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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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Forest fires, likely started by campfires, rage in Colorado's foothills near Platte Canyon entrance, 20 miles south of Denver, destroying timber, slightly damaging ranches, and threatening Deer Creek town, with no loss of life reported.
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Raging Forest Fires in the Foothills Colorado Near the Entrance to Platte Canon.
Forest Fires in Colorado
Raging in the Foothills Near the Entrance to Platte Canon.
Denver, Colo., Aug. 28.—Forest fires, which it is thought were started by campfires, are raging in the foothills near the entrance to Platte canon, about twenty miles south of here. The fires started five miles up the canon and burned over the mountains on both sides of the canon, and are now devastating the timber section along the foothills. There are a number of ranches in the vicinity and several of them have been slightly damaged by the fires. At one time they were threatened with destruction. The town of Deer Creek was also in danger, but the wind changed its course and drove the flames back to the hills. The fires are burning fiercely and are gradually moving down toward Deer Creek again. The fires illuminate the sky and are plainly visible from the outskirts of Denver. Millions of feet of timber have been consumed and the loss will be considerable. There are no reports of loss of life.
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Foothills Near The Entrance To Platte Canon, Colorado
Event Date
Aug. 28
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no reports of loss of life. millions of feet of timber have been consumed and the loss will be considerable. several ranches slightly damaged.
Event Details
Forest fires, thought to have been started by campfires, are raging in the foothills near the entrance to Platte canon, about twenty miles south of Denver. The fires started five miles up the canon and burned over the mountains on both sides, now devastating the timber section along the foothills. The town of Deer Creek was threatened but saved by a wind change; the fires are moving toward it again and are visible from Denver.