“Battle Mountain Government Reserve, bounded by the Grand River on the north, Roaring Fork on the east, and the Gunnison on the west, is a mass of flames. This reserve runs through the Counties of Garfield, Delta, and Mesa. The Big White River Government Reserve, starting in Garfield County and extending through Routt and Rio Blanco, is also on fire. Reliable reports show that the fires are now nearly 300 miles in circumference, with Glenwood for a centre, and practically every mountain range with timber is ablaze. On the south side of the Rio Grande, from Minturn to Glenwood, the railroad men report a steady blaze of fire plainly visible from the smaller valleys. Many ranches have been abandoned.”
