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 Santiam. The stream together with a station on a branch of the Southern Pacific north of Lebanon was named for John J. Crabtree, a native of Virginia, who crossed the plains in 1845. After wintering on the Tualatin Plains, Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree took up a claim near the forks of the Santiam in the spring of 1846. See editorial page Oregon Journal, December 3 and 4, 1924, and Carey's History of Oregon, volume II, page 203.

, Deschutes County. Craig Lake is near the summit of McKenzie Pass. It is a pond about a mile from the McKenzie Highway. It was named for John T. Craig, one of the original founders of the McKenzie toll road, who died of exposure in the winter of 1878, while in the pursuance of his duties as mail-carrier across the pass. See article on editorial page of the Portland Telegram, September 17, 1925.

, Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County. A lake between five and six miles in diameter, with an area of about 21 square miles, situated in the caldera of the extinct volcano, Mount Mazama, on the summit of the Cascade Range. It is fed by small streams from melting snowbanks on the inner slopes of the rim, and has no visible outlet. Elevation 6177 feet.

This lake is one of the deepest in the world, and soundings have been made of 1996 feet. The highest point on the rim is Glacier Peak, 8156 feet above the sea. The water is of an intense blue. Crater Lake was discovered on June 12, 1853, by John W. Hillman and a party of prospectors, and was christened Deep Blue Lake. It has been known at times as Mysterious Lake, Lake Majesty, Lake Mystery, and other similar names, but on August 4, 1869, it was named Crater Lake by a party of visitors from Jacksonville, Oregon.

Crater Lake National Park was created by an act of congress May 22, 1902, and embraces about 250 square miles of land in Douglas and Klamath counties. The lake