Presuppression (P)
1 - P - Standby
2 - Trail maintenance. Boulder Lake
3 - P. Brake transmission in pickup. Wes Walsey came up and towed me up hill. Changed pickups, grease job.
4 - Road maintenance. Cut brush along Peter's Pasture - Agency Road.
5 - Road maintenance. Same as yesterday.
6 - P. Agency. Fixed spare tire. Box Canyon to chain cat
7 - P - cut wood.
8 - Sunday
9 - P. Cat at Box Canyon to Agency.
10 - P - Cut wood at station.
End of this little yellow table.
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This must have been about 4 years later, Mom was a lookout at Eagle Butte, a few miles north of Warm Springs. One day Wes Walsey came to visit. He had his 'cork' boots on and stepped on some of our little kittens and didn't even know it! m
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Dad September 1944
P - Presupression (getting ready for firefighting)
1 - P - Agency grease job & supplies
2 - P, standby, & 3 & 4
5 - Road maintenance, Peters Pasture - Badger, & 6 & 7
8 - P - Standby
9 - P, Agency & Madras. Towed pickup to Madras
10 - P, standby
11 - P, to agency for supplies.
12, P - Standby
13 - Road maintenance, cut brush on Peters Pasture Road
14 - P - Burned brush on butte around quarters.
15 - annual leave
16 - P - worked around station
17 - P - worked around station.
18 - Trail maintenance. Boulder Lake, Peters Pasture trail.
19 - P, agency for gas.
20 - Trail maintenance, Boulder Lake Trail
21 - P, worked on Ford pickup
22 - P, watched brush burning at Boulder Corral.
23 - Checked burn at Boulder Creek
24 - P - standby
25 - P worked on Cecil Atkinson car at Agency
26 - P, same as yesterday
27 - P, changed, repaired and mounted tires for F.S. cars.
28 - Trail maintenance, Boulder trail
29 - Ran compass for spotters.
30 - P - to agency.
1 - P - Agency grease job & supplies
2 - P, standby, & 3 & 4
5 - Road maintenance, Peters Pasture - Badger, & 6 & 7
8 - P - Standby
9 - P, Agency & Madras. Towed pickup to Madras
10 - P, standby
11 - P, to agency for supplies.
12, P - Standby
13 - Road maintenance, cut brush on Peters Pasture Road
14 - P - Burned brush on butte around quarters.
15 - annual leave
16 - P - worked around station
17 - P - worked around station.
18 - Trail maintenance. Boulder Lake, Peters Pasture trail.
19 - P, agency for gas.
20 - Trail maintenance, Boulder Lake Trail
21 - P, worked on Ford pickup
22 - P, watched brush burning at Boulder Corral.
23 - Checked burn at Boulder Creek
24 - P - standby
25 - P worked on Cecil Atkinson car at Agency
26 - P, same as yesterday
27 - P, changed, repaired and mounted tires for F.S. cars.
28 - Trail maintenance, Boulder trail
29 - Ran compass for spotters.
30 - P - to agency.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
More Grandkids
I had the pleasure of spending part of the day with the Ranch grandkids.
The baby, doing her Michael Jordan face.
John Wayne waiting to watch his cowboy movies.
They seem to be in the wrong places!
We shopped 'til we dropped!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Grandkids
I'm 'new' at trying to get pictures up here, but I'm trying it - again!
Little girl running (helps to be doing downhil!).
Bigger girl, camping.
Big boy trying to sleep.
Dad's Diary August 1944
P - Presuppression - preparing for fires
1 through 4 - P - stayed at station. (He was often 'on call' during the summer in case of fire, but especially around the 4th of July - m).
5 - Road maintenance - Peters Pasture.
6 - P - at station.
7 - Road Maintenance - Peters Pasture Road.
8 - P - to Agency
9 - same.
10 - P - grease job, Agency
11 - P - Bald Peter Coyote trail.
12 - 14 - P - stayed at station.
15 - P - Went to Camp Creek at 1AM for H. Williams. Took him to hospital. Returned to Butte for rest of day. (He would often fill in for the fire lookouts if they had to leave in an emergency. m)
16 - P - to agency to grease truck & pickup. Took Mrs. Williams to Camp Creek. Returned to Butte at 8 PM.
