GRANT COUNTY
THORN CREEK BUTTE
Malheur National Forest
15S-28E-10
15S-28E-10
1934: A L-4 ground house was built.
May 13, 1938: "Memorandum to accompany preliminary sketch for 1-car garage and storage.
Under date of May 10 the Malheur states: 'We desire to construct a garage and storage building combination on each Aldrich Mtn. and Thorn Butte.'
These two points should therefore be included with the 3 others covered by the attached preliminary sketch. This construction approved by operation." (O-Improvements, General, Malheur)
Under date of May 10 the Malheur states: 'We desire to construct a garage and storage building combination on each Aldrich Mtn. and Thorn Butte.'
These two points should therefore be included with the 3 others covered by the attached preliminary sketch. This construction approved by operation." (O-Improvements, General, Malheur)
August 2, 1940: "Camp Canyon Creek has established two side camps in the Malheur National Forest, one being at Murderers Creek and it has 48 men and two foremen. This camp is engaged in telephone line work and also constructing garage at the Thorn Butte lookout." (John Day Valley Ranger)
Removed
DESIGNATION - THORN CREEK BUTTE
PID - QC1003
STATE/COUNTY- OR/GRANT
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BIG WEASEL SPRS (1983)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1933 (FGJ)
THIS INTERSECTED POSITION IS A STATION OF THE U.S. FOREST
SERVICE ON THORN CREEK BUTTE, ABOUT 15 MILES SE OF DAYVILLE. THE
POINT IS ON A TRUCK ROAD. STATION MARKED BY A U.S.F.S. DISK IN
A CONCRETE POST. FROM THE DISK THORN CREEK BUTTE LOOKOUT HOUSE,
SITTING ON THE GROUND, IS DISTANT 24.23 METERS (79.5 FEET) NE IN
AZIMUTH 217 DEG 35 MIN. THE MEASUREMENT IS TO THE CENTER OF THE
HOUSE.
NOT BY U.S.F.S. TRIANGULATION.
STATION RECOVERY (1958)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1958
THE LOOKOUT TOWER WAS DESTROYED AND THE USFS MARK WAS NOT
RECOVERED. PRESUMED DESTROYED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LOOKOUT.