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LEWIS A. MCARTHUR Survey on its map of the Tualatin quadrangle, which shows the geography of this region. La Butte has an elevation of 427 feet. Butteville was laid out prior to 1850 by Abernethy and Beers. The Oregon Electric Rail- way has a station called Butteville about two miles east of the town. This station was formerly called Chopun- nish, a northwest Indian tribal name, but was changed to Butteville to avoid confusion. BUXTON, Washington County. Henry T. Buxton settled in this place in 1884, and was appointed its first postmaster in 1887. He was a son of Henry Buxton, a pioneer of 1841, and the town was named for his family. BYARS CREEK, Marion County. This stream flows into Breitenbush River northeast of Detroit. Byars Creek and Byars Mountain nearby were named for W. H. Byars, surveyor general for Oregon from 1890 to 1894. BYBEE BRIDGE, Jackson County. This bridge crossed Rogue River not far from Upper Table Rock. It was named for William Bybee who operated a ferry at this point for many years. BYBEE LAKE, Multnomah County. This is a small overflow lake on the south bank of the Columbia River north of St. Johns. It was named for James F. Bybee, a pioneer of 1845. CABIN CREEK, Douglas County. This stream flows into Calapooya Creek near Oakland. Both the Southern Pacific Company line and the Pacific Highway follow along this stream between Oakland and Rice HilL It is said that the Rev. J . A . Cornwall built a cabin on this stream in the fall of 1846, in which he and his family spent the following winter. This is said to be the first cabin built in Douglas County by citizens of the United States, and the stream was named for it. CALAPOOYA MOUNTAINS, Douglas and Lane Counties. These mountains are a westerly spur of the Cascade Range and constitute the dividing line between the water