LONE PINE
Butte County - U.S. Forest Service > California Department of Forestry
September 9, 1937: "It was about 3:30 or 4:00 o'clock of a Wednesday afternoon. J. Howell, lookout at Lone Pine on the Magalla District, was trying out a Forest Service radio set. Presently he picked up the call of a 3-C radio operator on a portable field set in the experimental area at Black's Mountain calling Pegleg Lookout and getting no answer.
Howell gave the boy a call, who answered immediately. He told Howell the truck had gone off and left him, and that he was very much in need of transportation back to camp. The one who told us the story believes he could have walked in without too much inconvenience, but was obviously determined to have taxi service so long as he had the facility for calling one.
Howell radioed the lookout at Bald Mountain, who in turn called Stirling City by telephone. The dispatcher at Stirling City telephoned to Mineral, who finally contacted Lawrence Woods, superintendent at Halls Flat CCC camp via Copperville and Bogard Ranger Stations.
About the same time the S.O.S. arrived at Halls from Lone Pine, another message came in from the Hat Creek dispatcher. The lookout at Burney Mountain had picked up the 3-C boys call for help and immediately got in touch with the District Ranger's headquarters. A truck was promptly dispatched to get the stranded enrollee." (Lassen Advocate - Susanville)
Howell gave the boy a call, who answered immediately. He told Howell the truck had gone off and left him, and that he was very much in need of transportation back to camp. The one who told us the story believes he could have walked in without too much inconvenience, but was obviously determined to have taxi service so long as he had the facility for calling one.
Howell radioed the lookout at Bald Mountain, who in turn called Stirling City by telephone. The dispatcher at Stirling City telephoned to Mineral, who finally contacted Lawrence Woods, superintendent at Halls Flat CCC camp via Copperville and Bogard Ranger Stations.
About the same time the S.O.S. arrived at Halls from Lone Pine, another message came in from the Hat Creek dispatcher. The lookout at Burney Mountain had picked up the 3-C boys call for help and immediately got in touch with the District Ranger's headquarters. A truck was promptly dispatched to get the stranded enrollee." (Lassen Advocate - Susanville)
May 23, 1946: "To date only one lookout, Lone Pine, in the Magalla ranger district, has been manned. Other lookouts on the east side of the forest will be appointed soon because of the unusually early fire danger, Norris said." (Nevada State Journal)