SISKIYOU COUNTY
BUCKHORN BALLY
Klamath National Forest
47N-8W-17
47N-8W-17
October 21, 1933: "(Fox Diary) May and I go to Buckhorn Bally Lookout site to locate the five acre subdivision site. Also, we picked out the best trail route to pack material in for the construction of the Lookout." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
November 8, 1933: "(Fox Diary) George Sargent came and we went up to survey the Buckhorn Bally Lookout site. Tied into section corner. Found piers were not oriented North and South as planned. Next morning I called Tom about piers. He said no problem, we can orient the fire finder. Went to Lookout job. Cook was no good so I brought him back to Oak Knoll." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
April 30, 1934: "(Fox Diary) Gus brought Osborne fire finder for Buckhorn Lookout. We took it to the Packers camp on Lumgrey and the carpenter took it to the cook along with other materials." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
May 1, 1934: "(Fox Diary) Packed two loads to the Buckhorn Lookout. Morford came and we got the mastipave and the fire finder installed." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
December 10, 1935: "Title was accepted for 20 acre Buckhorn Bally Lookout site. The Lookout was constructed on land leased from Southern Pacific Land Company in 1933. The tract was purchased in 1935 consisting of E1/2 of SE1/4 of SW1/4 of Section 17, T47N, R8W, M.D.M." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. IV, 1931-1940)
June 22, 1951: "Buckhorn Lookout - The tower and cab were in good shape. We need to bring tool cache up to date. It needs a new paint job. The Lookout will start sanding and scraping badly weathered places." (Chronological History of the Klamath National Forest, Vol. VI, 1951-1955)