17 - Lionshead trail maintenance. (When he did 'trail maintenance', I always thought he was being a nice guy clearing the trails for those of us who just 'vacationed' in the woods; turns out he was working, getting trails ready in case of fire! m)
18 - Harvey Lake trail maintenance.
19 - P - To agency for supplies.
20 - P. Sunday.
21 - Road maintenance. Replaced plank on bridge at Seekseequa Mill.
22 - P . Agency. work on pickup.
12 - trail maintenance, Harvey Lake.
24 - P . Greased cat at Box Canyon.
25 - P. - Old Mill in AM Standby at station PM.
26 - P. Blue Lake AM. Standby PM.
27 - P. Sunday.
28 - P Cut brush along Peters Pasture road AM, standby PM.
29 - 31 - P- Standby.
1 through 4 - P - stayed at station. (He was often 'on call' during the summer in case of fire, but especially around the 4th of July - m).
5 - Road maintenance - Peters Pasture.
6 - P - at station.
7 - Road Maintenance - Peters Pasture Road.
8 - P - to Agency
9 - same.
10 - P - grease job, Agency
11 - P - Bald Peter Coyote trail.
12 - 14 - P - stayed at station.
15 - P - Went to Camp Creek at 1AM for H. Williams. Took him to hospital. Returned to Butte for rest of day. (He would often fill in for the fire lookouts if they had to leave in an emergency. m)
16 - P - to agency to grease truck & pickup. Took Mrs. Williams to Camp Creek. Returned to Butte at 8 PM.
17 - Lionshead trail maintenance. (When he did 'trail maintenance', I always thought he was being a nice guy clearing the trails for those of us who just 'vacationed' in the woods; turns out he was working, getting trails ready in case of fire! m)
18 - Harvey Lake trail maintenance.
19 - P - To agency for supplies.
20 - P. Sunday.
21 - Road maintenance. Replaced plank on bridge at Seekseequa Mill.
22 - P . Agency. work on pickup.
12 - trail maintenance, Harvey Lake.
24 - P . Greased cat at Box Canyon.
25 - P. - Old Mill in AM Standby at station PM.
26 - P. Blue Lake AM. Standby PM.
27 - P. Sunday.
28 - P Cut brush along Peters Pasture road AM, standby PM.
29 - 31 - P- Standby.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Dad - 1944 - July
1 - Presuppression (P) - to Agency, grease pickup and tighten bolts.
2 - P - Sunday.
3 - Telephone line maintenance - Agency.
4 - P.
5 - Road maintenance. Metolius Bench. Horse Trap road.
6 - Road maintenance - Tenino Bench, Upper Crossing road.
7 -P - dug up water pipe at Peter's Pasture.
8 - P - Took water pipe to agency to be rethreaded. Supplies.
9 - P . Sunday
10 - P. worked around station.
11 - P - standby
12 - 13 - same
14 - P. Hauled fire guard from agency to Old Mill.
15 - 1/2 P. Hauled forester from Old Mill to Camp Creek. 1/2 Suppression. Went to fire at 7:00 PM on Metolius Bench near mud springs, with Percy W (probably Winishut).
16 - Suppression. Mud Springs fire at 6 PM.
17 - Mud Spring to Agency and returned to Shitike at 3 PM.
18 - Fire Suppression at Mud Spring.
19 - P at Bald Peter.
20 - P. To agency for Wilfred to get truck out of Lion's Head Road.
21 - P. Worked around station.
22 - Moved Percy from Camp Creek to Agency. Drove C. Tufti from Agency to fire on Metolius Bench.
23 - P. In afternoon checked Metolius Bench fire.
24 - P. Worked around station.
25 - 1/2 P., Agency for gas. Suppression. metolius Bench fire (1/2).
26 - P. Stayed at station.
27 - Suppression 1/2 at Metolius Bench, 1/2 P at station.
28 - P at station.
29 - 1/2 P, 1/2 Suppression to agency.
30 - Went to Camp Creek & Bald Peter, P.
