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no evidence that the lake was called Chitwood for an old settler, as it seems improbable that any one could have settled in such a locality. Bull Run Lake has an area of about .6 of a square mile, and an elevation of 3161 feet. The outlet is through underground springs forming Bull Run River, but a dam now regulates part of the leakage. Contrary to general belief, no drainage from melting snow or ice on Mount Hood enters Bull Run drainage basin. A chemical description of the water may be secured from USGS WSP 363. The intake of Portland water supply is about 20 miles down stream from the lake. Economically, Bull Run Lake is the most important lake in Oregon, for it is the source of water supply for about a third of the population of the state.

BULL RUN RIVER, Clackamas and Multnomah Counties. George H. Himes, late curator of the Oregon Historical Society, said the name of Portland's water supply, Bull Run, may have started from the presence of wild cattle on that river in the pioneer period (1849-55). According to Charles B. Talbot, who arrived in Oregon in 1849, cattle escaped from immigrants in that vicinity and ran wild a number of years. The place was called by the settlers Bull Run. For further history of the name Bull Run, see the Oregonian, March 29, April 5, 1897, page 8; July 30, 1901, page 12. The locality called Bull Run is about three miles northeast of Sandy, in Clackamas County, and near Bull Run River. The first post office was Unavilla, established in May, 1893. The compiler does not know the reason for selecting this odd word. The name was changed to Bullrun in November, 1895, and to Camp Namanu in January, 1939. See under that heading.

BULLARD CREEK, Lake County. M. W. Bullard moved into the Goose Lake Valley in 1869 and settled at the present site of Lakeview. Bullard Creek and Bullard Canyon, just east of the town, bear his name. For a description of his activities, see History of Central Oregon, page 844. Bullard Creek and the Bullard ranch played a prominent part in the county seat squabble of 1876. The legislature created Lake County in October, 1874, and named Linkville, now Klamath Falls, temporary county seat until an election to be held June 5, 1876, at which time a permanent county seat was to be selected by majority vote. At the appointed election Bullard Creek rolled up a count of 120 against 88 for Linkville, but 120 was not a majority of the 384 votes cast. About 75 votes were cast for Goose Lake, Goose Lake Valley, Bullard's Ranch and Bullard's Creek in Goose Lake, which were not counted for Bullard Creek. On August 10, 1876, the county commissioners ordered the scattered votes to be included in the Bullard Creek total and directed that the county seat be set up at the Bullard house. However, the county clerk would not comply. In accordance with the legislative act, the election was held again on November 7, 1876. By that time the town of Lakeview had been organized, and it carried the election. Six years later the people of Linkville and the Klamath Valley succeeded in getting a county of their own cut off from Lake, and called it Klamath.

BULLARDS, Coos County. This town is near the mouth of Coquille River and was named for Robert W. Bullard, who was born in Iowa November 26, 1857, and died July 11, 1925. In 1882 he established a general merchandise store at what is now Bullards, and also a ferry across the river. The post office was named for him. He came to Coos County in 1877. He married Malinda A. Hamblock. Bulldog Rock, Douglas County. This rock is near the summit of ion of his activitard ranche poslat ure created Falis, tempi poinkville, cast for in Gom the conullard 76; the ake, whe, Lake