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| On August 19, 1910, Ranger Pulaski left his crew situated on the Coeur d' Alene - St. Joe divide near the headwaters of both Big Creeks, and headed back to Wallace to get supplies. Ed Pulaski took the opportunity to go to his home a mile up Burke Canyon to see his wife Emma and his daughter Elsie. He told his wife Emma "I've never seen so many miles of fire! Never seen timber so dry! It's nightmarish - unbelievable. Wallace will surely burn. I don't see how anything can possibly save it." Ed told his family to take refuge on a tailings dam further up Burke Canyon should the fire approach. While home Supervisor Weigle telephoned Ranger Pulaski that a new fire had broken out and that he needed to hurry back to his crew. Ranger Pulaski spent the remainder of the 19th and the early hours of the 20th getting back to his crew. Image 1: Ranger Pulaski's home in Burke Canyon. Courtesy of USFS District 1 Archives. |
The Big Ed Pulaski Story
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| Ranger Pulaski at home in Wallace, Idaho |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit line should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Wallace District Mining Museum and the US Forest Service.