The Siskiyou (sis-ke-u) mountains run east/west along the border between Southern Oregon, and Northern California.  The name "Siskiyou" comes from the Native American word for "broom-tailed horse".  Legend has it that the first pioneer the Native Americans met in this area was riding a horse with its tail cut off square like a broom.  The pioneer asked the Native Americans for the name of the Mountains, but misunderstood their reply.  He thought they were naming the mountains when actually they were talking about his horse's tail.  The name "Siskiyou" endured.

Siskiyou has been a family owned company since it's beginning in 1972.