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for John 2.out four miles Conser style used by postal officials. Connley post office was established April 18, 1912, with Warren B. Graham first of three postmasters. The office was closed out to Fort Rock on July 31, 1920.

CONSER, Linn County. Conser is a station on the Oregon Electric Railway about four miles north of Albany. This station was named for John A. Conser, who owned land nearby. He was the son of Jacob Conser, a pioneer of 1848.

CONTORTA POINT, Klamath County. This point is on the east shore of Crescent Lake. It was named in 1925 by F. W. Cleator of the Forest Service because of the abundance nearby of lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta.

CONYERS CREEK, Columbia County. Conyers Creek drains an area south of Clatskanie and flows into Clatskanie River at Clatskanie. It bears the name of the Conyers family, several members of which have been prominent residents of the area and have occupied important posts both in public affairs and in business. Cook CREEK, Tillamook County. S. M. Batterson, for many years a resident of the lower Nehalem Valley, informed George B. McLeod of Portland in August, 1927, that this stream was named for a local character, Indian Cook, who settled near the mouth of the creek in 1877 or 1878. Cook is said to have been a Cherokee, and there was some feeling against him on the part of the Tillamooks, although he married a Tillamook woman. Cook was a man of fine character, and was murdered by his enemies, not far from the present site of Nehalem. Cook SLOUGH, Clatsop County. This is a small tidal slough that joins Youngs Bay. It is situated a short distance east of Miles Crossing. Cook Slough takes its name from Geo. W. Cook, who was an early settler on land nearby. He was born in Vermont in 1818 and came to Oregon in 1850.

COOMBS CANYON, Umatilla County. This canyon drains into Umatilla River from the south, just west of Rieth. According to James H. Raley of Pendleton, it bears the name of Calvin Coombs, who settled in the vicinity in the late '70s. The name Comas Canyon as applied to this canyon is wrong.

COOPER LAKE, Clackamas County. This small lake is about four miles north of Clackamas Lake. T. H. Sherrard of the Forest Service informed the compiler that it was named for Warren Cooper, now deceased. Cooper, the son of David C. Cooper for whom Cooper Spur was named, was for several years district ranger for the Forest Service at Parkdale.

COOPER MOUNTAIN, Washington County. This is a prominent hill about four miles southwest of Beaverton and has an elevation of 794 feet. It was named for Perry Cooper who was born in Ohio in 1825 and was a pioneer of Oregon. He settled on the slopes of this mountain in March, 1853.

COOPER SPUR, Hood River County. David C. Cooper was an early settler in Hood River Valley, and lived not far from the present site of Mount Hood post office. He had a camping place on the east slope of Mount Hood and the spur was named for him. This was about 1886. Cooper Spur separates Eliot Glacier from Newton Clark Glacier.

COOPEY FALLS, Multnomah County. Coopey Falls were named for Charles Coopey, for many years a well-known tailor in Portland. Coopey was a native of England. He owned land adjacent to the falls that bear his name.

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