TRINITY COUNTY
BLACK ROCK MOUNTAIN
Trinity National Forest
27N-10W-8
27N-10W-8
October 20, 1932: "G. H. McCausland, who has been stationed at the Black Rock fire lookout station in Trinity county during the summer, was in this section yesterday, the station having been closed for the season.
After the deer hunting season ended Saturday practically all lookouts were closed as a matter of economy, although there are many forest supervisors and rangers in the mountains yet.
McCausland, who has been in the local service many years, declares that, although many fires are attributed to hunters during the open season, very few indeed are started by hunters. In his opinion they are started by men who want to burn off the country and who wait until open hunting season and then try to pin the fires onto hunters. Men who go into the mountains on hunting trips are there for only a few days and are more interested in seeing that no fires start than in starting them. They don't want their vacation spoiled fighting forest fires." (The Searchlight)
After the deer hunting season ended Saturday practically all lookouts were closed as a matter of economy, although there are many forest supervisors and rangers in the mountains yet.
McCausland, who has been in the local service many years, declares that, although many fires are attributed to hunters during the open season, very few indeed are started by hunters. In his opinion they are started by men who want to burn off the country and who wait until open hunting season and then try to pin the fires onto hunters. Men who go into the mountains on hunting trips are there for only a few days and are more interested in seeing that no fires start than in starting them. They don't want their vacation spoiled fighting forest fires." (The Searchlight)
October 25, 1932: "G. H. McCausland, who has been stationed at the Black Rock fire lookout station in this county all summer, was a visitor in Redding, Wednesday." (Courier-Free Press)
September 18, 1933: "C. Kidd, United States Forest Service lookout on Black Rock, north Yola Bola mountain, this county, was placed under arrest last Friday by Roy Anderson, deputy game warden, on the charge of having deer meat in his possession. He was brought before Justice of the Peace Newton Smith at Hayfork for trial and fined $100 or 50 days in jail. Being unable to pay the fine he was lodged in the county jail here to serve his sentence. Kidd has been succeeded by Leon D. Duey as lookout at Black Rock." (Courier-Free Press)
November 20, 1936: "I cannot say that I envy the Strawberry Peak Lookout who has to meet a total of 5743 visitors during a season, but now, just for comparison, let's shift to another Lookout in the northern part of California, on the Trinity National Forest.
Black Rock Lookout at an elevation of 7769 feet, located on the Yolla Bolly district of the Trinity; received between June 22 and October 20, 1936, a total of 25 visitors. On the total, 14 were Forest Service employees such as packers, relief lookouts, and forest officers; five were cattlemen and 6 were hunters.
The longest period between visitors dated from August 24 to September 14 a total of 21 days. If anyone thinks that three weeks is only a short period, they should try spending it on a lookout peak with only a telephone for company." (California Ranger)
June 8, 1946: "Mrs. Ora Snyder, who has acted as a lookout on Black Rock for the past two years, has been assigned to the Clerk-Typist position at the Harrison Gulch Ranger Station. Mrs. Snyder's experience on the strategic Black rock Lookout should put her in good stead in her present position." (Blue Lake Advocate)
DESIGNATION - BLACK ROCK LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - LU2173
STATE/COUNTY- CA/TRINITY
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD -
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (JCS)
THIS UNOCCUPIED INTERSECTION STATION IS A PERMANENT LOOKOUT
STATION, LOCATED ON THE SUMMIT OF BLACK ROCK MOUNTAIN WHICH
IS IN THE TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST AND ABOUT 32 MILES, AIR LINE,
N BY E FROM COVELO, CALIFORNIA. THE STATION SIGHT WAS NOT VISITED
BY THIS PARTY. THE CENTER OF THE STRUCTURE WAS CUT IN AS AN
INTERSECTION STATION.