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LEEDS ISLAND, Douglas County. Leeds Island is in the Umpqua River northwest of Reedsport, and was named for Captain Josiah B. Leeds, a pioneer of Gardiner. Captain Leeds was born in New Jersey December 1, 1829, and went to sea with his father when he was eight years old. He sailed into San Francisco Bay in June, 1851, as mate of the schooner Frances Helen. He was made master of the schooner and sailed her in the coastwise trade. He crossed the bar into Umpqua River May 10, 1853. He gave up seafaring and settled in Gardiner in 1865. He operated a boat on Umpqua River, and went into the sawmill business with G. S. Hinsdale and Edward Breen. This enterprise later became the Gardiner Mill Company. He sold his interest in 1882 and after four years in the stock business, sold out in 1886 and moved to San Francisco with his family. He died there in 1889. For additional data, see Walling's History of Southern Oregon, page 532.

LEE'S CAMP, Tillamook County. About 1939 Rex Lee bought approximately sixteen acres of the Reeher property on Wilson River near the mouth of North Fork and the place was later developed into a tourist and sportsmen's camp with the name Lee's Wilson River Camp. In 1947 it was reported that H. M. Slauson was associated in the establishment, which is about twenty-five miles upstream from Tillamook on the Wilson River Highway and not far from the summit of the Coast Range. The post office was established in 1947 with the name Lee's Camp and with Mrs. Slauson postmaster. The post office is very nearly in the same location as the much earlier office called Wilson.

LEHMAN, Umatilla County. Lehman, which is the site of Lehman Springs, was named for a pioneer settler, James Lehman, probably about 1873. The springs were discovered by Dr. John Teal, an old time physician. At the time of this writing Lehman post office is open only during the summer.

LELAND, Josephine County. Leland is an historic name in southern Oregon, now used for a railroad station and for a post office about four miles west of the original location, which was known in early days as Twogood's, Leland, Fort Leland and the Grave Creek House. The old location is just north of where the Pacific Highway crosses Grave Creek north of Grants Pass. Miss Martha Leland Crowley, a member of the emigration of 1846, died on what is called Grave Creek and was buried there under a prominent oak tree. For the history of this event, see under

GRAVE CREEK. See also Grants Pass Courier, January 23, 24, 26, 1934. In January, 1854, the legislature passed an act to change the name of Grave Creek to Leland Creek in honor of Miss Crowley, but the public never accepted the name. About 1852 Bates and Twogood operated a ranch on Grave Creek and packed into the mines. Preston's map of 1856 shows Twogood's place approximately in the southeast corner of section 3, township 34 south, range 6 west, although the real point may have been in sections 2 or 11. About 1853 McDonough Harkness bought out Bates, and continued with James H. Twogood, operating the packing business and keeping the travel. The place was called the Grave Creek House, and also Leland Creek House. Leland post office was established March 28, 1855, with Harkness postmaster. He was killed by Indians near lower Rogue River April 27, 1856, and apparently Twogood took his place as postmaster at Leland. About 1860 Twogood sold out to the Harkness family. During the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56 a mili