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butte ha hay the hill and shoudaim andhill to the Southern Pacific Company tracks, and the name Ward is always applied to the westward one, which has an elevation of 858 feet. The eastern butte has no name, and an elevation of 442 feet. The compiler is informed that the hill known as Ward Butte is really on the Isom donation land claim, and should have been called 'som Butte, while the small hill is on the Ward claim and should be Ward Butte. Regardless of these facts, however, the larger hill to the west is always known as Ward Butte, and will probably continue to be so called. It was named for Thomas M. Ward.

WARD CREEK, Jackson County. Ward Creek is a tributary of Rogue River at Rogue River town, named for Oliver P. Ward, a pioneer settler.

WARDTON, Douglas County. Wardton, a place near Champagne Creek about six miles west of Roseburg, was named for a local resident, Frazier Ward. Wardton post office was established January 7, 1890, with Ward postmaster. The office was closed on February 28, 1907.

WARFIELD CREEK, Lane County. This creek is a tributary of Hills Creek southeast of Oakridge. It was named for Mrs. B. B. Warfield, the owner of Kitson Hot Springs. Warm SPRINGS, Jefferson County. This place, the agency for the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, was named for natural features nearby. The name of the reservation was apparently taken from the much more important springs on Warm Springs River, Warm Springs post office was established February 7, 1873, with Michael Flinn postmaster. The name of the office was telescoped into Warmsprings in 1894, and later to Warmspring. All this was confusing, for people found it difficult to adhere to two styles, one for the agency and one for the reservation. About 1929 postal authorities changed the name again to Warm Springs, and at length all was brought into agreement.

WARNER LAKE, Lake County. Warner Lake post office was in the south part of Warner Valley. There never was a geographic feature in Oregon called Warner Lake. Instead the name Warner Lakes was used collectively for a string of lakes, ponds, and playas in the Warner Valley. However, there was a Warner Lake post office which was established August 28, 1889, with Alvin N. Bennett, first postmaster. This post office was about eight miles southwest of Adel. It remained in service until July 31, 1924.

WARNER MOUNTAIN, Lane County. This mountain is in the big bend of Middle Fork Willamette River south of Oakridge. It was named for Fred Warner, an early settler on the stream. Warner was a hunter and came to Oregon in 1853, according to information furnished by his granddaughter, Mrs. Lina A. Flock of Oakridge, in 1927.

WARNER VALLEY, Harney and Lake counties. There are several geographic features in Oregon named for Brevet Captain William Horace Warner who was killed by Indians in September, 1849, just over the line in northern California. These features include, besides the valley, the Warner Lakes, former Warner Lake post office, and Warner Canyon just north of Lakeview. There is no Warner Lake in Oregon, the term Warner Lakes being a collective name. The peak east of Warner Valley, once known as Warner Mountain, is now universally known as Hart Mountain. Arrowsmith's map of North America, corrected to 1832-33, shows a string of lakes connected by Plants River in the locality of what is now called Warner Valley. Plants River