McGRAW MOUNTAIN
Wallowa County - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - 4S-48E-35
August 1930: "Maurice Loyd, 14, son of Cleve Loyd, lookout patrolman for the forest service at McGraw, is thinking of hiring out to Uncle Sam as a decoy for cougars. He and his dog have a penchant for finding cougars, especially when they are not expecting them.
Monday morning Maurice and his dog started out to find a few chipmunks and before they had gone a hundred yards from the lookout station, they topped a little rise and the dog ran to the foot of a tree and commenced to bark. Maurice looked at the tree and there on a level with where he stood, was a big cougar, its scowling eyes glaring at him. Maurice called the dog and went home, but before Mr. Loyd could get back with a gun the big cat had moved away.
Practically the same experience happened to Maurice two years ago. C.H. Thorp" (Six Twenty-Six)
Monday morning Maurice and his dog started out to find a few chipmunks and before they had gone a hundred yards from the lookout station, they topped a little rise and the dog ran to the foot of a tree and commenced to bark. Maurice looked at the tree and there on a level with where he stood, was a big cougar, its scowling eyes glaring at him. Maurice called the dog and went home, but before Mr. Loyd could get back with a gun the big cat had moved away.
Practically the same experience happened to Maurice two years ago. C.H. Thorp" (Six Twenty-Six)
August 20, 1931: "Cleve Loyd returned to his work as lookout at the McGraw lookout station after having been called here by the illness of his mother, Mrs. L. Loyd." (Enterprise Record Chieftain)
1934: A 10-foot round timber tower with a 14x14 L-4 cab was constructed.
June 1, 1944: "Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blevans have rented their residence to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bridgewater for the summer and fall. The Blevans will go to the McGraw lookout station where he will be lookout and Mrs. Blevans switchboard operator." (Wallowa County Chieftain)
June 27, 1964: "Plans have been announced by John L. Rogers, U.S. Forest Service, for the construction of McGraw Lookout tower and house located in Wallowa County, 56 miles southeast of Joseph.
Pre-fab house and tower materials will be furnished by the Forest Service.
Bids are now being called for erection of the structure with the bid opening scheduled for July 24, 1964." (Baker Democrat-Herald)
July 2, 1964: "Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Daggett and Tom and Nancy Hazen made a trip to the McGraw Lookout. The Hazens are from California and will man the lookout this summer. At present they are staying at the College Creek station." (Wallowa County Chieftain)
August 6, 1964: "Cook and Sorenson of Seattle were the low bidders for a new 80-foot lookout tower at McGraw.Second low bidder for the contract was Clarneou, Inc. of Joseph.
The new tower will be located approximately 1/2 mile from the present tower which has been declared obsolete and inadequate. McGraw Lookout is in the Joseph District of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest." (Wallowa County Chieftain)
The new tower will be located approximately 1/2 mile from the present tower which has been declared obsolete and inadequate. McGraw Lookout is in the Joseph District of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest." (Wallowa County Chieftain)
August 20, 1964: "Cook & Sorenson of Seattle is the apparent low bidder at $5840 for the construction of the new McGraw lookout tower on the local national forest.
Contract details are being worked out and award is expected, according to information at the supervisor's office.
The government provides the material for this job and the contract is for erection only. Work will be done this summer. The site is reached from the Imnaha country." (The Record-Courier)
1965: An 82-foot treated timber tower with an R-6 cab was erected.
August 31, 1967: "Florence and Linda Stubblefield were down for a short time Wednesday to pick up their mail and some supplies. They reported McGraw lookout quite a busy place due to the fires in the district." (Wallowa County Chieftain)