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County in August, 1852. Trask River bears his name. Trask's land title certificate was number 3926. He died June 22, 1863, aged 49 years.

TRAVERSE RIDGE, Wallowa County. This ridge is south of Lostine and east of Lostine River. It was named by R. L. Hensel about 1915 during some mapping operations, and on account of a survey traverse.

TREASURE COVE, Tillamook County. This is an almost inaccessible cove in the northern base of Neahkahnie Mountain. It is said to have a cave in its face not far above the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The name was bestowed because of the many legends of pirate treasure in the neighborhood of Nehalem. See Cotton's Stories of Nehalem. Just north of Treasure Cove is a similar indentation called Devils Cauldron, and the much larger Smugglers Cove is still further north.

TREMONT, Multnomah County. The plat for the addition called Tremont was filed June 4, 1892, covering an area in what is now southeast Portland, and about a mile westward of Lents. There are other additions with Tremont as part of the name, including Tremont Park and Tremont Place. The name Tremont is familiar to Bostonians and refers to three hills or mounts. It is possible that someone from Massachusetts named the Tremont additions. In the summer of 1892 a post office was petitioned for, and it was established August 18, 1892, with J. A. Forbes postmaster, but to the surprise of the local enthusiasts the name turned out to be Fremont. Whoever wrote the petition did not have the benefit of the Spencerian method of handwriting. The mistake was soon corrected and the name of the office was changed to Tremont on October 15, 1892. The office was closed to Lents on February 18, 1903.

TRENT, Lane County. Rattlesnake post office was established near Rattlesnake Creek in 1868. The office name was changed to Trent in 1875, but the compiler has been unable to learn why.

TRESTER, Grant County. Trester was at one time a post office in Grant County at a point about six miles west of Fox, named for a local resident. The office was established August 6, 1913, with Gertrude Trester first postmaster. The office was discontinued June 29, 1918, and the business turned over to Fox.

TRIANGLE, Curry County. Triangle post office was in the extreme north end of the county on the old mail road between Myrtle Point and Langlois. It was in service from September 29, 1914, to December 15, 1916. Mrs. Elinor Lehnherr was the only postmaster. The office was named for the Triangle ranch, operated by the Lehnherr family, where a triangular stock brand was used.

TRIANGLE HILL, Deschutes County. A descriptive name, applied on viewing the hill from the east. The point is in the foothills of the Cascade Range east of the Three Sisters.

TROUT CREEK, Jefferson County. Trout Creek post office was one of several established in the stock pioneering days northeast of what is now Madras. Cross Keys was another and also Hay Creek and Heisler. They were well-known places and have left a legacy of pioneer lore. Trout Creek post office was established July 3, 1878, with Jasper A. Friend postmaster. William Heisler became postmaster October 17, 1878. It seems probable from an inspection of postal records that the name of this office was changed to Cross Keys on February 13, 1879, but the record is not clear and the two offices may not have been in the same place, but they were both near the stream Trout Creek.