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were on the ground. A small point of rocks about a quarter of a mile north of the mouth of the creek is called Schooner Point.

SCHOTT CANYON, Gilliam County. Schott Canyon is southwest of Condon. It was named for Conrad Schott, a pioneer settler.

SCHREINER PEAK, Clackamas County. Schreiner Peak, elevation 5678 feet, is a point in the Cascade Range near the headwaters of Collawash River. It was formerly called Pikes Peak, a name without local significance, but in 1935 the Forest Service recommended that the name be changed to Schreiner Peak in honor of the late Professor Fred J. Schreiner, a member of the faculty at Oregon State College. Beside being held in public esteem, Professor Schreiner had spent much time on the Mount Hood National Forest in the vicinity of the peak carrying on surveys for fire control. The USBGN adopted the name Schreiner Peak March 29, 1935. Scio, Linn County. Scio was named for Scio, Ohio, which was in turn named for Scio, or as it is also known, Chios, an island off the west coast of Turkey in Asia. Mrs. C. A. Davis of Turner told the writer that Henry L. Turner and William McKinney built the flour mill at Scio, and when the work was completed, Turner suggested that McKinney give the new community a name. McKinney chose the name of his former home in Ohio. Another version of the story is to the effect that Mrs. McKinney really chose the name. Having been married, the compiler inclines toward the latter tradition. Scio post office was established October 3, 1860, with Euphronius E. Wheeler first postmaster. See also under SANTIAM. Scissors CREEK, Crook County. The writer has had several requests for information about the origin of the name Scissors Creek for a stream east of Prineville, flowing into Ochoco Creek. So far no data about this odd name have come to light. A map of 1889 shows a place called Scissorsville near this stream, with the probability that it was a mining locality.

SCORPION MOUNTAIN, Marion County. According to Dee Wright of Eugene, this mountain received its name at the time the Forest Service trail was built nearby, because there were so many small wood scorpions in the rotting logs that were moved.

SCOTCH CREEK, Wallowa County, Scotch Creek is west of Joseph. It was named by Mat Inglehorn, who was a Scotchman, in the '70s. He and his brother had a homestead on the stream.

SCOTT MOUNTAIN, Douglas County, This peak was originally known as Scotts Point, but nearby settlers changed the name to Scott Mountain. It is about 4300 feet in elevation and is clearly seen from the neighborhood of Sutherlin. It was named for Captain Levi Scott the founder of Scottsburg. See under that name.

SCOTT MOUNTAIN, Lane County. This peak is in the Cascade Range west of McKenzie Pass. Scott Lake is near by. These two geographic features were named for Felix Scott, the younger, who was one of the promoters of the McKenzie toll road project. See Hodge's Mount Multnomah for information on the subject. Felix Scott was the brother of Mrs. John E. Lyle, a pioneer resident of Dallas. This Scott family was not related to that of Captain Levi Scott of Scottsburg. About a mile east of the summit of the Cascade Range is Scott Pass, in Deschutes County. It is a gap in the ridge between Black Crater and North Sister.