OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

339 of fine beaverdam land. Soil of this character was sought for by pioneer settlers because of its productivity. G . W. Tefft advises the writer in 1925 that the town was laid out in 1869 by George Betts, Joshua Welch, Charles Angel, W. P . Watson and others. Beaverton has an ele- vation of 188 feet. BECKLEY, Harney County. Beckley is in Catlow Val- ley, and in 1911 Charles Beckley started a general store where the post office is now located. The community was named for Mr. Beckley. BEETLES REST SPRING, Klamath County. This is a well-known spring at Klamath Agency. The stream formed by this spring is quite short. The Klamath Indian name for the stream was Tgulutcham Kshuteleh. The first part of the name is descriptive of a small beetle with a green or purple shell. The second part of the name in- dicates to "live underneath or live below," indicating that the beetles lived in this particular locality. The stream flows into Crooked Creek. BEND, Deschutes County. This city derived its name from Farewell Bend, a point on the Deschutes River, which received its descriptive name because it was at this place travelers over the pioneer stage road had their last view of the river. Elevation 3629 feet. BEND GLACIER, Deschutes County. This glacier lies on the north slope of Broken Top. It was named in 1924 by Professor Edwin T. Hodge of the University of Ore- gon in honor of the city of Bend. BENDIRE CREEK, Malheur County. Bendire Creek and Bendire Mountain are in the northern end of the county and were named for Captain and Brevet Major Charles Bendire, U. S . A . Major Bendire was a noted ornitholo- gist and pursued the study of bird life in many parts of the Pacific northwest. After retirement from the army he was honorary curator of the department of Oology of the National Museum at Washington. He was the author of Life Histories of North American Birds, pub- vAa<