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days, flows into Grande Ronde River in section 27, township 1 north, range 39 east. This fact apparently was the reason for the name Indian Valley, applied to an early post office in the north part of Union County. The Indian Valley office probably moved around a little, but it was always in the south part of the township mentioned. The compiler cannot find that it was ever in the actual valley or canyon of Indian Creek itself. Also the compiler has not been able to find the name Indian Valley applied to any topographic feature in the vicinity. Indian Valley post office was established April 10, 1873, with John W. White postmaster. The office was discontinued January 13, 1874. Indian Valley post office was reestablished June 11, 1877, with Joel Weaver postmaster. This office operated until October 26, 1881. There were three other postmasters.

INGLIS, Columbia County. Inglis post office, which was established September 30, 1902, was given the family name of the first postmaster, John E. Inglis. Inglis post office and railroad station lay about midway between Clatskanie and Quincy. The office was out of service from 1910 to 1914, and was discontinued again in 1918. Ingram Point, Crook County. This mountain is northeast of Prineville and bears the name of Douglas C. Ingram of the U. S. Forest Service. The name was applied on May 3, 1933, to honor Ingram, who lost his lfe in August, 1929, in a fire in Chelan National Forest. He was born in Scotland, November, 1882, and joined the Forest Service in 1909. He served in the field and in the Portland office, and was an authority on range management. He had an important collection of forest plants. He first used Ingram Point, then known as Tamarack Point, as a lookout and it is quite fitting that the place should bear his name. Ingram Butte, elevation 4333 feet, about sixteen miles airline northeast of Oakridge and near the headwaters of Christy Creek, was named for the same man.

INLOW, Lane County. In January, 1947, Elwin A. McCornack of Eugene wrote the compiler as follows: "The first wagon road from Eugene to Mapleton left the present route at Hale or Elk Prairie west of Noti and by following Chickahominy and Nelson creeks intersected the Lake Creek road near Greenleaf. For years this route was followed by Whisman Brothers four and six in hand stage coaches. On the Chickahominy end of this section there lived a pioneer settler by the name of Igo Inlow. His place was well known and it may be there was a post office established there at one time." Well, the post office actually was established on June 20, 1899, with Clemons E. Carlisle first postmaster. The office was closed to Hale on January 16, 1901. In April, 1948, McCornack wrote that the office was named for "Doc" Inlow, father of Igo Inlow. The office was said to have been in "Doc's" house. His given name has not been recalled.

IONE, Morrow County. The name of this small community in eastern Oregon furnished Harvey W. Scott with ammunition for a characteristic editorial which appeared in the Oregonian for June 22, 1903, after the Willow Creek flood of June 14 had brought into prominence various geographic names in that part of the state. He said: "Let us take advantage of the present occasion to correct the current pronunciation of 'Ione,' the town on Willow Creek, below Heppner. In current use they call it I-one, with accent on the last syllable, almost universally. But Ione is a name of three syllables, the accent properly on the second. So, many of our people say I-rene, two syllables,