SANDERS COUNTY
MOUNT HEADLEY
Lolo National Forest
23N-29W-24
23N-29W-24
July 14, 1921: “Oscar Moen, lookout on Mt. Hadley has been under the doctor's care for the past week. He has a bad cut on his right hand. He is about well now and leaving for the station.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
October 2, 1929: “Frank Benson, who was lookout on Mt. Headley left Sunday for Missoula where he will enter the School of Law.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
October 2, 1929: “Frank Benson, who was lookout on Mt. Headley left Sunday for Missoula where he will enter the School of Law.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
July 8, 1931: “Joe Bown, forest lookout on Headley, cut his foot with an ax last week. While he is here receiving treatment Les Anderson is taking his place.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
July 8, 1931: “Joe Bown, forest lookout on Headley, cut his foot with an ax last week. While he is here receiving treatment Les Anderson is taking his place.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
September 6, 1933: “Mr. W.A. Kirby came in off Mt. Headley lookout Tuesday. This is the first time Mr. Kirby has been in town for a long time. He will go out to the forest again.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
September 6, 1933: “Mr. W.A. Kirby came in off Mt. Headley lookout Tuesday. This is the first time Mr. Kirby has been in town for a long time. He will go out to the forest again.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
June 26, 1935: “Mount Headley is among some of the peaks discontinued as lookout stations in the Cabinet due to the visual observation mapping on the forest. Cube Iron Peak takes the place of Headley.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
June 26, 1935: “Mount Headley is among some of the peaks discontinued as lookout stations in the Cabinet due to the visual observation mapping on the forest. Cube Iron Peak takes the place of Headley.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
July 8, 1954: "James Law of Oklahoma took up his station in the Headley lookout yesterday." (Sanders County Independent Ledger)
July 21, 1955: “One additional lookout in the Thompson Falls ranger district was manned Monday when George Gibbs of Maryland was posted on Headley peak. Only one lookout---Table Top---remains to be manned yet.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
July 21, 1955: “One additional lookout in the Thompson Falls ranger district was manned Monday when George Gibbs of Maryland was posted on Headley peak. Only one lookout---Table Top---remains to be manned yet.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
June 20, 1957: “This year for the first time, VHF radio communications will be used between the ranger's office and two lookouts—Cougar peak and Mt. Headley. It is hoped that the radio network to the other five lookout posts can be completed next year. The five posts which will continue to utilize telephones this year are Clark, Eddy, Driveway, Table Top and Priscilla.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
June 20, 1957: “This year for the first time, VHF radio communications will be used between the ranger's office and two lookouts—Cougar peak and Mt. Headley. It is hoped that the radio network to the other five lookout posts can be completed next year. The five posts which will continue to utilize telephones this year are Clark, Eddy, Driveway, Table Top and Priscilla.” (The Sanders County Independent-Ledger)
July 30, 1959: “Fire Lookout Larry Luke assigned to Mt. Headley lookout tower has experienced weather during the past five days that ran the gauntlet of the four seasons.
Friday the temperature reading at the ranger station in Thompson Falls reached a torrid 102 degrees, Luke reported to the ranger station that snow was falling at the lookout.” (Sanders County Ledger)
July 30, 1959: “Fire Lookout Larry Luke assigned to Mt. Headley lookout tower has experienced weather during the past five days that ran the gauntlet of the four seasons.
Friday the temperature reading at the ranger station in Thompson Falls reached a torrid 102 degrees, Luke reported to the ranger station that snow was falling at the lookout.” (Sanders County Ledger)
