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side of what is now known as Sauvie Island. On April 2, 1806, the stream is mentioned again in the spelling Multnomah, and this form is used on the maps prepared by the party, not only for the stream but also for the village on the east side of Sauvie Island. Coues thinks that the name as applied to the stream meant only that part of the Willamette below the falls, and says that the word is a corruption of nematlnomaq, meaning down river. The Multnomah Indians were of the Chinookan tribe. The map of Lewis and Clark indicated that Multnomah River headed about where Great Salt Lake is now known to be. The map is said to have established the 42nd parallel as the boundary with Spain.

MULTNOMAH FALLS, Multnomah County. The compiler has been unable to learn who named these falls, but Geo, H. Himes said that they were called Multnomah Falls in the '60s, and he was of the opinion that S. G. Reed may have named them with the idea of trying to popularize points along the river for steamboat excursions. Lewis and Clark, Wilkes, and many others mentioned the falls on the south bank of the Columbia between the mouth of the Sandy and the Cascades, but no individual names seem to have been applied. Pioneer estimates of the height of Multnomah Falls, amounting to as much as 1000 feet, were grossly in error. In 1916 the USGS made detailed computations of the height of the falls and found the following elevations above standard sea level: Top of upper falls, 659.8 feet. Base of upper falls, 117.5 feet. Top of lower falls, 103.1 feet. Base of lower falls, 39.8 feet. Total drop of two falls, 620.0 feet. Floor of cement bridge, top lower falls, 134.7 feet.

MULTORPOR BUTTE, Clackamas County. This prominent butte, elevation 4657 feet, lies just south of Government Camp, and is easily seen from the Mount Hood Loop Highway. It was named for the Multorpor Republican Club of Portland. The name Multorpor was made by combining the first parts of Multnomah, Oregon and Portland. The name Multiple for this mountain is wrong.

MUNKERS, Linn County. This station west of Scio was named for the Munkers family, prominent early-day settlers of Linn County. One of the family owned the land where the station was established.

MUNRA POINT, Multnomah County. Munra Point was named in 1915 in honor of "Grandma" Munra, who for many years kept a railroad eating house at Bonneville, and later at Meacham. She was a widely known pioneer woman, and her name was attached to the point in question by a committee representing various Oregon historical organizations. Munra Point is just south of Bonneville, between Tanner Creek and Moffett Creek. The name has been approved by the USBGN. In 1928 the Union Pacific Railroad named a station (siding) east of Pendleton for "Grandma" Munra.

MUNSEL LAKE, Lane County. This lake is about two miles north of Florence. It was named for David L. Munsel, who operated a small furniture factory and repair shop on Munsel Creek. Munsel, who was a French cabinet maker, also spelled his name Munselle, but Munsel is now the well-established style for the name of the lake and creek.

MUNSON POINT, Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County.