)
dire-tion, andill tlhe eilntire i iwntil ry
wiienlllld lito Ie I nflittin'. Theiin wie de
s.ornded toi ('lniptir crook, which we
foillowied fIor tw iLles, I ,todrging thrnullht
thlIe fire ls we we nt.
'"I ish ll 'neve'r forlget that trip. ini
itlith r s.tlile n tit, im ntainLti s lltreel w(llre
hbrlnilg from bnttml lit t. lFil• nwil'
un the very lrests oflii tlhe hilllls, we cou
rie ,i fhnes which were hirdlv ills
tinguilshable, frini stairrs.
"It was. five ai tt we grit through.
Atl two nr toiirtl placs I hlal ilt throw
Iny inprn oveli i ll fr ' i i'to proteit rany
hlir, eyes tiniluh. Mntinny, tlora
prior l l Ihut I h d disenii' d , il .%y liat
and Ili gr llI.,
Saved by Creek.
"Einch tine aifter we 'ran thmlnutigh th
flames we i lal to gn into the creek to
uteath ilm' brfi.0tt We would hnve sntf
focatlil h|ld not watiier livrni si close.
The ilst rls)j eirtrge made heI olat hix
six-ahutuler iand la hndfatl oif silver thait
lihe hld In his pocket. 'Thlit i tihe kind
iof call we hiau. My poron s.aved nip.
Geor'ge iused it hanlidkerchtief. 'The
closlest rub wei had wa' the very hlst
fire, 'r'o ,,upe we rullhed Into thi
ie'eoik, fillitig headiinig over thil' baink.
1-,ovot arinig we fountl it runal taind fil
lowiedi it for fruit' milres, whlenii i atfound
a fairna hoiuse. liow glad we were'.
I would nolit hvlieV known myselfnfI i i1
mirror'. .ty, dreits wais torn and n .ny
lshoes skinned tuntl iitis iihapen.
"As. we ilplri't'oach t ti nt t4lllligng We
hlitardl hlrses moving In the litrn. Win
wtked lihe ownelr iiiand iasked himr to
taike is toi town, lilul. it sorry thing, hei
refused. lie eaili he wits going ihloutl
II, iiland conll tial.' me bulit inot George.
Noil Gering to i"mnit long we mmiivnil
on,. 'f'wo miles away mwe mi' e Ir tihe.
Alitir-ll-.k ineli. whmire we iwere taiken
in hu the superlintendenitt lind tr'eated
royailly, being lfe ll ia.he-i''led lii (otheri
(Co ntinued inii liuri ''hrl'.i .
SPRINKLE OF RAIN
AND SOME
SNOW
'1.1" 1, ' ~ i- I +t I,1t .., ~ .l l ,llll Ili
MiAls "l* l, ;1 1 nit I tl!! hI !lh I t 'el r ,It ;
I i t ' ll· 1111 I t'1 ; ,111 ] v\. i Ih,'
(111 ) I an 1 p,( i h,0. .I "i
I' i lllll l lll i 'l , . I: 1 I i ,t1 1tI , n , i i. 1
('hlu ,d I ~ll l . lillt In II int i., l r Il.
f li.t .\t Iltiht n.: .tt niit' h lt lh,
;t Ith lt rl , r",i .|', i l l I' ' V:i,' ;i 1'.1!, '1
fa lll +'I l"t.,. l " lh,"
i r'llf+ t " 1. l .11,t. 1' i 111r ill * ,.;I l.l ',
; ill gl I111' ,1.1 ,m ;I t , 'r ileI, 1 , , .thir
FIRE IN I DEfAli
in hr COMPELS EN
IIIhi iFLEE , '"l,
11ili " i t 1 1 111 , L l lth l t' I I ii ' 111"I' I 'ltrl :l ,
Ihiir iti ' l' .ie n tights, it 1 1 ni 1 it 1t i , t'
t I I l lt. 'i '1' "i ' Ii: i li i' I1.ais, , 1li ,,
- \ *irt lnS cellnll it' D nge.ll lh ll r h,. h*
FIRE IN WINDFAL t
COMPELS MEN
FIRANK D. BROWN TELLS OF TER.
RIBLE ADVANCE OF FLAMES
OVER SUNRISE DIVIDE.
lil'n I It I tllll i trtil'l i ' 1i If ll .ts 'i t it ll il
rll rl't , caul " iii llllw!aL Inll h , I't f1' ni
1,1111l'(7., 11h11,r1 he \ e'I> dri ,n by 11. "1
tires n I hti \Vt hicitill IIIIi, ;1ry, Milth h1
vil tit Ir 1 nllll his llfu , iil't' ,rdi w ithh'
bll , will t H i lhl I'
"I 11 :1 Ih .- ,'ii new cc' , l y lifl,'
5aid h,'I , te llling oI h11 fllight ,Ir111f I1,"
W\Vlmdlall stctloln "I t,'ll y 'i tihl, iih
cui , t 'l t thi, tii llt tl tlu lI, i t ht'lt ilt slit
thll t Intl n v 'nr, n il l 'l y iY 4:I y.uri
In .11 ,l t:irm, .1n.' t thi'Ig I" aloprn.l' ,
it. I ilt m ll'l' lr i tit talk l+ st thi, pI-'-11p
it t llk that I ]lhat'- unl d insa. illn:l.
