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 tary post called Fort Leland was established at this point, where Twogood and Harkness had already built a stockade for the protection of local settlers. In the early '80s the railroad was built about four miles west of the old locality of Leland. A station named Leland was established on the railroad and it has been in service for more than half a century.

LEMISH BUTTE, Deschutes County. This butte, west of Crane Prairie, is named with the Klamath Indian word for thunder, or the mythical genii of the Thunder, five in number, and their parents, Old Thunders.

LEMITI MEADOW, Clackamas County. Lemiti Meadow is near the summit of the Cascade Range north of Olallie Butte. It drains into Clackamas River through Lemiti Creek. This name presents the curious but not infrequent application of a descriptive geographic name that does not describe the feature to which it is attached, but something entirely different. Lemiti is the Chinook jargon word for mountain, and is a corruption of the French la montagne. The compiler has been told that Ephriam Henness, pioneer resident in the valley of North Santiam River and one of the first forest rangers in the north Cascade Range, established and named Lemiti Ranger Station. The word lemiti, or mountain, was later applied to a nearby point, Lemiti Butte, and also to Lemiti Meadow and Lemiti Creek by someone who did not understand its exact significance.

LEMOLO Falls, Douglas County. These falls are on North Umpqua River below Kelsay Valley. They were named by the Forest Service. Lemolo is a Chinook jargon word meaning wild or untamed. It is from the French-Canadian le moron, a corruption of marron, a runaway negro. The spelling Lemolo has been approved by the USBGN.

LEMON ISLAND, Multnomah County. Lemon Island is a low body of land west of Government Island in the Columbia River. It is occasionally spelled Lemmon Island. Investigations by George S. Shepherd, attorney at law, Portland, Oregon, indicated that this island once belonged to Peter Lemon who was unable to sign his name and used a cross on legal documents. His name was variously spelled Lemmons and Lemons, but later use is invariably Lemon, and deeds given by Lemon to correct title to the island were apparently made for the purpose of eliminating the uncertainty caused by the spelling Lemmons, Lemons, etc. As a result of Shepherd's investigation it may be assumed that Lemon spelled his name as indicated herein.

LENA, Morrow County. The postmaster at Lena in 1926 wrote the compiler that this post office was named by J. S. Vinson and C. E. Hinton. local residents. It was understood that the name was selected because it had a pleasing sound. This is all the information the writer has been able to get. Lena post office was established June 11, 1873, with Hinton postmaster.

LENEVE, Coos County. Leneve post office was established about 1917. The name Conlogue was suggested to postal authorities but it was considered too difficult. Leneve is the name of a pioneer family of Coos County. Leneve was not a post office in 1935.

LENOX, Washington County. David T. Lenox, a pioneer of 1843, was one of the most prominent early settlers in Washington County. His land claim was about three miles east of the present community of North Plains. Lenox post office, named in compliment to this pioneer,