LASSEN COUNTY

ANTELOPE MOUNTAIN

Lassen National Forest
2N-9E-363

May 7, 1931:  "A lookout station has been established on Antelope mountain to watch for fires and report their location.  Forester Denton, with a crew of four men, maintains an intensive patrol of all fire hazard areas.  Two crews of ten men each are prepared at all times to rush to the assistance of the regular patrol.  A truck loaded with fire-fighting equipment, water and food is ready for immediate service.  All woods crews are organized into a fire-fighting unit should any serious emergency arise."  (Reno Evening Gazette)

July 16, 1936:  "A brush and grass fire which devastated approximately 2,000 acres on McDonald Peak in the Madeline Plains region was extinguished this morning after an all-night battle.  The region burned lies approximately 16 miles out of Ravendale.
     Members of the Civilian Conservation companies at the Secret Valley and Willow Creek CCC camps were pressed into service by George Brown, state forest ranger, after the report was received here yesterday at the office of the California division of forestry.  The alarm was turned in by the Antelope Lookout station.
     The fire was caused by a sheepherder's campfire, officials said."  (Lassen Advocate - Susanville)

July 13, 1938:  "Ted Thompson, lookout on Antelope Mountain, had a narrow escape one night when the lightning struck his station, but was deflected into the ground by the lightning arrester.  The flash was so bright, he was stricken temporarily blind for practically an hour.  He is very thankful that he wasn't made permanently blind by the brilliance."  (Lassen Advocate - Susanville)

December 27, 1978:   "A bit of space age technology went into operation at the Antelope Peak lookout, overlooking Eagle Lake, when the Forest Service dedicated the solar-powered installation.  Photo-electric cells, first used to power satellites, provide the lookout with its own electrical source."   (Lassen County Times)