"Iliist . Inturdyl. It ,mi nllanyll with A.
M. . w to ll vot f thls lh!e'',e I %.1t lit f.r
Iltl Ce ailrtl" crtt'k (I'lr l 'i. :r'l'ttlli .u ari z.
SIltle ml . hil h ny ita then, t I( ('ik thet
\ilndfanl trll t I, which "lIs tlir c thh i
North ID, rk ((llt (I 'hnrwalhr) r nls n (,g -
.hei#r+ 11 t a IIIif til i gu ihes h ',Id I iii i
nl rth and south it (hili tut :In ml,'s
Ion11. ''r t er'l'ck Is thl rlel'lter it f u *lll
ill' !h14'x Il+ llh'hcl frul l ('('l11, r e.rI-.1. %
nn south :1h-1ng thallt divid.' lh,' h,'-ads
'if mlally 1l41 rl. IbI'. '('hl- 'r',"ill anti it.
lrlIlltr .'I/r , thit \%Vl dt ll i, ' hllln ,i,. o"I
Ih ll ln,, hlon1 t I llris No1his
"rhPe tIal I''ul nll ('ll" 1"rk inter.
x1.t15 1ll of thise,'S guIic s 1, lnd \1 ,hill'
there Is a w. y onr.11 eI l 'h to (hI Mis
uniIllt 1 'ivLI, tll only' nit' knoIw'n to he t
'hi'll 1. th ,' \Vlu fl'all, with, possl bly,
thi, ex'lplhillun to'h tl.h Quartz, wnh'ch was
hll ly ian ll) i ."11111 an ld ta l y l'stevdlay+ con
tinued. 'l'h C'edar 'rot'k ftir, had il
lreattdy cut ifl tilt! Tro0ut crock trall.
Tl'hlureft'l'r, to bilt olilt thi t n Im n Ill Deep
thl (Ire1ntsll tits, mast Vl o i ) fill, W ind
faill I ' ip dolln Ih Mt';,Ihuw rt'lt're'
Scented Danger.
"Windfa ll is abollu eleven miles ftrinl
Qlulri, When we cro'lsed Sunrise l di
vide about 4 'lcrlok nitt rtay after
11o001 1 rl l(allztdl' that the fire might
becmc. l ser'iius for IIs, but we (1it4 not
think tu It it 1 t'1 iloser thnln ('"dui r
croek, I unkcdl Sthvlls what ho tih'ught
of the nolthnsll . II,' ltlghed lit thl,
nlgl.'l tiI.on , f dangh l r, b11 milltllin.zed illiat
ho thnught Ihere' w0 '.1, fir'h' . i all x h,15
"About fivlt Ihm wind he"an t, 10h1vw,
amt It was Si, strung that night fhlt
nl oil(, v uld sh| .lep. 1'Talk about 75.
miles an+ hilol'r! Thlt woIlh Id nut begin
to din. Well, hw nllxt llln,'nll Nt lvens
lu th, ll 'millet'" that 1h v lhad hetllr
Rt tilh, women \ Awl chihi nl , I of
there. e ddd tlhll lh,, t ,n o l n I m lh
o (,ieui w e'111 then .ill i iready. I lli 1't
Iwo itll y. u, I did ,nut " I. ; Inv It:l'o
lhat I ult Ih o, if lthi situnatin stlld
"l'th'. rn.ok .rw g, n i ei' r h.-m'r lit
hollr. The ai'r wa'i flll 4f iinhll rs :n1
tihet' flying (hiagi. Ymo eub.in' t se
it hul dr'll .d f ,.'I , e- rtl 1 .mi'li vet wa saw
(t'anllti ('tl ',1n PuIIr" Six,)
I ' f _ . <
CEDAR 'CREEK TRAIL.
FIRE-FIGHTERS
RETURN IN
SAFETY
MEN GIVEN UP AS LOST BY FOR
EST SERVICE REACH IRON
MOUNTAIN.
TELL THRILLING STORY
Men Led by R. C. W. Friday Into
Heart of Burning Forests in Clear
water Relate Hair-Raising Tales
Praise Leader in Unmeasured Terms
- Back This Morning.
