CANADIAN FIRES.
TOWNS DESTROYED. (Received 13, 8.55 a.m.) Ottawa, July 12. The town of Cochrane, in the Porcupine mining district, has been destroyed by bush tires spreading. Settlers are fleeing from their homes. Rain only will save the Porcupine -mining camp. ■ Oscada, a small town in Michigan, has been wiped out by a fire starting •in the saloyards. The flames spread to the adjoining settlement, and the inhabitants escaped in. a steamer. A relief train was wrecked, but it is unknown if there are any fatalities. The forest fires are endangering other towns.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 120, 13 July 1911, Page 6
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93CANADIAN FIRES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 120, 13 July 1911, Page 6
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