Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1910 — FIRES IMPERIL TOWNS [ARTICLE]

FIRES IMPERIL TOWNS

People in British Columbia Are t Fleeing to the Hills. . i ' .. . ‘iPeople of Sandon and Roseberry In the Kootenay British Columbia, fled to the hills, and telegraphic communication Is cut off by forest fires. It is believed that these towns have been wiped out. Rossland is still safe. The loss is expected to reach millions. Twenty heavy railroad and traffic bridges have been swept away by the flames. A dozen lumber tnillß and yards have been destroyed. The timber loss is estimated at $6,000,000. Canadian Pacific tracks are reported burned out at Revelstoke and all traffic Is tied up. The heart of the fire is eating its way toward Summit Camp, near Oro Dennro mines, with two pow* der magazines in Its direct path.