.: I ltl ('aI " ly , .1,, .M ill,.r anl .Ise
K Ily, i hre ' fir fight.* h l ., had ilh I.wit
,I s \ iitll I: IIr it ("' \\ f'l5lvi, s Itg s
il f tti I ' li Mld wsai lat I i i lr ii* , I .
11W1 In i. i1i Ilir'id gl li u h iiwrp fir-t
I:1.:1 flight h wil nl~l.iu I 'V if li taI hr I tla I
an sd :1eI.tIII' o ilir'Ihlll i, tl.r.llt. "a I 'hll."
ial.eI d 4, t il,, frlm 7 oT ot i ':,: :0
VI" I i-i" I1t the It l .o l .1 ;lut a in i. where
I ly It ok a train tr NI l,.1 n .l 'if1
party 1ut 1 hty 1Iirhh1 y wer d hi r ii givr.a
up i s lst by tli ll forest wsrvie. ir titi
i n whIn l hthey h.ou l a t It ,lii h.airi 'et
w. r htu,,dh li' Igr o 'hr , rhini r .l 0d-s r
t.w iii Iihi i" I I arwati . ti t \' h thll ut
fit." br.k, . ll it (u,,:. f.l ar'd that th,-y
if ii i . 4l hi, aifill- iI r ilrlt hi e artly se t.
gut Milk' turn, Ili, thMr atuflrom
, .I' lli 4I y ; hi tsl i i TilvIy wIT "re dirty
uraloof :.ined malo full o., strbnl. s 'f their
in rluil iies,
"1ti," ,'tu e t hi u gh iili t ni thes of fire
t,111 IIt ru ge il In ron i' a llt? lit n ind left
ilty Iall ur I .,' il . lv IIt. f fire behind u. , "
.slllk l:Klly ti s111 keantluu of the party.r
lii# .1' i-ill, i.
'"WV' ne t .ltr fi fighnlhl th e tig h fi+tlmrn
until iorh-ril uit to save' our litve.
lhlr l'n r. y :t guari i he .,ier l eft i the,
IoIlntinik ll t I wirc'h f ar f du rk lIut Ie .
"'Thor,' wer', albh~t' , 1. of us its 1,00
dllty slutlti l, l ouit lting lputrlkils;Jd ait ll.
IV wt'liit iln the lik Meliadtowsl countrY
it wit'.k alg' Minidt. Thile first ft we.
reltlz,| tIhat wt. wre ih dangehi r of bi
fillg hurned. (tItir I'enip was surroutell
by fire llnd ('hr'le ltultilighIld tand Jkill
'liunrsly. wanIre I hlly s e fire thln it for
Ihl ditril'o i. a tin i , 'Hl, SleIt w hitlh tillei
they hl, d to Ile 1II a river IlIv h,-kll'r out
1,Iofh'. the Idy ut theI irlvet.. They les
'apved lot 4::11 tlulllltdy 41.1`101414$01. They
gut hlarlk to 1'lit- Mv liadotms StinatlItiy
night nhu II(et ihelp on-1 the wayi toh
thlr i rescuet 5 il. lI, " t it ilut'ran rlde tiret
llel . throug, h lth 'htI e tlltl o g tl backll ll
Ill nt ;l II Ipl itl. ved iti v I t
Sunday Bad.
h"undyt. l fter fu'li) n the wind wit, very
high an ll i3 i Iid l lk he ll t lok ' Uw
hsi s tcl ll t hh itha ll t l. was 11 t as dark s it
ooll feet ill the aIir. We had to buek
tir, mil move mp too Kae sur liveos.
llThe seral firesi Iwtir sleeting clot ,e.
shoat Is, tWe dropped into it little
'i. hliuiow i - it. io twiore iitth -- halind
fought to live. The tai.i 'uieri'l all ex
'cited and oine, htul lve, tried to ktll
himself, and finally escaping, ran away
to Garrihon's r(.Ol l Sleep was IIIprttp
t.li,,le. Friday iand hlis brother lay in
the creek bottoi and tried -to lujeep,
b t coliutlhlid not. The wind was tirlvtlliti
it the rate of i to dit mles aai' houlr
abhoult i ,3 i lo'lo and [urutlplrod l it a .aort of
+. tll in. .
"f.y ool.ness, courage and gaod Jtidg
llent, lilk Friday saved nIaIIV of mir
Inll. (lly fouss' men are missing Iud
it is bellvl+d thni they will turn up
In the h our:- i f i, day 'r two. O~ne
fellow atrllhted with us fro't the M(ead
,n . thli|. o Il'tIing, but we got at1'tty
friom hhol nid do.not know what he
.anir of himh, I1 was it souk at Ilulnt's
']'III thrl.e metnln despi+le their rather
f a.x .it,,d ost t'iil livil a re i k Hood
;Iha .- :al d three huskier, h,.althi.r
,oo u'; rI. Iri lhm, n are llot too ht, lfouln

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