Northwest History. Alaska. Fires.

Fires In Alaskan Forest Spread Fast. FIRES IN ALASKAN FOREST SPREAD FAST JUNEAU, Alaska, June 13. (/P)— Kodiak island cannery crews joined residents today in fighting forest fires which threatened canneries on 15- mile fronts on both sides of Halibut by. A government radio operator, in a message to...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
fires
Alaskan forest
Juneau
Alaska
Kodiak island
cannery
Halibut bay
government radio operator
Alaska game commission
boundaries
national forest
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Kodiak
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/91010
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Summary:Fires In Alaskan Forest Spread Fast. FIRES IN ALASKAN FOREST SPREAD FAST JUNEAU, Alaska, June 13. (/P)— Kodiak island cannery crews joined residents today in fighting forest fires which threatened canneries on 15- mile fronts on both sides of Halibut by. A government radio operator, in a message to the Alaska game commission, said the fire spread rapidly outside the boundaries of the national forest, driving wild game headlong before it.

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