BALL MOUNTAIN
Siskiyou County - Klamath National Forest - 46N-3W-25
June 29, 1922: "Jack Hayes, the well-known Klamath river and Humbug prospector, has been engaged as lookout with the forest service. He will take up his duties on Goose Nest mountain July 1." (Siskiyou Daily News)
October 12, 1922: "Jack Hayes, who for the past three months has been in the forest service as a lookout on Goose Nest mountain, returned to Yreka the last of the week and has gone down the Klamath on a prospecting trip.
Jack reported that there was 15 inches of snow on the mountain when he left his post." (Siskiyou Daily News)
October 4, 1923: "Mr. Burkett, forest ranger from Yreka, was in the valley Thursday. He met Jack Hayes, from the lookout station on Ball mountain, and took him to Yreka, the station being closed for the winter season." (Siskiyou Daily News)
July 5, 1928: "Ball Mt. Lookout. James Dysert man this in emergencies." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
July 10, 1935: "The Ball Mountain Lookout site (Shasta Forest) was surveyed by Ranger Kreischer and negotiations started for purchase of 20 acres. (Author's note: The Shasta Forest ended up buying the entire section 25, T45N, R3W, M.D.M. for $500. Deed dated September 26, 1936 from West Macdoel Timber Co.) The old tower was located on leased land." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
October 3, 1940: "The Leaf CCC Camp reports on several projects under way on the Goosenest Ranger District.
Ball Mountain Project. The construction of a new thirty-foot Lookout tower on Ball Mountain is well along, and it is contemplated that the structure will be 75 percent completed before the winter shut down. Brushing has been completed on the Ball Mountain road extending from the Mt. Hebron-Montague road north along the main divide approximately six miles preliminary to grading next summer." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
October 31, 1960: "Tom Winteringham Recollections:
When Ed Jereb, the Klamath Forest Engineer, was fairly new to the Klamath, he, Charlie Yates, and Les Clark were doing an inspection of the Ball Mountain Lookout. This was a box-like structure some 60 feet tall, down one side of which hung a Jacob's ladder that was the fire escape. Charlie told Ed this is the way to get to the top and to go first. When Ed was well on his way to the top, Charlie and Les used the inside stairs and met Ed as he climbed over the guard rail. Ed was out of breath and somewhat miffed, but he learned that it was not always necessary to take Charlie seriously." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. VIII, 1959-1960)
National Geodetic Survey
DESIGNATION - BALL MTN LOOKOUT HOUSE
PID - MX0988
STATE/COUNTY- CA/SISKIYOU
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - PANTHER ROCK (1986)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (WRH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES AIRLINE EAST OF MONTAGUE,
10 MILES NORTH OF THE GRASS LAKE RAILROAD SIDING, AND 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THE MACDOEL RAILROAD SIDING, ON THE HIGHEST PART
OF A HIGH TIMBERED RIDGE KNOWN AS BALL MOUNTAIN.
THE LOOKOUT HOUSE IS A STANDARD FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT HOUSE, A
TWO STORY, 14 FOOT SQUARE BUILDING ABOUT 25 FEET HIGH. THE
CENTER OF THE HOUSE WAS INTERSECTED.
PID - MX0988
STATE/COUNTY- CA/SISKIYOU
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - PANTHER ROCK (1986)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (WRH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES AIRLINE EAST OF MONTAGUE,
10 MILES NORTH OF THE GRASS LAKE RAILROAD SIDING, AND 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THE MACDOEL RAILROAD SIDING, ON THE HIGHEST PART
OF A HIGH TIMBERED RIDGE KNOWN AS BALL MOUNTAIN.
THE LOOKOUT HOUSE IS A STANDARD FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT HOUSE, A
TWO STORY, 14 FOOT SQUARE BUILDING ABOUT 25 FEET HIGH. THE
CENTER OF THE HOUSE WAS INTERSECTED.