EDDY GULCH
Siskiyou County - Klamath National Forest - 39N-11W-15
July 20, 1911: "M. W. Swain has been appointed forest guard and has been stationed at Eddy's Gulch lookout station." (Siskiyou Daily News)
June 15, 1912: "First Eddy Gulch L.O. Station was under construction by Guard Ben Schuster, laborers Dave Robinson and Swayne. Swayne became the lookout for the 1912 season." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. II, 1911-1920 compiled by R. Bower, USFS Ret.)
May 12, 1913: "Ranger M.H. McCarthy wrote to the Supervisor that he had three applicants for the Eddy Gulch Lookout job for the 1913 season. The first applicant has such a poor reputation that he couldn't possibly recommend him. The second applicant is noted as the best rifle shot in the country. 'In fact, he has the reputation of shooting more holes in the game laws than any other man in the country.' I would prefer to defer any recommendation on this applicant. The third applicant is, also, 'no gentleman' but has all the requisites of a first class lookout and it is in reference to this one that I want your advice. 'This most untiring and enthusiastic applicant is Miss Hallie Daggett, a wide awake woman of 30 years who knows and has traveled every trail in the Salmon watershed.' 'She is not afraid of anything that walks, creeps or flies.'
(Mr. McCarthy wanted prior approval before hiring her. Apparently he received it as he submitted the appointment papers on May 26. She went to work that season and stayed on the lookout job for about 14 years.)" (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. II, 1911-1920 compiled by R. Bower, USFS Ret.)
May 12, 1913: "Ranger M.H. McCarthy wrote to the Supervisor that he had three applicants for the Eddy Gulch Lookout job for the 1913 season. The first applicant has such a poor reputation that he couldn't possibly recommend him. The second applicant is noted as the best rifle shot in the country. 'In fact, he has the reputation of shooting more holes in the game laws than any other man in the country.' I would prefer to defer any recommendation on this applicant. The third applicant is, also, 'no gentleman' but has all the requisites of a first class lookout and it is in reference to this one that I want your advice. 'This most untiring and enthusiastic applicant is Miss Hallie Daggett, a wide awake woman of 30 years who knows and has traveled every trail in the Salmon watershed.' 'She is not afraid of anything that walks, creeps or flies.'
(Mr. McCarthy wanted prior approval before hiring her. Apparently he received it as he submitted the appointment papers on May 26. She went to work that season and stayed on the lookout job for about 14 years.)" (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. II, 1911-1920 compiled by R. Bower, USFS Ret.)
June 15, 1913: "A woman has been put in charge of the Eddy S. Gulch forest service lookout, a lonely station situated on one of the lofty peaks of the Salmon summit, at an elevation of over 6000 feet, in Siskiyou County.
This modern Joan of Arc, to whose watchful eye and alertness is committed the task of sighting and reporting the fires which occur on the Salmon River watershed, is Miss Hallie Daggett, and an accomplished and refined young woman."(The Morning Oregonian)
June 15, 1913: "A woman has been put in charge of the Eddy S. Gulch forest service lookout, a lonely station situated on one of the lofty peaks of the Salmon summit, at an elevation of over 6000 feet, in Siskiyou County.
This modern Joan of Arc, to whose watchful eye and alertness is committed the task of sighting and reporting the fires which occur on the Salmon River watershed, is Miss Hallie Daggett, and an accomplished and refined young woman."(The Morning Oregonian)
July 24, 1913: "Supervisor Hammatt of the Shasta national forest, has just engaged the services of a regular pack train to place 15,000 pounds of lumber on top of three widely separated mountains in northern California. The material is for construction of three new lookout houses. one on Mt. Eddy, fourteen miles from Sisson, 9,150 feet in elevation.
The main house, in each case, is to be 12 x 12, and on top of it is an eight-foot octagonal glass tower. In the towers are stationed the lookout men, with telephone, binoculars, and map all within reach, so that fires may be reported to Sisson the minute they are discovered.
Lookout men were stationed on Mt. Eddy and Grizzly peak last year, and Supervisor Hammatt reports that their services in detecting and locating forest fires increased the efficiency of the local force by 100 per cent. It is expected that these buildings will be ready for occupancy by August 1." (Siskiyou Daily News)
September 6, 1913: "Miss Hallie Daggett, said to be the first woman in the United States appointed to the position of lookout at a forest reserve station, lives in Siskiyou county, Cal. She has been placed in charge of Eddy's gulch lookout, situated on a peak of the Salmon Alps, 5,600 feet high. Her duty is to keep a lookout for fires and report to the nearest forest station." (Anaconda Standard)
November 1, 1914: "California has a woman forest fire lookout, who, when the fire season begins, establishes herself at Klamath peak, in Siskiyou county, 6,444 feet above sea level. The only human being seen by the lookout from one week's end to the other--unless, indeed, some gallant adventurer undertakes to seek her out--is her sister, who brings the mail from home once a week, and needed supplies." (Omaha Daily Bee)
July 1, 1915: "Small barn constructed at Eddy Gulch Lookout." "Hallie Daggett killed 3 coyotes, 4 wildcats, 1 bear." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. II, 1911-1920 compiled by R. Bower, USFS Ret.)
