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449 orked. 11, ele South pears history except Oregon City. Hehorn is well es ening small Ben. have – was l'as James Russell and Joe Davis. It is said that Nachand had formerly mined in the Cariboo district in British Columbia. Little is known of his history except that during the later years of his life he lived at Park Place, north of Oregon City. He died about 1905. He was universally called Nohorn, and the name Nohorn is well established for the stream.

NONPAREIL, Douglas County. A locality on Calapooya Creek six or seven miles airline east of Oakland is called Nonpareil, a word meaning unrivaled or unique. Whoever named the place thought well of it. Nonpareil post office was established in December, 1882, with Elizabeth C. Sacry postmaster. The office was discontinued in July, 1884. The name was derived from the nearby Nonpareil quicksilver mine, which at one time produced a considerable quantity of the mineral. The Nonpareil mine has not been worked in recent years.

NORFOLK, Douglas County. Norfolk was a pioneer post office on Smith River in the west part of the county. It was near the mouth of North Fork Smith River. A report from Reedsport says that the post office was to have been called Norfork for the stream. However that may be, the spelling Norfolk was adopted by postal authorities and that is the way it appears on all records available to the compiler. Norris, Clackamas County. This station near Barton was named for G. Norris who took up a homestead nearby. His land office certificate was number 3012. North BEND, Coos County. The original settlement of North Bend was on the peninsula around which Coos Bay bends between the town of Coos Bay and the ocean. It is said that the name North Bend was originally applied in 1856 by Captain A. M. Simpson, the founder of the city. The post office was established February 27, 1872, with C. H. Merchant first postmaster. North Fork Smith River, Curry County. This is the principal Oregon tributary of a river in California, which is named for Jedediah Strong Smith, explorer and fur trader. Smith discovered the river in California on Thursday, June 19, 1828. See The Ashley-Smith Exploration by Professor Harrison C. Dale. For information about Smith's exploration along the Oregon coast, see under Smith River, in this volume. Smith River in Oregon and Smith River in California are so far apart that they are not confused. The California stream is shown as Smiths River on a map accompanying Senator Lewis F. Linn's report dated June 6, 1838. The Reverend Samuel Parker uses the same name on his map of Oregon Territory published the same year. North Fork Smith River heads just west of Chetco Peak. The important tributary that heads southeast of Chetco Peak is Chrome Creek. North FORK Smith River, Douglas and Lane counties. This is the largest tributary of the main stream. The name West Fork is wrong. West Branch is a small stream tributary to North Fork Smith River. For origin of the name Smith River, see under that heading. This refers to the Oregon river.

NORTH JUNCTION, Wasco County. North Junction station was established on the east bank of Deschutes River when the two railroads were built upstream from the mouth. From North Junction to South Junction, a distance of about twelve miles, but one track was provided. Later the Union Pacific track was torn up north of North Junction, so that the station name is no longer descriptive. The post office was