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PACE 10
MEAN
i. kou|s Keep Eye
Out For Conflagrations
By LIZ SOMERS
A sunny morning late last month
found me traveling with Jim Hart-
ley, Simpson public relations man,
and Frances Wright, Director of
the Department of Natural Re-
sources, on our way to Dayton
Peak Lookout and an interview
with Curtis Snow.
Dayton Peak, eight miles west
of Shelton, became a lookout site
in 1944 when an aircraft warning
building previously located on the
Lost Lake Hills, was racked there.
A window "cab" was built atop
the building and it assumed the
appearance of a lookout until
1964.
Because of a need for better
coverage, a new tower was erect-
ed in 1964 one-quarter mile south-
east of the original site. This tow-
er stands forty feet off the ground
at an elevation of 1250 feet.
CURTIS SNOW, official look-
out, lives in the fourteen by four-
teen foot observation cab. Curtis,
a nineteen year old graduate of
Lincoln High School in Seattle,
enjoys his lonely existence. His
McCleary Theatre
FRI. - SAT, ONLY
Opens 7:15 - Starts 7:30
COMING ,PICTURES
August 27 - 28
"McHALE'S NAVY JOINS
THE AIR FORCE"
September 8 - 14
"MARY POPPINS"
I visibility on a clear day reaches
some thirty-five miles and he can
see in the distance Mt. St. Helens,
Mt. Adams, Mt. Baker, and Mr.
Rainier, but his usual visibility is
contained to twelve to fifteen
miles. Curtis lived at the lookout
during August of last year and, re-
questing the job fo rthis summer,
he has been at Dayton Peak since
June 1 and will remain there until
Oct. 15.
Curtis and Mr. Wright showed
me and explained to me the use of
several fire finding and weatker
instruments. I enjoyed my infor-
mative visit at Dayton Peak and
was thankful for the opportunity
to go.
Our welcomed rain last week
lessened the fire danger for a time
at least. The Department of Na-
tural Resources put out only one
fire, but reported a rising danger
because of another warm weather
trend.
Tuesday, Aug. I0, a smoldering
cigarette thrown from a passing
vehicle started a fire on the Bay-
shore cutoff road which scarred
2/10 of an acre. Burning in dry
needles and cones, the blaze flared
up several times after being ex-
tinguished.
A get-together at the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources early
Monday morning gave the lookouts
an opportunity to meet each other
and talk over mutual problems.
The lookouts in attendance were:
Mr. and Mrs. Webbektng, Norman
Hamilton, Kay Loertscher, and
Curtis Snow.
August is a very popular month
for vacationing--please be careful
with fire wherever you may be
traveling. I hope to see you at the
Mason County Fair this weekend!
KElP WASHInGTon GRM
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