Devastating Forest Fires in the Pacific Northwest
Extensive forest fires have been raging in Western Washington and Oregon during the present week, and in Oregon alone more than a million dollars' worth of property has been destroyed. A considerable number have lost their lives, fifteen having perished in one locality, while from one to five deaths are reported from various sections. The whole length of Clackamas River is said to present nothing but vistas of ruined settlements. Immense quantities of the finest standing timber have been destroyed in both States, whose value it is impossible to estimate, and the whole Pacific Coast from Alaska to Central California is enveloped in smoke.