September 16, 2005 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County Record, a weekly newspaper, published in Alturas, CA. The following is transcribed from the September 8, 2005 issue. Looking Back 97 Years Ago – 1908 THERE IS a spirit of improvement pervading citizens of Alturas and we hope to wee it continue. Besides the county high school building, stone railroad depot, stone bridge on Main Street and railroad work, there are many new residences being erected. Everything points to the up-building and improvement of Alturas. Real estate is going up, and a spirit of confidence is apparent on every hand. But we want to say a word to our citizens. If Alturas is to go forward it will not depend upon our outside influence, nature or God, but upon the united effort of all our people. 87Years Ago – 1918 Mr. ROSE, principal of the VHS, returned to Alturas Friday night. He spent a part of his vacation at the Presidio in San Francisco where the high school principals of the state went through a vigorous training, learning the game of war. Mr. Rose was well pleased with the experiences…. The Journal of American Medical Association states that Captain A. Gibson of Alturas has been honorably discharged from service on account of a previous physical disability. We understand that the doctor will return his practice and that his family will accompany him…. Pete Keegel, the genial manager of the Hess mine property dropped in the other day and showed us a gold brick from the mine. This is the fourth largest this. The round house of the old NCO Railroad was built of stone (referring to the note in the 1908 section). When the building was abandoned in 1934, my Dad purchased it and had it demolished, saving all of the stone and all of the large timbers that were used in its construction. In 1936 he used those materials when our new house was built just below Tank Hill in Alturas. That stone house remains today, solid as can be and still pretty good looking. I spent 7 years in that home and enjoyed every minute of those years. I have no idea who owns that house today, but I hope their life is just as happy as mine was. Hope to see you all again next week. Ron Morgan