July 1, 1915: "Small barn constructed at Eddy Gulch Lookout." "Hallie Daggett killed 3 coyotes, 4 wildcats, 1 bear." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. II, 1911-1920 compiled by R. Bower, USFS Ret.)
November 4, 1915: "The average closing date of the fire season is September 30, but owing to the abnormal dry season this year, the final closing date was October 30. Miss Hallie Daggett, the efficient lookout on Eddy Gulch, was the last forest guard on duty, leaving her station last Sunday." (Siskiyou Daily News)
November 25, 1915: "Miss Hallie Daggett of Black Bear, the only woman lookout in this section of the state, passed through Yreka recently to San Francisco, where she will spend the winter. She reported a strenuous trip over the Etna summit on account of the snow. The trip was started in a jitney, but was finally completed in a horse stage." (Siskiyou Daily News)
February 24, 1916: "The construction of the telephone line from the district forest ranger's headquarters at Sawyers Bar direct to Eddy's Gulch lookout station will soon be completed. The line, which formerly ran up White's gulch to the summit of the high lookout peak, has been moved so as to go up Eddy's gulch, by way of the Ball mine. Besides being a more direct route, it will probably be possible to maintain the line in working order all winter, which will be a great convenience to the settlers on the south fork of Salmon river, since this line gives direct and continuous telephonic communication to Trinity county, as well as to Etna." (Siskiyou Daily News)
June 24, 1920: "Miss Hallie Daggett has returned to the lookout for the season." (Siskiyou Daily News)
August 26, 1920: "Miss Hallie Daggett at the Eddy's Gulch lookout station reports a maximum temperature of 90 degrees. Something unusual for that elevation." (Siskiyou Daily News)
June 9, 1921: "Miss Hallie Daggett is stationed at the Eddy Gulch lookout for her tenth season, having moved up to her lonely home on the first of June. Miss Daggett likes her work and is enthusiastic about it, and her reappointment to the position each season shows that she is well qualified for it." (Siskiyou Daily News)
June 23, 1921: "Kenline and Paulson, assistant rangers at the Sawyers Bar station, were up at the Eddy Gulch lookout recently, repairing the telephone and making several needed improvements, such as shelves and tables." (Siskiyou Daily News)
July 16, 1921: "Miss Leslie Daggett was at the Eddy Gulch Lookout Station with supplies for her sister, Miss Hallie, last week." (Blue Lake Advocate)
October 20, 1921: "Miss Hallie Daggett has been relieved from duty at the Eddy Gulch lookout station, and returned to her home at Black Bear on Tuesday. Her sister, Miss Leslie, went up to the lookout after her." (Siskiyou Daily News)
October 27, 1921: "Miss Hallie Daggett of Black Bear, daughter of the late Hon. John Daggett, owner of the famous Black Bear mine in the Salmon county, is a guest in Yreka this week.
Miss Daggett has the distinction of being the first lady appointed to the position of forest lookout having taken the station at Mt. Eddy some 11 years ago, and which she has continuously held. Since her appointment, however, numerous other stations have had lady lookouts, and it is now quite the fashion for more vigorous of the fair sex to apply for this not especially desirable situation.
Miss Daggett will remain in Yreka during the week on personal business and to visit the local forest office on professional matters.
While the work is lonesome and tedious, Miss Daggett says she has grown to like it and would seem lost without her summer job on Mt. Eddy, over 6000 feet above the sea." (Siskiyou Daily News)
June 8, 1922: "Miss Hallie Daggett is at the Eddy's Gulch lookout station for her 10th season, which goes to show that she handles the job in a satisfactory way." (Siskiyou Daily News)
September 7, 1922: "Miss Hallie Daggett went from the Eddy Gulch lookout station to Sawyers Bar via Black Bear to cast her vote at the primary election, using two of the four days she is allowed off duty during the season for the hard trip." (Siskiyou Daily News)
October 19, 1922: "Miss Hallie Daggett returned to her home at Black Bear last week after her tenth season as lookout at the Eddy Gulch lookout station." (Siskiyou Daily News)
May 31, 1923: "John McBroom and Charles Quigley packed lumber from east fork to the Eddy Gulch lookout early in the week." (Siskiyou Daily News)
September 21, 1923: "He had praise for the condition of Miss Hallie Daggett's Lookout station at Eddy Gulch. It was in much better condition than stations kept by a man. The old log station should be replaced by a standard Lookout tower as soon as possible." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
September 21, 1923: "He had praise for the condition of Miss Hallie Daggett's Lookout station at Eddy Gulch. It was in much better condition than stations kept by a man. The old log station should be replaced by a standard Lookout tower as soon as possible." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
October 11, 1923: "Miss Hallie Daggett was not relieved from lookout duty the first of October as expected. The bright warm weather following the late September rains dried out the underbrush very fast and it was decided to keep her at the station a little longer. The last soaking rain removed all danger of forest fires, however, and Miss Daggett moved down to Black Bear on Sunday." (Siskiyou Daily News)
