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 that has been in popular use in the Pacific Northwest for well over a century, but not always with exactly the same meaning. The early Chinook use referred to people, or tribe or even relatives. With the passage of time the word came to mean also friendly people or even a friend. It also means friendly, or agreeable, as in the case of Tillicum Creek. The older Chinook jargon word for friend, applied to persons rather than things, is siks or six. Tillicum Creek flows into Salmon Creek northeast of Oakridge. Tilly JANE CREEK, Hood River County. This stream, east of Mount Hood, was named for Mrs. William M. Ladd of Portland. See under

LADD GLACIER. The Ladd family spent many summers at Cloud Cap Inn, and the stream heading near the inn was given Mrs. Ladd's nickname.

TIMBER, Washington County. When this post office was established a number of local residents suggested names and a list was sent to the government. Postal officials chose the word Timber. The name was suggested on account of the heavy forests in the neighborhood.

TIMBERLINE, Clackamas County. 'Timberline and Timberline Lodge are names that have developed naturally and spontaneously because such names fit the physical conditions. The writer had some correspondence from Francis E. Williamson, Jr., of the United States Forest Service, which gives some interesting history about the origin of this name. The following quotations are from Mr. Williamson's letter of January 31, 1947: "The popularity of Timberline Lodge, combined with the public's idea that the area was new and possibly unexplored until recent years, causes me to assume that many people claim the distinction of naming it. Historically, I believe that you will find the following steps in the development of the lodge are correct and have some bearing on the actual naming. Plans and drawings for the formal compilation of a recreation plan for the south slope of Mount Hood were started by me in 1927. My ideas were the result of several trips over the area with Fred Cleator and a reconnaissance with Cecil Lord in which we ran a P-line for a road. The plan, as developed, authorized a lodge at the timberline along with ski club and mountain climbing club chalets." E. J. Griffith became interested in the project and soon thereafter became head of the W.P.A. in Oregon. Timberline Lodge as it now stands was a cooperative project and had the name Timberline Lodge from the very first. The name was natural and undoubtedly came about as the result of conferences between the U. S. Forest Service and the W.P.A. The post office was first called Timberline Lodge and established August 19, 1939, with Arthur V. Allen first postmaster. This office was officially closed as of December 19, 1943, but the compiler has been informed that due to war conditions the place was shut up in the latter part of 1942. As this paragraph is being written, September, 1948, there is now a post office in service called Timberline at the lodge.

TIMON, Coos County. In the spring of 1894 J. H. Timon opened a vein of coal on the east side of Coquille River about four miles south of the community called Riverton. The Timon mine was diligently operated for a number of years and coal was shipped to California. For an account of this enterprise, see Dodge, Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties, page 250. The name was near what is now known as Lampa Creek. On January 22, 1902, Timon post office was established in this locality, with James L. Bean postmaster. The office was closed October 9, 1902.