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— sodies of water. 1). Pengra. In Diamond Pe — —tte'a says that report is.com Indiana in 1830. He came to Oregon in 1852, and engaged in farming and teaching, and later in surveying and was connected with the construction of the military wagon road up the Middle Fork Willamette River. He was appointed surveyor general for Oregon in 1871, and was a presidential elector in 1876, and later engaged in the newspaper business. He died in Portland April 27, 1922. Odell Lake, one of the finest mountain bodies of water in the state, was named for him. The name was applied in 1865, by B. J. Pengra. In July, 1865, Pengra and Odell made a reconnaissance in the vicinity of Diamond Peak for the Oregon Central Military Road, and part of Pengra's report is on file at the Oregon Historical Society. The report says that Pengra and Odell visited what is now known as Odell Butte, apparently on July 22, 1865. On July 26 Odell climbed to the top of the butte and discovered a fine lake to the northwest. On July 27 the two explorers visited the lake and Pengra named it for Odell. The report contains a very good description of Odell Lake. Odell Lake has an elevation of 4792 feet, and the Cascade line of the Southern Pacific Company skirts its southern shore. Willamette Highway is on the north bank of the lake. Other features in the neighborhood named for W. H. Odell include Odell Butte and Odell Creek, the outlet of Odell Lake. Odell Lake is fed from melting snows on Diamond Peak and Maiden Peak, and is about six miles long. Its western end is but a few minutes walk from the summit of the Cascade Range over the tunnel of the Southern Pacific. This lake occupies a depression cut by a glacier, and the terminal moraine makes the dam that impounds the water. Odell Creek connects this lake with Davis Lake to the northeast.

ODESSA, Klamath County. Odessa post office was established northwest of Klamath Falls and near Upper Klamath Lake May 16, 1902. Mrs. Blanche Griffith was one of a long string of postmasters. The office operated, with one intermission, until July 31, 1919, when it was closed to Recreation. The compiler is not satisfied with the available information about the origin of the name of this office. In 1948 Mrs. Griffith, then living in San Diego, wrote the compiler that the place was named by the wife of her husband's brother. This Mrs. Griffith had lived in France and it is said that the name Odessa came to her attention in that country, but the compiler knows of no Odessa in France. It seems more probable that the name came from the important city in the southwest part of Russia. Odin FALLS, Deschutes County. These falls are said to have been named by Joe Houston, a nearby resident. Odin was the name, in Norse mythology, of a god corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon Woden. He was considered to be the patron of culture and of heroes.

OGLE CREEK, Marion and Clackamas counties. Ogle Creek was named for Bob Ogle, of Molalla, who prospected on this stream and located some claims thereon. The stream flows into Molalla River in the south part of the county.

OJALLA CREEK, Lincoln County. Ojalla Creek is tributary to Siletz River near Ojalla Bridge. Ojalla is a Finnish name, apparently that of a local settler. It should not be confused with the Indian word olalla or olallie, meaning berries. OK GULCH, Wallowa County. This is a dry gulch about a mile and a half long. Its mouth is in section 1, township 2 south, range