MICA PEAK
Spokane County - State Department of Forestry - 24N-45E-14
June 24, 1944: “Installation of short wave radio sending and receiving sets linking up Stevens, Pend Oreille and Spokane counties was completed Monday by Bob Fuller, radio technician for the state division of forestry, and his assistant Max Giverson.
Sets were installed at the following lookout stations: Stranger Mt. In Stevens county, Mt. Spokane and Mica peak in Spokane county and on Saddle mountain in Pend Oreille county.” (The Colville Examiner)
Sets were installed at the following lookout stations: Stranger Mt. In Stevens county, Mt. Spokane and Mica peak in Spokane county and on Saddle mountain in Pend Oreille county.” (The Colville Examiner)
July 15, 1949: "State forest service lookouts are really efficient.
Yesterday the lookout on Mica peak, south of Spokane, saw smoke and radioed the fire fighter crews.
A crew went to the scene of the 'fire' and found a Mica resident burning grass and weeds trimmed from his backyard. The smoke was seven miles from the Lookout tower." (Spokane Daily Chronicle)
1954: "A new design 14x14 cabin was built atop a 40 foot tower on Mica Peak in Spokane County, replacing a temporary wartime structure." (Biennial Report of the Forestry Division)
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