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Mesa had anything to do with Neahkahnie Mountain. The latitude given for La Mesa is much too far south, and the summit of Neahkahnie Mountain is not prominent and flat as seen from the sea. There are several more imposing and higher points in the immediate vicinity.

CAPE FERRELO, Curry County. Bartolome Ferrelo (Ferrer) was a pilot in the expedition of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese, who sailed from Mexico in June, 1542, for the purpose of exploring the coast of Cal. ifornia, When near the 34th parallel of north latitude Cabrillo sank under the fatigue of the voyage and turned the command over to Ferrelo. The latter discovered a cape on the 41st parallel which he called Cabo de Fortunas, and on March 1, 1543, found himself to be as far north as the 44th parallel, but on the following day bad weather drove him south. It is now not easy to determine how far north Ferrelo came, nor what he actually discovered. H. R. Wagner in Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America, volume II, page 373, says that Cabo de Fortunas was probably the modern Point Arena, and apparently Ferrelo saw no more land north of that. His latitudes were considerably in error. There is nothing to connect the Cape Ferrelo with Bartolome Ferrelo the pilot, though it was named in his honor by George Davidson of the U.S. Coast Survey, probably in 1869. Cape Ferrelo is but a short distance from the Oregon-California boundary line. It is the first prominent headland north of St. George Reef, and while not projecting seaward to any considerable extent, it is nevertheless noticeable on account of its bold rugged face.

CAPE FOULWEATHER, Lincoln County, Cape Foulweather was discovered and named by Captain James Cook, the English explorer, on March 7, 1778. This was the first geographic feature that Captain Cook named in his voyage to the north Pacific Ocean. On the day of his discovery the weather was particularly inclement. The Coast Pilot for 1869 gives a detailed account of this cape and incidents surrounding its discovery, compiled by George Davidson. Cape KIWANDA, Tillamook County. This cape was once known as Sand Cape, but Kiwanda is the name in general use and the one adopted by the USBGN. Cape Kiwanda is a low, yellow, rocky point, much broken and eroded, projecting about one half mile from the general trend of the coast. Behind the cape are bright sand dunes, and it is probable that these rather than sand on the cape itself suggested the name Sand Cape. There is some uncertainty about the origin of the name Kiwanda, and it is said to mean "wind mountain." However, John W. Meldrum of Oregon City, former surveyor general of Oregon, said that Kiwanda was the name of a Nestucca Indian chief and local celebrity. This origin of the name seems much more probable, as the name Wind Mountain is not applicable to the cape.

CAPE LOOKOUT, Tillamook County. Cape Lookout is one of the most prominent on the Oregon coast. It projects into the ocean one and onehalf miles and has a narrow rocky promontory over 400 feet high on its seaward end. East of the cape the mountains rise to an elevation of over 2000 feet. Cape Lookout bears its present name in error which will doubtless never be corrected. The name was originally applied by John Meares to what is now known as Cape Meares, which he described fully and accurately, and his description was subsequently corroborated by Vancouver. The name was probably changed to the new position on the