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Officeditions sont as origin, but the compiler cannot find it in any available Indian dictionary. The place is now known as McCredie Springs. The hot springs on Salt Creek have long been known. In 1914 John Harding of Portland obtained a lease on the springs property and applied the name Winino Later, Judge William Wallace McCredie of Portland acquired an interest in the springs and used the resort as training quarters for his Portland baseball club. For additional information, see under McCREDIE

SPRINGS. Winino post office was established July 8, 1924, with Vivian Cartwright postmaster. This office was discontinued December 31, 1925, with mail to Railhead. This was at the time of construction of the Southern Pacific Cascade line.

WINKLE Bar, Curry County. This bar on Rogue River was named for William Winkle, a pioneer prospector.

WINKLE BUTTE, Benton County. This butte is just east of the Pacific Highway West about nine miles south of Corvallis. It is on the donation land claim of Isaac W. Winkle, and was named for him. Winkle Lake, just to the east, is on the claims of Isaac W. Winkle and Wiley Winkle and may have been named for either or both of them. Winkle Butte has been known in the past as Irwin Butte for another pioneer family of the vicinity, but that name has not prevailed.

WINLOCK, Wheeler County. Winlock post office was named for Winlock Steiwer, a pioneer settler in eastern Oregon. Steiwer was instrumental in having the office established about 1888, but not at its later site. See under STEIWER HILL.

WINNIFORD, Douglas County. This office was just east of the Umpqua River at a point about eight miles west of Wilbur. It was established in April or June, 1890, with Thomas W. Winniford postmaster and was closed in January, 1891, with papers to Oakland. The office was situated in the Winniford home, which was still standing in December, 1945.

WINONA, Josephine County. A recent number of the Postal Guide shows more than a dozen post offices in the United States named Winona, a word of the Santee Indian dialect meaning first-born (if a girl). The name was well known for its use at Winona, Minnesota, and was apparently introduced to the reading public by Keating in his Narrative of Long's expedition, 1823. The musical sound of the word has made it popular as a name. The principal use of the name in Oregon has been for a place on Jumpoff Joe Creek, Josephine County, a few miles north of Grants Pass. A post office called Winona was established here in June, 1897, with Herbert M. Gorham first postmaster. The office was closed on January 31, 1905. The name Winona has also been applied to a place in Polk County between Salem and Eola.

WINOPEE LAKE, Deschutes County. This lake is just cast of the summit of the Cascade Range and northwest of Cultus Lake. Winopee is a Chinook jargon word meaning by-and-by or wait. The name was applied to the lake by someone who was in no hurry to leave the place. Winslow, Wallowa County. Winslow post office was situated in section 13, township 1 north, range 45 east, about ten miles northeast of Enterprise, airline. It was established in May, 1890, with Fannie Root postmaster. The office was discontinued in December, 1900. The office was named directly for Edward Winslow Rumble, a teacher in the neighborhood, and indirectly for a General Winslow who fought in the