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 California, and offered the name on that account. The place in California was named for the Yokaia Indians, a division of the Pomo. The word is said to mean South Valley. Gambee was born in Michigan about 1852 and came to Oregon from California about 1881. He died in Portland October 8, 1939. For obituary, see Pendleton East Oregonian, October 10, 1939.

ULVSTAD, Jackson County. Ulvstad post office was on or near Sugarpine Creek, which flows into Elk Creek twelve or fourteen miles northeast of Trail. Martin Ulvstad served as the postmaster from July 16, 1904, to October 4, 1905, and the office was given his name. There was no community, just a very few small mountain ranches.

UMAPINE, Umatilla County. This place in the north part of the county was formerly named Vincent, but when a post office was applied for, it was found that there was another Vincent in the state. This was doubtless Vincent in Wallowa County. Citizens of Vincent in Umatilla County then changed the name of their community to Umapine, for a Cayuse or Umatilla Indian chief of some prominence. Umapine post office was established in June, 1916, with Edgar Holm first postmaster.

UMATILLA, Umatilla County. The town now known as Umatilla was surveyed by Timothy K. Davenport in 1863. It was first known as Umatilla Landing, and later Umatilla City. Eight miles west was the locality known for a time as Grande Ronde Landing, near the site of what is now Irrigon. Umatilla and Grande Ronde landings sprang up as stopping places for traffic with the Boise and Owyhee mines, but Umatilla Landing soon controlled the business and Grande Ronde Landing ceased to be of importance. Umatilla was known as Columbia about 1863, but soon resumed the old name. For information about the laying out of the town see Oregonian, May 16, 1863. Umatilla is at the mouth of Umatilla River and was named on that account. Postal records at Washington show that Umatilla post office was established September 26, 1851, with A. Francis Rogers postmaster. The office was discontinued January 6, 1852. See OHQ, volume XLI, page 69. This was the first post office in eastern Oregon. The Oregonian of August 2, 1851, says this office was at the Umatilla Indian Agency, about 150 miles east of The Dalles, on the route to Salt Lake. The news item gives the name of the postmaster as A. Francis Royer. Records at the Oregon Historical Society substantiate the name Royer and not Rogers. This pioneer post office was of course not near the present town of Umatilla, but probably near Echo. The post office for Umatilla town was established May 28, 1863, with Z. F. Moody postmaster.

UMATILLA COUNTY. This county was created September 27, 1862, and was carved out of Wasco County as it existed at that time. It was named for Umatilla River, which see. It now has a land area of 3231 square miles. The temporary seat of government for the new county was put at what was then known as Marshall Station, on the north bank of Umatilla River near Houtama, William C. McKay's place at the mouth of McKay Creek. About 1863 Umatilla County citizens changed the name of Marshall Station to Middleton. This name was selected because it was thought that the place was about half way between Umatilla Landing and the Grande Ronde Valley. In 1865 Umatilla City was selected as the county seat and was continued so until 1868 when the