Canadian Forcslrij Journal, Auyusl, 1918 



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three different places. One of these 

 was at Grief Point, about a mile and 

 a half from the logi^ing camj) of 

 Bloedel, Welch c't Stewart, and the 

 other two were slightly east of Powell 

 River. That same night there was a 

 strong breeze blowing, and it was as 

 much as the employees at the camp 

 could do to save the beach camp. 

 But they did. The next morning 

 the flames had reached the main 

 camp, and cut the staff off from access 

 with the other camps. In the after- 

 noon of that day the Powell River 

 outbreak travelling with some speed 

 with the aid of a gale of wind, burned 

 out the Bloedel, Welch & Stewart 

 property in the t^^^nkling of an eye. 

 So rapid was its progress that the 

 men had barely time to escape and 

 some of them had to take to the 

 creek to save their lives. 



Some idea may be formed of the 

 destructiveness of the outbreak when 

 it is stated that, despite the fact that 

 the district over which the flames 

 travelled had been twice burned over 

 this year, the fire was one of the 

 fiercest that has been experienced in 

 that locality for many years, Mr. 

 F. C. Riley, manager of this company, 

 told The Lumberman. As a result 

 of this fire, which in some places 

 traveled over two miles, the company 

 lost all their camp cars on M'heels, 

 including the stock and fixtures, five 

 other cars that were in the camp, 

 three million feet of logs, principally 

 fir, as well as some cedar. The work 

 of reconstruction has, however, been 

 started and tentative arrangements 

 were made in the shape of a tent 

 camp to go ahead about the 25th 

 July, with operations in full swing. 

 Within a few months, it is estimated 

 a larger and better camp will spring 

 up in keeping with the manner in 

 which this firm conduct their business. 



Ruin for many. 

 Apart from the bush fires, there is 

 a long list of fires that in many cases 

 has spelt ruin for sawmill owners, and 

 the residents of the districts affected. 

 Two of the most serious have already 

 been mentioned. To these have to 

 be added this season the McDonald 

 mill at Fanny Bay, the loss at which 



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