BONNER COUNTY
WHITETAIL BUTTE
Kaniksu National Forest
58N-4W-9
58N-4W-9
c.1924: 30-foot pole platform (Kresek)
January 1927: "During a serious blowup on the Quartz Creek fire, on the Kaniksu National Forest, last summer, the fire jumped the Priest River and in an hour was rolling toward White Tail, threatening to burn the lookout and destroy the entire Jack Pine Flats beyond. The men on the lookout fled for their lives, leaving their belongings behind. During the night, however, the fire subsided and the lookouts returned to their station. In two days this fire was trenched and under control. A part of the old White Tail road that had served as a buffer to swerve the fire from its rush toward the lookout was used as a part of the fire line." (The Forest Worker)
1928: log cabin (Kresek)
1934: 40-foot pole tower with L-4 cab (Kresek)
September 3, 1936: “Bobbie Pearce, Eldrith Hail and Bobbie Adams on Thursday went up to White Tail butte where Jay Pearce is located at the lookout, going on their bicycles. They returned Saturday some tired boys.” (The Newport Miner)
September 3, 1936: “Bobbie Pearce, Eldrith Hail and Bobbie Adams on Thursday went up to White Tail butte where Jay Pearce is located at the lookout, going on their bicycles. They returned Saturday some tired boys.” (The Newport Miner)
1959: Destroyed (Kresek)
Removed