September 21, 1961: "Jr. Byers and Roy Nealey families joined for an outing on Bonaparte Mountain. They report that a new lookout tower is being built there and that all material is flown in by helicopter." (The Gazette-Tribune)
June 22, 1967: "New employees at the Tonasket Ranger Station this week are: Darrold Thornton, Bonaparte Mountain Lookout." (The Gazette-Tribune)
