ARIZONA LOOKOUTS
MOUNT LEMMON
Coronado National Forest
April 25, 1915: "To protect the forests from fire during the dry months this summer, the forest service will have four lookout stations where men will be on duty all the time and can telephone. The lookouts will be on Mt. Lemmon and Mt. Kellogg in the Catalinas. Old Baldy in the Santa Ritas, and on Mt. Washington, not far from Patagonia." (Tombstone Epitaph)
May 8, 1925: ":Orin Western, lookout stationed at Mt. Lemmon, this morning caught a 250-pound mountain lion, according to word received at the office of the Coronado National Forest. Yesterday afternoon the lookout observed where one of the lions had killed a deer, so set a trap at the site of the killing, which was in Romero Pass, near Summerhaven.
Returning to the trap this morning, the lookout found the beast caught and held there. The lion measured eight feet in length and weighed approximately 250 pounds." (Yuma Sun)
Returning to the trap this morning, the lookout found the beast caught and held there. The lion measured eight feet in length and weighed approximately 250 pounds." (Yuma Sun)
May 24, 1925: "Fire was reported by the lookout at Mt. Lemmon on the Crook National Forest in the Mt. Graham district near Stafford, forest officer men here said yesterday but no details have been received as to the size of the blaze from that area. The lookout at Lemmon declared the fire was a large one." (Arizona Daily Star)
July 11, 1926: "W. Kelly and Manuel Henderson, who are stationed at Mount Lemon lookout this summer, are making a number of improvements on the trails to points of interest to various points of interest near there. A new trail to Quien Sabe point has recently been completed." (Arizona Daily Star)