BRITISH COLUMBIA LOOKOUTS
ELK MOUNTAIN
Fraser - Cheam
July 25, 1918: "Percy and Harold Nixon are spending part of their vacation at the Lookout station, with their father, Mr. Henry Nixon." (The Chilliwack Progress)
June 5, 1919: "Fire ranger H. Nixon left this week for his post at the lookout station on the east end of the Elk mountain." (The Chilliwack Progress)
October 9, 1919: "Messrs. Hugh Ferguson and Lionel Nixon arrived home last Wednesday, having spent a week holidaying at the government lookout on the Elk mountains. They witnessed the first real sign of winter while the first real sign of winter while there, by a light fall of snow.
All danger of fire for this year being over, the rangers are returning home, after spending the summer in the forest. Fire Ranger H. Nixon returned last week." (The Chilliwack Progress)
September 20, 1944: "George Petit has returned home from the lookout station on Elk mountain.
The first snow of the season was seen on Elk mountain Saturday and Sunday mornings." (The Chilliwack Progress)
August 28, 1946: "Radio contact is maintained between the rangers by four stationery two-way short wave sets and one portable that is moved to the scene of operations if a fire develops.
There is one lookout tower in the district, located on Elk Mountain. The tower was erected by the RCSME and turned over to the service. One of the University students mans the tower and can pinpoint a fire in the vicinity by the aid of a graphed photograph. Distant fires can be located by the lookout but can't be charted as accurately. In one case though, several weeks ago, the lookout spotted a fire 55 miles away and made an accurate estimate of it location. The fire was in the Harrison area at Fire Lake." (The Chilliwack Progress)
September 17, 1947: "R.G. 'Bob' Pollock, well known in Rosedale and Popcum, collapsed on main street near the Royal Bank late Tuesday afternoon and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
For many years he sold grit from a Popcum mill to local poultry producers and he had worked for Archibald's Store, Rosedale. This summer he served as a lookout at Elk Mountain for the B.C. Forest Service." (The Chilliwack Progress)
October 5, 1949: "B.C. Forest Services have announced that their forest fire lookout station on Elk Mountain closed Friday for the winter.
Nick Brown, Ryder Lake, has been in charge of the station.
The post will not be re-opened until April or May when spring weather begins to present fire hazards." (The Chilliwack Progress)
June 27, 1951: "The Chilliwack district was treated to one of the spottiest of storms Saturday night, a storm that dropped hail as big as marbles on the city, heavy rain in many areas and practically nothing in others.
The city proper was pounded with two brief hail storms about 6 p.m. along with heavy rain showers and then got another rain shower about 9 p.m.
Three-tenths of an inch was recorded at Elk Mountain lookout and close to an inch is said to have fallen in the city." (The Chilliwack Progress)