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mispronounced on some parts of the Oregon coast, where it is called Heketa, with a strong accent on the first syllable. In Castillian the pronunciation would be Ay-thay-tah, with the accent on the second syllable. This sound is a little difficult for Oregonians, most of whom seem to have Anglicized the word into Heseta, with the accent on the second syllable. Doubtless that style will prevail. There was a post office called Heceta but it has been discontinued

HECKLETOOTH MOUNTAIN, Lane County. Mrs. Lina A. Flock of Oakridge, member of a pioneer family of the neighborhood, wrote the compiler in 1927 that this mountain, four miles east of Oakridge, was named by her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Warner, about 1872, because of the tall rocks with which it is surrounded near the summit. These resemble the teeth of a heckle, an instrument for handling flax.

HEHE BUTTE, Wasco County. There are a number of geographic features in Oregon named Hehe, the Chinook jargon for laughter or fun. The name is applied to a creek, trail and mountain in Lane County, and doubtless elsewhere. Indians used the name for places, not in the sense of funny, but because of the presence of good spirits, Hehes, in contrast to the Skookums, which were powerful and evil wood-gods. Hehe localities were considered good places to visit, and they were especially used for religious festivities, games and horseracing. The compiler has been informed by Indians that the locality of Hehe Butte on Warm Springs Indian Reservation was a place of good spirits and was used for contests of various sorts.

HEISLER, Jefferson County. William Heisler was one of the prominent pioneer operators in central Oregon and Heisler post office on Hay Creek northeast of Madras was named for him. This office was established in May, 1905, with Alfred R. Lyle first postmaster. The office operated, but not continuously, until May, 1910. William Heisler opened a store in Prineville in 1871, and was a contemporary of Barney Prine. He was appointed first postmaster at Prineville in April, 1871. In October, 1878, he was appointed postmaster at Trout Creek, an office whose name was changed to Cross Keys in February, 1879. He was active in various enterprises in what are now Crook and Jefferson counties, and later in Wasco County. For a detailed biography, see Illustrated History of Central Oregon, page 255.

HELD, Crook County. Held post office was on the upper reaches of Bear Creek and south of Maury Mountains. It was named for Paul Held, the first postmaster and had a relatively short life during the homesteaders' era. The office was established May 1, 1909, and was discontinued May 15, 1919. - Helix, Umatilla County. Helix post office was established on May 6, 1880, with Mary Ann Simpson postmaster. The name first selected was Oxford, but postal authorities objected because of possible confusion with similar names elsewhere. In 1927 the writer was told that W. B. Henderson selected the name Helix, but the reason given was not plausible. Since then additional information has come to light that indicates that the place was named because a local resident had a painful experience with an infection in the helix of his ear. The testimony is not as conclusive as it might be, but is probably true. In July, 1942, W. H. Morrison of Pendleton, who lived in Helix when he was a boy, informed the compiler that in early days Dr. John Griswold was a prominent resicontinuously, untilas a contemporaryoril, 1871. In Of