TRINITY COUNTY
WEAVER BALLY
Trinity National Forest
34N-10W-16
34N-10W-16
June 2, 1923: "This point, which is in plain view from the town of Weaverville, is reached by twelve miles of good trail and the round trip can be made in a single day. An excellent view of the surrounding country is to be had from the lookout building." (Stockton Daily Evening Record)
May 9, 1931: "James J. Flagg has gone to his post on the summit of Weaverville Bally, where he is stationed as a forest fire lookout. He is the first lookout to be sent afield. There are thirteen or fourteen mountain top lookouts in the Trinity National forest, but most of them will not go to their stations until June 1." (Courier-Free Press)
July 11, 1932: "J. J. Flagg came down from Weaverville Bally Wednesday to attend the funeral of his niece, who met death in the airplane accident at Redding. Charles McNeill is acting as relief on the mountain." (Courier-Free Press)
October 2, 1932: "District Ranger St. John made an inspection trip to Weaver Bally lookout, September 26. he reported that lookout James Flagg was still enjoying the snow water that collected last winter." (The Searchlight)
August 16, 1940: (From the August 8, 1912 issue of the Trinity Journal) "The recent electrical storm meant busy days for the various officers of the Trinity National Forest. These storms originated in the Yolla Bolly's and passed northward through the center of the forest leaving in their wake at least 21 fires, all of which were discovered by the lookout system.
Although 14 of these fires died out or were extinguished by rains, 7 might have been dangerous had it not been for prompt action by the Guards. In each instance men were on the way to the fires within a short time after it had been sighted and located by the lookout.
That the position of Lookout is not without its excitement is indicated by the fact that Mr. Reid on Weaver Bally had the telephone receiver hurled from his hand by lightning which struck the wire while he was using the telephone. -J.S. Folsom - Trinity -" (California Ranger)
May 18, 1946: "Fred 'Pop' Emerson, who started his sixth season on Weaver Bally Lookout May 7th, reports snow drifts sixty feet deep within one mile of his station. The trail from Weaverville to Weaver Bally is closed by the snow and will be for 3 weeks or longer. Pop also reports that the Trinity Alps and the other high country seen from Weaver Bally is still buried under snow. He adds, however, that the deer seen near the lookout are in good condition and that sufficient feed is available on the open ground. At an elevation of 6895 feet the lookout is in a position to detect any smoke in an area of more than one hundred thousand acres." (Blue Lake Advocate)
March 15, 1951: "George Ballou, who has been the lookout on Weaver Bally for the past three years, will not return this summer. George has undergone two operations this winter." (Blue Lake Advocate)
May 31, 1956: "Del Dewey, following the precedent established by many woman, will be posted as lookout on Weaver Bally this Friday. Last year she served as lookout on Granite Peak, and will go under direction of Bob Gray started up the Bally road to the lookout but were stopped by deep snow." (Blue Lake Advocate)
November 10, 1960: " 'Mrs. Weaver Bally', USFS lookout atop the mountain was brought down last Friday, October 21, Dell Duey assisted by crewmen from Junction City station." (Blue Lake Advocate)
DESIGNATION - WEAVER BALLY LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - LU2106
STATE/COUNTY- CA/TRINITY
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - DEDRICK (1982)
STATION DESCRIPTION No. 1
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1951
THIS LOOKOUT (USFS) WAS DESTROYED IN THE EARLY 1930S AND A NEW
ONE BUILT ABOUT 600 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS LATER IS TIED
TO USGS STATION WEAVER BALLY L.O. 1949. FOUNDATION PIERS FOR
THE TOWER INTERSECTED IN 1928 ARE STILL VISIBLE AND DO NOT
APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MOVED.
STATION DESCRIPTION No. 2
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (LSB)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 12 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
MINERSVILLE, ABOUT 7.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRINITY ALPS, AND
ABOUT 5.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEAVERVILLE. IT IS ON A SPUR LU2107'RIDGE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWESTERNMOST
ONE OF THE TWO PEAKS THE FORM THE WEAVER BALLY MOUNTAINS.
THE BUILDING IS A FRAME STRUCTURE PAINTED WHITE. IT IS
APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET SQUARE AT THE BASE AND APPROXIMATELY 24
FEET HIGH. IT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE.
THE STATION IS THE APEX OF THE LOOKOUT HOUSE.