JACKSON COUNTY
HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN
Rogue River National Forest
31S-4E-26
31S-4E-26
August 9, 1918: "Constable C.A. Chapman who returned last night from Huckleberry Mountain vicinity, where he subpoenaed a witness, reports that there was much excitement in that locality last Tuesday over the fact that an aged woman and a six-year-old girl, who were among the many berry pickers were lost in the wilds there for 30 hours. They had left the mountain to go to a nearby lookout station to use the telephone and got onto the wrong trail and became lost.
After much wandering around they finally worked their way into Union Creek canyon where they spent the night and where they were found the next day.
Berry pickers, Klamath Indians, Forest Rangers and other Government employees took part in the search. It required three and one-half hours to get the woman, who was quite tired, and the little girl out of the steep canyon." (Mail Tribune)
After much wandering around they finally worked their way into Union Creek canyon where they spent the night and where they were found the next day.
Berry pickers, Klamath Indians, Forest Rangers and other Government employees took part in the search. It required three and one-half hours to get the woman, who was quite tired, and the little girl out of the steep canyon." (Mail Tribune)
1919: "Ernest Hollenbeak stationed at the guard station and made daily trips of about two miles to a tree lookout to check the country for fires." (source lost)
1928: "Ranger Elgan selected the lookout site on Huckleberry Mountain." (History of the Rogue River National Forest, Volume 1, - Carroll E. Brown)
1934: A 50-foot round timber tower with a small cab with no catwalk constructed,
October 30, 1936: "Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crump and son Rollin, and Mrs. Jack Crump of Jacksonville, spent the week-end at Huckleberry mountain, where they visited Jack Crump, who has charge of a lookout and guard station there." (Medford Mail Tribune)
July 22, 1941: "Clyde Onn, lookout man on Hershberger mountain for the past nine years, has been transferred to Huckleberry mountain lookout, and together with Mrs. Onn and daughter Norma, moved to his new post, last week." (Medford Mail Tribune)
July 2, 1950: "Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and daughter, Dolores, left Sunday for Huckleberry mountain. They will spend the summer on the forest service lookout there." (Medford Mail Tribune)
c.1960: The lookout tower destroyed.