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until December 31,0e H. Davis was pes. The last tim M. veorge H. Davis was postmaster. The mi 1930, until December 31, 1930, when it was closed and the business transferred to Crescent. George H. Davis was postmaster. The main structure was of rustic construction, hence the name. The last time the compiler saw this establishment, the name had been changed to The Timbers.

LOG CREEK, Wallowa County. Log Creek was named for an accumulation of old logs lying across the trail along the stream. Log Creek flows into Imnaha River in township 2 north, range 48 east.

LOGAN, Clackamas County. Logan community and post office were named for Major-General John A. Logan of Civil War and political fame. The post office was established June 13, 1884, with Lafayette Hunniston, first postmaster. This office was on the flat or table land west of Clackamas River and east of Clear Creek. The locality is well known although the post office was closed October 12, 1903, doubtless as the result of the extension of rural delivery. General John A. Logan was Republican candidate for vice-president in 1884 when the post office was established. His name had been frequently in the news which may have been the reason that the post office was named for him.

LOGAN BUTTE, Crook County. Logan Butte is a well-known landmark in the south part of township 18 south, range 20 east. Some of the butte may overlap into the township adjoining on the south. In February, 1948, Fisher C. Logan of Bend wrote that the butte was named for his uncle, Thomas Logan, who acquired nearby property in the early '70s. An interesting feature of this area is the extensive deposit of bones of extinct animals.

LOGDELL, Grant County. Logdell post office was established August 7, 1916, with Ella Sproul first postmaster. The locality is southwest of Canyon City, and was once served by an office called Homer. The history of the name Logdell is not as clear as it might be, but it is said that the word Logdale was included on a list submitted to postal authorities. The spelling Logdell was officially adopted, but whether due to poor writing on the original list the compiler does not know. In any event it was intended to be a name descriptive of logging activity in the vicinity and either Logdell or Logdale is apposite.

LOGIE TRAIL ROAD, Multnomah County. James Logie was one of the earliest settlers on Sauvie Island. He was a Hudson's Bay Company employee, and was sent to the island about 1840 to take charge of butter making in one of the company's dairies. He worked on the old Indian trail over the hills into the Tualatin Valley, and made a better route out of it. It was named for him on that account. James Logie was born in the Orkney Islands. He died March 24, 1854, and his widow, Isabella, also from the Orkneys, married Jonathan Moar. See letter by George B. Roberts in Oregon Historical Society files.

LOGSDEN, Lincoln County. Mrs. Hazel Schaffer, postmaster at Logsden in April, 1927, informed the writer that this place was named for an old Indian of the community, a Mr. Logsden. This is an unusual Indian name and may be a corruption of some other form. Logsden was a very old resident on the Siletz Indian Reservation. The post office was established in June, 1914, with the name Orton, in compliment to a local family. The name of the office was changed to Logsden in June, 1921,

LOLAH BUTTE, Deschutes County. This butte is northeast of Crane Prairie and the compiler is told that the name is from the Chinook jargon. If that is the case, the name is probably a form of lo-lo, meaning 4. The name of the office was changed to Lugano.