Forest Fires

Forest fires are starting again on the península and are raging flercely southwest of Marquette, south of Antriin, east of L'Anse and sonthwest of Baraga. In the vu-inü of Negannee and Ishpemlng they are very severe, and are now burning large traots oí valuable hard word tlmber to the south. All employés of the Champion mino have tnrned out to figlit the fire and save the mine location and cordwood. All along the highlands of Portage, bctween the canal and West Hancock, the fires are doing heavy damage. A large force is fighting hard ne.ar Quincy, Franklin and I'ewabic mines. Thousands of cords of wood have been burned. The wind is stiff and the forests dry. Nothing but speedy and copious rain can save the península from a conflagration. News received from the south shore extensión States that the camp is surrounded by fire. Oeorge Grolet, a timber contractor and eight men escaped tlirougli a mile of lire andsmoke, leavingSOO ltalians in the camp to h'ght for their lives. Every avallable dlsh, Includlng the cooklng utenslles, were in use, the only available water lieing a well and small creek some dlstance away. An at tempt was made to remove two or three sick men but it failed. When the graTel party were a short distance away they heard a great shouting and saw Iiíjí flamea and believed tiie camp was burned. If so it Is feared there vill be great loss of llfe among the panicstricken Jtalians. The supplies in the warehouse alone are valued at $3,500 and the buildings 51,000 more. The camp is owned by F. C. O'Reilly & Co. of New York. _