31 - Road maintenance, Harvey Lake Road.
2 - P - Sunday.
3 - Telephone line maintenance - Agency.
4 - P.
5 - Road maintenance. Metolius Bench. Horse Trap road.
6 - Road maintenance - Tenino Bench, Upper Crossing road.
7 -P - dug up water pipe at Peter's Pasture.
8 - P - Took water pipe to agency to be rethreaded. Supplies.
9 - P . Sunday
10 - P. worked around station.
11 - P - standby
12 - 13 - same
14 - P. Hauled fire guard from agency to Old Mill.
15 - 1/2 P. Hauled forester from Old Mill to Camp Creek. 1/2 Suppression. Went to fire at 7:00 PM on Metolius Bench near mud springs, with Percy W (probably Winishut).
16 - Suppression. Mud Springs fire at 6 PM.
17 - Mud Spring to Agency and returned to Shitike at 3 PM.
18 - Fire Suppression at Mud Spring.
19 - P at Bald Peter.
20 - P. To agency for Wilfred to get truck out of Lion's Head Road.
21 - P. Worked around station.
22 - Moved Percy from Camp Creek to Agency. Drove C. Tufti from Agency to fire on Metolius Bench.
23 - P. In afternoon checked Metolius Bench fire.
24 - P. Worked around station.
25 - 1/2 P., Agency for gas. Suppression. metolius Bench fire (1/2).
26 - P. Stayed at station.
27 - Suppression 1/2 at Metolius Bench, 1/2 P at station.
28 - P at station.
29 - 1/2 P, 1/2 Suppression to agency.
30 - Went to Camp Creek & Bald Peter, P.
31 - Road maintenance, Harvey Lake Road.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Dad - 1944
I found more old notes of my dad's. In his little yellow tablet is a news clipping: KLAMATH FALLS, July 8 (Special)-This is the first released airplane picture of the Klamath Falls marine barracks, built as a training and recuperation center for thousands of marines who contracted malaria or filariasis in the Pacific fighting The large building in the center is the mess hall, capacity 2000. During a special tour last Sunday, 7000 Klamath county war bond buyers had their first close-up view of the barracks.
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His notes (kind of boring - Dad was in fire suppression, P will = presuppression. Suppression was, of course, suppressing fires; presuppression was preparing for fire suppression.
5/1/44, Metolius River trail maintenance. 5/16 road maintenance. White Water, Bald Peter Road.
5/17 - P. Garage work. 5/18 - P, garage work. 5/18 - Same. 5/19 - Telephone line maintenance. Simnasho. 5/20 - P. Worked on brakes on Ford pickup. 5/21 - Sunday. 5/22 - P Shop 1/2 day. Hauled water to Eagle Butte 1/2 day. At 6:30 PM left for White Horse Rapids. Returned at 10:30 PM. 5/23 - P, shop work. 5/24 - P. Worked on truck AM. Drove truck with fire tools to Old Mill in PM. 5/25 - P. (off) 5/26 - P. Shop work. 5/27 - same. 5/28 - Sunday. 5/29 - P. Shop. May 30 - Holiday. 5/31 - P. Shop.
June 1 - P, shop. 6/2 - P, moved fire tools to Shitike Butte. Cleaned quarters at Shitike Butte. 6/3 - P - shop. 6/4 - P - Sunday. 6/5 - P. Moved family to Shitike Butte. 6/6 - P. Set up weather station. Odd jobs around station. 6/7 - P. Worked around station. 6/8 - 1/2 P. Worked around station. 1/2 road maintenance. Shitike Butte road. 6/9 - Road maintenance Lionshead road. 6/10 - P. cut wood. 6/11 - P.
