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coyotl, the word for the prairie wolf, or barking wolf of western North America, Canis latrans. Early settlers looked upon the coyote as a nuisance because of his noisy habits and his tendency to pay a midnight visit to the chicken roost, on which occasion he could be perfectly quiet. Creeks and points where coyotes were seen or heard had the name of the animal attached, and possibly some were named because of the fact that a coyote had been killed nearby. The Chinook jargon word for the coyote was talapus, with which was associated an idea of deity, or god of the plains.

COZAD MOUNTAIN, Douglas County. This prominent mountain northeast of Oakland was named for a pioneer of that neighborhood, Jonathan Cozad, who is said to have come to Oregon in the '50s. The accent is on the second syllable. CozinE CREEK, Yamhill County. This stream rises in the eastern foothills of the Coast Range and flows through McMinnville where it joins South Yamhill River. It was named for Samuel Cozine, who was born in Kentucky in 1821 and was a pioneer of Oregon. He settled on land adjacent to the present site of McMinnville in 1849.

CRABTREE CREEK, Linn County. Crabtree Creek rises in the west slope of the Cascade Range and flows into the South Santiam River just east of the forks of the Santiam. The stream, together with a station on a branch of the Southern Pacific north of Lebanon, was named for John J. Crabtree, a native of Virginia, who crossed the plains in 1845. After wintering on the Tualatin Plains, Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree bought the William Packwood claim east of the forks of the Santiam in the spring of 1846. See editorial page Oregon Journal, December 3 and 4, 1924, and Carey's History of Oregon, volume II, page 203. Craig Lake, Lane County. Craig Lake is near the summit of McKenzie Pass. It is a pond at the side of the McKenzie Highway. It was named for John T. Craig, one of the founders of the McKenzie toll road, who died of exposure in December, 1877, while in pursuance of his duties as a mail carrier across the pass. See article on editorial page of the Portland Telegram, September 17, 1925. A masonry tomb has been built over the remains of John Templeton Craig, close beside the highway, and on July 13, 1930, a bronze plaque on the headstone was dedicated in his honor. This was done by the Oregon Rural Letter Carriers Association. Robert W. Sawyer of Bend made a short talk about Craig, which is printed in OHQ, volume XXXI, page 261. Craig was born in Wooster, Ohio, in March, 1822, and came to Oregon in 1852. Much of his mature life was spent on the McKenzie road construction.

CRAIG MOUNTAIN, Union County. Dunham Wright of Medical Springs informed the compiler in 1927 that this mountain west of Union bears the name of "Pap" Craig, a pioneer resident of the county, former sheriff and also county judge.

CRANE, Harney County. The community Crane was named because of its situation near Crane Creek and Crane Creek Gap, prominent geographic features in the Harney Valley. Crane post office was first established June 10, 1895, with Henry C. Turner first postmaster. The office was discontinued June 30, 1903, but was reestablished October 11, 1916. It may have been moved a time or two.

CRANE CREEK, Harney County. Crane Creek is prominent because the valley of the stream and Crane Creek Gap to the west form a natural