SISKIYOU COUNTY
BLUE RIDGE
Klamath National Forest
10N-12W-11
10N-12W-11
July 1910: "Guard Ben Shuster and laborer Dave Robinson are building telephone line from Black Bear to the Blue Ridge station where Shuster will act as a lookout and also go the fires." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. I, 1905-1910 (A collection of diary entries and other records)
May 2, 1934: "(Lewis Diary) With Sullivan went to Black Bear mine and scouted out old sled road to top of Blue Ridge to see if it could be improved enough to get trucks over it to haul steel for the Blue Ridge Lookout tower." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
July 20, 1935: "(Zink Diary) Went to Blue Ridge and gave Lookout training until noon." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
July 22, 1935: "(Zink Diary) Teal, Blue Ridge Lookout, calls in sick. I take man to replace him so he could go to the doctor. Returned to Sawyers at noon. Thunderstorm in progress. New man on Blue Ridge has trouble locating fires so I go to Lookout, arrive at 6:00 P.M. and get good location on all fires." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
July 27, 1935: "The inspection was made on July 10 and 11. Blue Ridge was operating and the station was in fine condition. Blue Ridge was just being connected up with emergency telephone wire and a new fire finder being installed. Since this is a new man, considerable training should be given." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
June 15, 1936: "(Jensen Diary) Went on to Blue Ridge Lookout and instructed Roff on use of alidade and other procedures." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
August 24, 1936: "Louis Roff resigned his position as lookout on Blue Ridge and has returned to Rush Creek where he has a small ranch. Charles Bailey of Cecil Creek has taken his place at the lookout." (Siskiyou Daily News)
June 5, 1943: "Mrs. Paul Farmer of South Fork and Mrs. Nelson Bennett of Forks of Salmon have gone on duty at the Forest Service lookout station at Blue Ridge. J. Burch, who was at the station, has moved to Eddy's Gulch, where he will be stationed as lookout during the summer months." (Blue Lake Advocate)
DESIGNATION - BLUE RIDGE LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - MX1193
STATE/COUNTY- CA/SISKIYOU
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - SAWYERS BAR (1979)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (WRH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES AIRLINE SOUTHWEST OF
ETNA, 7 MILES AIRLINE EAST OF THE FORKS OF THE SALMON, AND
3-1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAWYERS BAR, ON THE HIGHEST PART
OF BLUE RIDGE IN THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.
THE LOOKOUT TOWER IS A 10 FOOT SQUARE METAL HOUSE MOUNTED
ON TOP OF A 110 FOOT, FOUR LEGGED, STEEL TOWER. THE CENTER
OF THE TOWER WAS INTERSECTED.