July 12, 1924: "Ranger Samon filed a report on his inspection of Eddy Gulch Lookout. He recommended no improvement on the Eddy Gulch cabin as new lookout is to be built in 1925. Miss Daggett is on duty and station is in good condition." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
July 12, 1924: "Ranger Samon filed a report on his inspection of Eddy Gulch Lookout. He recommended no improvement on the Eddy Gulch cabin as new lookout is to be built in 1925. Miss Daggett is on duty and station is in good condition." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
September 18, 1924: "Mrs. H. A. Ball spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Hallie Daggett at the Eddy gulch lookout. This season there are not as many visitors as usual, owing to the dry weather." (Siskiyou Daily News)
November 15, 1924: "Lake & McBroom packed the last of the material for the new lookout building to Klamath peak Monday and returned later to Cecilville with freight." (Blue Lake Advocate)
June 1, 1925: "Ranger Junell Samon moved Miss Hallie Daggett from the old log cabin lookout to the new Lookout building on Eddy Gulch point." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
June 1, 1925: "Ranger Junell Samon moved Miss Hallie Daggett from the old log cabin lookout to the new Lookout building on Eddy Gulch point." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
June 8, 1925: "Miss Hallie Daggett will paint the new Lookout house." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
June 8, 1925: "Miss Hallie Daggett will paint the new Lookout house." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
August 29, 1925: "The new lookout building on Klamath Peak has been completed and Miss Daggett has moved into it. It is a great improvement over the old house." (Blue Lake Advocate)
June 18, 1927: "Ranger Bigelow and Sam Wallace made a trip to Eddy Gulch last Wednesday to help get the lookout house ready for the lookout, Miss Hallie Dagget. Miss Dagget moved up to the station the same day, accompanied by her sister, Miss Leslie Dagget, and Victor Pederson, who returned to their homes that evening." (Blue Lake Advocate)
June 22, 1928: "Ranger Bigelow of the Salmon River District of the Klamath Forest reported that Miss Hallie Daggett will not return to the Eddy Gulch Lookout this year, where she has served each season since June 1, 1913." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. III, 1921-1930)
September 11, 1930: "Charles Talcott has returned to the Eddy Gulch lookout station after being absent several days on a trip to Medford." (Siskiyou Daily News)
May 5, 1931: "(Clyde Lewis Diary) Took Jim Birch to Eddy Gulch Lookout and outlined trail work he was to do in that vicinity until fire season started. Outlined his lookout duties and pointed out orientation landmarks." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
May 5, 1931: "(Clyde Lewis Diary) Took Jim Birch to Eddy Gulch Lookout and outlined trail work he was to do in that vicinity until fire season started. Outlined his lookout duties and pointed out orientation landmarks." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
February 6, 1932: "Luther Lake has repaired the telephone line which was broken near the lookout station at the head of Shadow creek." (Blue Lake Advocate)
August 31, 1935: "In accordance with its policy of building roads to all the lookout stations, the forest service is constructing a road to the Eddy's Gulch station at the head of Klamath basin. The new road takes off the Sawyers Bar-Cecilville road at the head of Crawford Creek and will be about six miles long when completed to the station. It will reach an elevation of slightly more than 6,000 feet." (Blue Lake Advocate)
May 29, 1943: "Ralph Smith spent this week at the Eddy Gulch lookout doing some work there in preparation for its occupancy soon." (Blue Lake Advocate)
May 31, 1951: "Bill Campbell, who has been workings at Klamath for the Six Rivers National Forest, returned to the Salmon River area. He resumed his position Monday with the Klamath National Forest as lookout at Eddie's Gulch." (Blue Lake Advocate)
1958: "New Eddy Gulch Lookout Tower ........... $19,422" (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. VII, 1956-1958)
1958: "New Eddy Gulch Lookout Tower ........... $19,422" (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. VII, 1956-1958)
DESIGNATION - EDDY GULCH LOOKOUT HOUSE
PID - MX1197
STATE/COUNTY- CA/SISKIYOU
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - GRASSHOPPER RIDGE (1979)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 19 MILES AIRLINE SOUTH SOUTH-WEST
OF ETNA, 7 MILES AIRLINE NORTH NORTHEAST OF CECILVILLE, AND
ABOUT 4-1/2 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SAWYERS BAR, ON THE SOUTHERN
SUMMIT OF TWO SUMMITS OF THE HIGH RIDGE BETWEEN SAWYERS BAR AND
CECILVILLE.
THE LOOKOUT HOUSE IS A U.S. FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT HOUSE OF TWO
STORIES THAT IS 14 FEET SQUARE AND ABOUT 20 FEET HIGH. THE CENTER
OF THE ROOF WAS INTERSECTED. THE STATION IS 26.74 FEET, 8.15
METERS NORTH OF STATION EDDY GULCH.