Sierra Madres burn, reservoir extended, additions to transport company

Reprint of this story from the August 8, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community.

FOREST FIRES RAGING

Millions of Feet of Lumber Are Being Destroyed In the Sierra Madre Range

The most disastrous forest fire in the history of the camp has been raging within the past week about twelve miles south of Grand Encampment in the Sierra Madre hills. The fire has swept over an area four miles long and from one-half to three-fourths of a mile wide, destroying an amount of valuable timber which is...