The front page headline in the five-cent Klamath Falls Evening Herald on Aug. 5, 1916, declares, “HUCKLEBERRIES ARE PLENTIFUL". The body of the story continues:
“To guide and take care of campers seeking huckleberries, William Sims has established a camp on the top of Huckleberry Mountain - - Sims says the huckleberries are plentiful on the mountain.
“… William (Sims) has about thirty saddle horses and pack mules at his camp, and will meet all parties at the foot of the mountain, which is about four miles from the berries, and which is the farthest point to which automobiles can go.”
The story concludes, “A man has been employed by Sims to stay at the foot of the mountain to repair and guard automobiles of all parties picking huckleberries.”
In the early 1900’s, hundreds of pickers, including Indians from the Klamath Reservation, camped on the mountain for one or two weeks at a time to pick berries for the winter.
It’s still possible to pick huckleberries in the area. The Huckleberry Mountain Campground, about 20 miles on forest roads from Prospect, Ore., is surrounded by huckleberry bushes. A Forest Service reminder: the berries attract bears as well as people.
Sources: "Huckleberries Are Plentiful." Evening Herald 5 Aug. 1916 [Klamath Falls, Ore.] : 1. Print; "Huckleberry Mountain Campground." Outdoor Project. Outdoor Project.org, 1916. Web. 8 Aug. 2016.
