History of the Rogue River National Forest Volume 2 — 1933-1969

1950

PERSONNEL

District Rangers

Laurence G. Jolley 1-1-50 to 9-51

TIMBER

Timber cut, 99,343,000 board feet; value, $804,136.
Timber sold, 46,438,000 board feet; value, $554,871.

RECREATION

Forest user statistics: resort, 13,000; campground and picnic grounds, 52,500; tourists, 16,670.

McKee Claims on Union Creek District - 159 association mining claims (160 acres each) were located by 1950. These claims were for gold, silver, platinum, magnetite, and titanium. Claims in the area were being located since 1940. All these claims were later invalidated.

RANGER DISTRICT PERMANENT PERSONNEL (11-29-50)

Applegate District:

Ashland District:

Butte Falls District:

Klamath District:

Union Creek District:

WILDLIFE

Estimated big game population: black bear, 550; mule deer, 77; blacktail deer, 6,400; elk, 111.

FIRE CONTROL

Fires by causes: lightning, 26; campers, 9; smokers, 6; miscellaneous, 7; total, 48. Classification: Class A, 43; Class B, 4; Class C, 1; total, 48. Acreage burned: National Forest, 13; other inside, 1; total, 14 acres.

1951

PERSONNEL

District Rangers

Jack H. Wood 11-51 to 6-57

PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION CHANGES

Supervisor Laurence G. Jolley transferred to R-6 Regional Office, Information and Education Division. He was replaced in November by Jack H. Wood the Regional Office Staff, State and Private Forestry Division.

Duance E. Bergstrom transferred to the Experiment Station.

FIRE CONTROL

The Forest and Region experienced the most severe fire conditions in many years. No rain fell on the Rogue River National Forest from June 14 until September 29 (107 days) with the exception of a few lightning storms accompanied by light, spotty rain at the extreme elevations.

All fires were kept reasonably small. Those giving the most trouble were incendiary fires in the Buzzard Mine area on Elk Creek.

Woods operations were closed down several times during the season due to extreme fire hazard.

More use was made of smokejumpers and aerial cargo dropping on back country fires than ever before.

RECREATION

Most resorts on the Forest reported about the same number of visitors as during 1950. However, it was estimated that an accurate count of visitors who used the Forest for recreation of all kinds would reveal a considerable increase and continued upward trend in recreation demand.

On September 9 the Lake of the Woods Resort burned to the ground, but by the end of the season a new structure was about half completed.

Block "B" at Fish Lake was opened, permitting ten more summer homes.

MISCELLANEOUS

For the first time since 25 percent of receipts funds became effective in 1908, the Forest receipts exceeded one million dollars. The amount: $1,066,156.75 (In 1908, $616.47.)

WILDLIFE

During late fall, before restocking, a complete job of poisoning was done at Fish Lake by the State Game Commission to kill a large infestation of roach which was depriving the game fish of food.

Estimated big game population: black bear, 575; mule deer, 200; blacktail deer, 6,700; elk, 100.

TIMBER MANAGEMENT

Timber cut in 1951 measured 93,774,000 board feet and was valued at $887,719; timber sold, 83,462,000 board feet, valued at $1,714,773. Christmas tree sales were valued at $1,147.

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FACT SHEET

ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST

Timber Management

Range Management

Fire Control

Recreation and Special Uses

Engineering

Water Management

General

Mammoth Sugar Pine on the Prospect Ranger District. This giant had a diameter of 7'11", a height of 224'. It was estimated to be 500 years old with a volume of 28,000 board feet. It became unsafe and was cut down on July 24, 1966.