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HUNGRY Hill, Josephine County. This hill is an historic point in the south part of section 17, township 33 south, range 7 west, a few miles southwest of Glendale. Important engagements in the Rogue River Indian War were fought hereabouts on October 31 and November 1, 1855, called the battle of Hungry Hill and also the battle of Bloody Spring. See Victor's Early Indian Wars of Oregon, pages 352-55. This Hungry Hill should not be confused with the point in the Illinois Valley west of Kerby.

HUNGRY Hill, Linn County. This hill is southwest of the town of Scio, and has an elevation of 665 feet. Jefferson Myers was authority for the statement that it was named because the soil on its slopes was so poor and rocky that farmers who tried to till it were driven out by starvation. Hunt CREEK, Clatsop County. This stream is about 25 miles east of Astoria. It was named for Henry H. Hunt, a pioneer sawmill operator, whose mill began operations at Hunts Mill Point in 1844.

HUNT MOUNTAIN, Baker County. Hunt Mountain bears an historic name, but the name was applied in modern times. It was at the request of J. Neilson Barry and other Oregonians that the USBGN attached the name of Wilson P. Hunt, leader of the Astor overland expedition, to the summit of the northeastern spur of Elkhorn Ridge, northwest of Baker. For details concerning Hunt and the overland expedition see Irving's Astoria. Hunt is mentioned as having seen the range northwest of Baker, on December 28, 1811. Wilson Price Hunt was chief partner in the Pacific Fur Company after Astor. He was born at Ashbury, New Jersey, about 1782. He went to Saint Louis in 1804, and engaged in the fur trade there. After the Astor enterprise at Astoria, he returned to Saint Louis, and was appointed postmaster there in 1822. He died in April, 1842. He was a man of remarkable energy, strong purpose and fidelity, and was highly respected.

HUNT ROCK, Curry County. F. S. Moore, in Curry County Reporter, December 16, 1926, says this is the correct name of the rock at Wedderburn, and not Hume Rock. Hunt Rock was named for James M. Hunt, a gold seeker of 1853, and prominent pioneer settler at the mouth of Rogue River.

HUNTER SPRING, Wallowa County. Hunter Spring is in the southeast part of township 3 north, range 43 east. It was named for Charles Hunter, who ran stock in the locality. Tom Willet, one of his men, found the spring, cleaned it out and carved Hunter's name on a nearby alder tree to commemorate the event.

HUNTERS, Columbia County. Hunters post office was established May 29, 1888, to serve a settlement a mile or so south of Goble. Stephen H. Walker was the first postmaster. Hunters was named for the Hunter family, local residents. The office was closed to Reuben in October, 1893.

HUNTERS Cove, Curry County. Hunters Cove is just southeast of Cape Sebastian, and Hunters Island is south of the cove. F. S. Moore, of Gold Beach, wrote the compiler that in early days sea otter hunting was an important industry, and those engaged in the business used small boats for cruising along the coast, and in heavy weather sought protection in the cove. This cove finally took its name from these sea otter hunters. Hunters Island took its name from the cove.

HUNTERS HOT SPRINGS, Lake County. These springs are just north of Lakeview and are named for the late Harry A. Hunter who had large