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in circulation in Umatilla County to the effect the stream was named for a place in the South Seas, by an old resident. It is of course possible that the Indians originally named the stream and Miss Wilson or the old resident or both of them applied their own versions. Such coincidences are not unknown in geographic nomenclature.

TUTUTNI Pass, Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County. This pass is in Vidae Ridge, south of Crater Lake. It bears the name of a tribe of Indians that lived near the mouth of Rogue River. The name has no especial significance near Crater Lake, and was probably chosen for sentimental reasons.

TWELVEMILE CREEK, Lake County. This stream flows generally eastward back and forth across the California-Oregon state line southeast of Lakeview. Its waters eventually find their way into the Warner Valley. Twelvemile Creek was so called because the old wagon road north from Fort Bidwell, California, crossed the stream about twelve miles north of Fort Bidwell. Twelvemile Creek flows into Fifteenmile Creek.

TWENTY THREE CREEK, Lincoln County. For most of its course Twenty Three Creek flows through section 23, township 10 south, range 10 west, and for that reason was named for the section number. The stream is about six miles northeast of Toledo and is tributary to Simpson Creek.

TWENTYMILE CREEK, Lake County. Twentymile Creek flows into the Warner Valley south of Adel. The stream received its name because the old road from Fort Bidwell, California, crossed it about twenty miles from the fort.

TWICKENHAM, Wheeler County. Twickenham is a place on John Day River about twenty miles south of Fossil. In August, 1943, W. H. Steiwer of Fossil wrote the compiler that the locality was formerly called Contention, and that there was once a post office of that name, apparently commemorating a quarrel between "Pike" Helms and Jerome H. Parsons, local celebrities. Contention post office was established July 8, 1886, with Edward F. Horn first postmaster. Miss Frankie Parsons, daughter of Jerome H. Parsons, is said to have been responsible for changing the name of the office to Twickenham. While away at school she appears to have become familiar with Theophile Marzials' poem, Twickenham Ferry, the scene of which is laid at Twickenham, a western suburb of London on the River Thames. Upon her return from school, Miss Parsons is said to have objected to the name Contention as being undignified and she determined to get rid of it. Whatever the reason, the facts are that Twickenham post office was established on June 6, 1896, with Anthony Helms as postmaster. It is not clear whether this was a new office or a change of names, and the available records are not conclusive. Twickenham post office was discontinued on February 28, 1917, and mail is now sent through Fossil. Twilight Creek, Clatsop County. This stream is east of Astoria. It was named for W. H. Twilight who located land on its banks in pioneer days. He was one time sheriff of Clatsop County. Twin Cities. The compiler has had several requests for information about a locality in Oregon known as Twin Cities. It may have been a mining camp. Twin Rocks. Tillamook County. Twin Rocks post office serves a