FIGHTING FOREST FIRE ON BLUE MESA, IN COLORADO 



In the picture in the upper left hand corner of this layout is shown the place in which the fire started, and the timber to the south and east, where 

 the fire fighters concentrated their work. The picture in the upper right hand corner shows fire equipment being packed to the scene on horseback. 

 The round picture shows the camp made by the fire fighters. To the right of this is a remarkable view of the fire going up a spruce tree. Tho fire 

 area contained a vast quantity of Engelmann Spruce and it was in the effort to save this and to prevent the flames from spreading that the fire fighters 

 toiled. The tented scene beneath the round picture shows visitors at the camp of the fire brigade. In the picture in the lower left hand corner of the 

 page is illustrated one phase of the strenuous work required in checking the progress of a fire in the mountain forests. The bags slung over the backs 

 of the horses are filled with water, which has to be carried for a long distance for use in putting out fires in smouldering trunks and stumps. In the 

 lower right hand picture is shown the floor of the forest after the flames had passed. The fire was a serious one and came near to dooming the 

 greater portion of the Blue Mesa forest. 



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