Siskiyou Union High School - White and Gold Yearbook (Weed, CA)

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' ' Lefnunfq, ..50u,dqr The Siskiyou County Historical Society, with the cooperation of the County Board of Supervisors, plans to mark the important landmarks of the county as a key to the romantic historical background of the Siskiyou country. From the date of the first discovery of gold in this area, and the subsequent development, many small communities have been started, flourished for a time as busy centers of population, only to be abandoned for richer fields elsewhere. Many such places are not even ghost towns, being identified only by the foundations of former habitations, while in others but a single cabin may remain. Some were stations on the principal routes of travel, others should be remembered for historic events which took place there, and still others were the key points for development of our present economy. This picture was taken at Mount Shasta in September, 1947, at the dedication of the site of the Strawberry Valley stage station, which was operated from 18 57 to 1886 near where the StateFish Hatchery now stands.

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faq, Swann! H ' Siskiyou County is a part of the Crater Lake Area Council. Head- quarters for the Council are at S00 East Main Street, Medford, Oregon. The Council Scout Executive is Clifford Hansen. Assistant Executive, L. T. Lundin lives in Yreka and maintains a branch office there. Council membership, December 31, 1947, included 8 67 Cub Scouts, 923 Boy Scouts and 44 Explorer Scouts. Siskiyou County has two Scout Districts, Northern and Southern. It is an important section of the Council in every respect. Seven Cub Packs are active in the county. Hornbrook, Yreka, Fort Jones, Weed, Mount Shasta, McCloud and Dunsmuir, all have active Packs. Total Cub membership for the area is 230. New Packs are in prospect for Hilr, Grenada, Gazelle, Pondosa and Castella. Twelve Boy Scout Troops are also active: Troop 25, Hiltg 38, Horn- brookg 34 and 36, Yrekag 33, Montague, 54, Fort Jones, 31 and 32, Weed, 37, Mount Shasta, 42, McCloud, 26 and 39, Dunsmuir. District officials hope to expand this number and extend Scouting so that every boy in the county who desires to do so may become a Scout. One Explorer Outfit is also active at Weed. Another is being organized at Mt. Shasta and one at Dunsmuir. Others will also be organized as needed. Explorer Scouts enjoy an advanced outdoor and indoor program. They undertake pack trips into primitive areas, hunting, fishing and boating. They also conduct several social affairs each year. They may work and study also in Air Scouting and Sea Scouting. The Crater Lake Council summer camp, Camp McLoughlin, is located on beautiful Lake of the Woods. A competent staff of camp leaders is employed to assure utmost enjoyment at camp. Some four hundred Scouts spent a week or more at the camp last summer. Activities include boating, canoeing, sailing, swimming, lifesaving, nature study, and a host of others, with evening campfires for fun and fellowship. Scouting has become an important part of the American Way of Life. It provides a program of doing. Improved programs in every Troop promise much enjoyment for its members. Some of the grandest oppor- tunities for outdoor life and sports that exist in the world are right here in Siskiyou County. Scouting hopes to enjoy them now, and to assist in preserving them for the future. aw sk: 3 ..,, , ,,,, , N.. .,

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AROUND THI- CAMPFIRF The Klamath National Forest forms a con- siderable portion ofthe Shasta Cascade Won- derland, a vast recreational area in Northern California, where all forms of recreational opportunities are available to all types of people. Camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, riding, skiing, tobogganing, furnish year- round enjoyment for those who find pleasure in the out-of-doors. Many automobile trips through scenic canyons and over mountain- ous terrain afford innumerable thrills and pleasures for those who drive. Scenes as above are common in Forest Service camps. It is the policy and practice of the Forest Service to create recreational opportunities for the people and to teach appreciation of conserv- ative use of all natural resources. Fire Pre- vention is paramount in the preservation of our playgrounds and the use of our natural resources. Let us all make it our constant aim.