BRITISH COLUMBIA LOOKOUTS
CASEY MOUNTAIN
East Kootenay
Cranbrook District
Cranbrook District
1919: Under improvements on the Cranbrook District: Casey Mountain Lookout - $960.18. (Report of the Forest Branch, Department of Lands)
June 27, 1919: "At Cranbrook a new lookout station has been built at Casey mountain, which gives the fire patrol a clear view as far south as Bonners Ferry and east to Elko." (Creston Review)
1920: An additional $22.00 was expended on improvements at the Casey Mountain Lookout. (Report of the Forest Branch, Department of Lands)
1925: Maintenance on the lookout cost $120.00. (Report of the Forest Branch, Department of Lands)
March 5, 1935: "A. Pascuzzo was on duty at Casey Lookout on July 30, 1934, and he did report a forest fire soon from that point, Thomas Uphill was informed in reply to further questions. The fire was fought, and cost $1,017." (Victoria Daily Colonist)
October 25, 1944: "A letter from Ray Monesmith of Casey Mountain Lookout, vicinity of Fernie and Cranbrook, outlines how he obtains accurate readings of lightning strikes on dark rainy nights.
An eye bolt is used as a peep in the centre of his lookout cupola and horizontal and vertical grid lines are painted on the window panes. He states that although he is unable to see the topography of the country at all the reading of a lightning strike taken from the grid painted on the window is quite accurate. A flashlight is kept handy to illuminate figures when necessary. By referring to the lookout photos he claims he can pretty well place the strike. Even distance is established by the time the thunder takes to travel. Ray Monesmith states that during 1943, which was a light year, he had sixty fires and that from one thunder storm alone eleven fires were reported from his lookout." (Forest Branch News Letter)
Latitude: 49.246 Longitude: 115.417 Elevation: 1638