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-T'I 531 El ver ܐܠ of Multnomah channel north of Scappoose. It was named for the Salene family, pioneer residents of the neighborhood.

SALERATUS CREEK, Lane County. Saleratus Creek is in the west part of the county. It drains south into Wolf Creek, a well known tributary to Siuslaw River southwest of Austa. The compiler has been told that the stream was named to commemorate the baking of a batch of biscuits by some accomplished surveyor. This information appears to be a little scant but it is all that is available.

SALINEVILLE, Morrow County. Salineville was thirteen miles northwest of Heppner and was undoubtedly named for the alkaline soil in the valley of Willow Creek. If early maps are to be relied on the place was a little to the northwest of the community now known as Lexington. Salineville post office was established January 9, 1884, with Mrs. Mary L. Benefiel postmaster. The office was discontinued April 2, 1886, and the records were turned over to Heppner. Lexington post office was established in November, 1885, and doubtless supplied the post office needs of the area.

SALISBURY, Baker County. Salisbury is a place on the Sumpter Valley Railway and near Powder River about ten miles southwest of Baker. The locality was once known as Bennett, probably for a local resident. A post office called Salisbury was established March 23, 1906, with Charles R. Foster postmaster. This office was closed May 31, 1907, but the locality still retains the name Salisbury, which came from Hiram Salisbury, who lived nearby.

SALISBURY, Umatilla County. Salisbury post office was established August 18, 1894, with Francis M. Salisbury postmaster. The office was closed January 24, 1896. It was named for the postmaster. A railroad map dated July, 1903, shows Salisbury on McKay Creek near the western boundary of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. It was about midway between Pendleton and Pilot Rock.

SALLAL SPRINGS, Curry County. These springs are about five miles east of Humbug Mountain. Sallal is an Indian name for the fruit of the Gaultheria shallon, called by white people the sallal bush or sallal berry. This shrub grows in dense thickets in the Coast Range, and in other parts of the state as well. The berry is a purplish black, and not particularly palatable. The name has been used in a number of places in Oregon and Washington to describe geographic features. Sallal is spelled in several ways but the style here given is that used by government map makers.

SALMON, Clackamas County. Salmon post office was established to serve the area at the mouth of Salmon River, where that stream flows into Sandy River on the Mount Hood Loop Highway. The office was named for the river, but the naming of Salmon River is a matter probably lost to history. Salmon post office was established April 2, 1891, with Winnie McIntyre first postmaster. The office was discontinued May 6, 1910. Salmon post office was moved and the name changed to Brightwood when it was discontinued. The two places are very close together,

SALMON RIVER, Lincoln, Polk and Tillamook counties. Considering the importance of the salmon in the history of Oregon, it is not surprising that a number of geographic features should be named for the fish. Salmon River mentioned in the heading rises in the Coast Range and flows into Pacific Ocean just south of Cascade Head. The Salmon River Highway traverses the stream for many miles. George Davidson, in :