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 ath Marsh. The pumice and sand was a menace to travel and teams and saddle horses were mired there. Even until a bridge was constructed over the stream a couple of months ago, the crossing was treacherous on account of the quicksands. The danger from these uncertain sands gave the name to the stream and was a reminder of the need of vigilance." Sand Ridge, Union County. On April 6, 1875, a post office with the name Sand Ridge was established in the Grande Ronde Valley with Cyrus G. Enloe first postmaster. This office was in service only until July 9, 1877, and even at that there was a period of several months when it did not function. It was named for a local topographic feature. The post office was in the northeast part of section 16, township 2 south, range 39 east, at a station on the old stage route from Union to Summerville. See also under SLATER.

SANDLAKE, Tillamook County. Sandlake post office is not far from Sand Lake, which is near the shore of the Pacific Ocean. As is customary, many names of this type are telescoped into one word by postal authorities. The post office was established with the name Hembree on July 10, 1890, with A. J. Hembree first postmaster. The name was changed to Sandlake on January 18, 1898.

SANDY, Clackamas County. Sandy is near Sandy River and received its name on that account. See under that heading for the origin of the name of the stream. J. H. Revenue, of Boring, sent the compiler information about the history of the town. His father settled near the present site of Sandy in 1853, and in those days of pioneer influx over the Barlow Road, all that territory lying north and east of Eagle Creek was known as Sandy, and the particular place where the community now stands was called Revenue, About 1870 Richard Gerdes, who had been operating a store at Eagle Creek with Henry Wilbern, bought property near the Revenue farm and opened a store. He soon applied for a post office, which was established February 13, 1873, and it is generally believed Gerdes suggested the name Sandy, as he was more familiar with that name than with Revenue. On June 1, 1854, a post office named Sandy was established, apparently near the present site of Troutdale, with Emsley R. Scott postmaster. This post office was discontinued February 26, 1868.

SANDY CREEK, Coos County. This stream is a tributary of Middle Fork Coquille River just west of Remote. It was named for a pioneer settler, "Sandy" Brown.

SANDY RIVER, Clackamas and Multnomah counties. Sandy River was discovered by Lieutenant W. R. Broughton of Vancouver's expedition and was named Barings River on October 30, 1792. This was probably for the great English family of bankers and financiers. Francis Baring (1740-1810) was for many years a director of the East India Company, and his second son Alexander (1774-1848)) was better known as Lord Ashburton. Lewis and Clark passed the mouth of Sandy River on Sunday, November 3, 1805, and made the following notation in their journals: "we coasted and halted at the mouth of a large river on the Lard. Side, this river throws out emence quantitys of sand and is very shallow, the narrowest part 200 yards wide bold current, much resembling the river Plat." The presence of the two mouths of the river was noted, and the stream was called Quicksand River. This name continued nearly fifty years, in American and British maps and writings. The name