6/12 - 1/2 P to Agency, 1/2 road maintenance. 6/13 - Road maintenance Metolius Bench Roads. 6/14 - Telephone line maintenance. Lookout Butte, Trout Lake 5/15 - Road maintenance, White Water grades. 6/16 - Road maintenance Tenino Bench. 6/17 - P. Cut wood. 6/18 - P. Sunday. 6/19 - Road maintenance, Peter's Pasture Agency road. 6/20 - 1/2 Road maintenance. Tenino Bench, 1/2 P. 6/21 - Road maintenance, Upper Crossing. 6/22 - Annual Leave 6/23 - Bald Peter Road maintenance. 6/24 - P - worked around station. 6/25 - P in and around station. 6/26 - Road maintenance, Peter's Pasture, Old Mill & 42 Roads. 6/27 P. Gas and work on pickup. 6/28 - Road maintenance. Road along drift fence north and then east along north side of Twin Buttes. 6/29 - Road maintenance. Finished Twin Butte Road. Seekseequa Rim Road. 6/30 - Road maintenance. 2 mi. Bug road on metolius Bench.
This probably won't mean much except for the ex-firefighters. In my later years, I was quite impressed that my dad could fix telephone lines, short-wave radios, gas engines, almost anything, because he had to! Today, 2010, there are many roads across the reservation but back a ways there were a few and one of the main ones was the 42 Road. There are so many forest workers and log trucks, you probably could get help out in the woods if you need it, but back then if you broke down, there was lots of walking to be done!
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His notes (kind of boring - Dad was in fire suppression, P will = presuppression. Suppression was, of course, suppressing fires; presuppression was preparing for fire suppression.
5/1/44, Metolius River trail maintenance. 5/16 road maintenance. White Water, Bald Peter Road.
5/17 - P. Garage work. 5/18 - P, garage work. 5/18 - Same. 5/19 - Telephone line maintenance. Simnasho. 5/20 - P. Worked on brakes on Ford pickup. 5/21 - Sunday. 5/22 - P Shop 1/2 day. Hauled water to Eagle Butte 1/2 day. At 6:30 PM left for White Horse Rapids. Returned at 10:30 PM. 5/23 - P, shop work. 5/24 - P. Worked on truck AM. Drove truck with fire tools to Old Mill in PM. 5/25 - P. (off) 5/26 - P. Shop work. 5/27 - same. 5/28 - Sunday. 5/29 - P. Shop. May 30 - Holiday. 5/31 - P. Shop.
June 1 - P, shop. 6/2 - P, moved fire tools to Shitike Butte. Cleaned quarters at Shitike Butte. 6/3 - P - shop. 6/4 - P - Sunday. 6/5 - P. Moved family to Shitike Butte. 6/6 - P. Set up weather station. Odd jobs around station. 6/7 - P. Worked around station. 6/8 - 1/2 P. Worked around station. 1/2 road maintenance. Shitike Butte road. 6/9 - Road maintenance Lionshead road. 6/10 - P. cut wood. 6/11 - P.
6/12 - 1/2 P to Agency, 1/2 road maintenance. 6/13 - Road maintenance Metolius Bench Roads. 6/14 - Telephone line maintenance. Lookout Butte, Trout Lake 5/15 - Road maintenance, White Water grades. 6/16 - Road maintenance Tenino Bench. 6/17 - P. Cut wood. 6/18 - P. Sunday. 6/19 - Road maintenance, Peter's Pasture Agency road. 6/20 - 1/2 Road maintenance. Tenino Bench, 1/2 P. 6/21 - Road maintenance, Upper Crossing. 6/22 - Annual Leave 6/23 - Bald Peter Road maintenance. 6/24 - P - worked around station. 6/25 - P in and around station. 6/26 - Road maintenance, Peter's Pasture, Old Mill & 42 Roads. 6/27 P. Gas and work on pickup. 6/28 - Road maintenance. Road along drift fence north and then east along north side of Twin Buttes. 6/29 - Road maintenance. Finished Twin Butte Road. Seekseequa Rim Road. 6/30 - Road maintenance. 2 mi. Bug road on metolius Bench.
This probably won't mean much except for the ex-firefighters. In my later years, I was quite impressed that my dad could fix telephone lines, short-wave radios, gas engines, almost anything, because he had to! Today, 2010, there are many roads across the reservation but back a ways there were a few and one of the main ones was the 42 Road. There are so many forest workers and log trucks, you probably could get help out in the woods if you need it, but back then if you broke down, there was lots of walking to be done!
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