very fine agates found there. Dealers in Newport make a specialty of cutting and polishing these stones.
Agate Desert, Jackson County. Agate Desert is northeast of Central Point and just south of Rogue River. It was named for the minerals found there in some abundance. It is not a desert in the exact sense of the word. Some of Agate Desert was used for the development of Camp White in World War II. On February 13, 1901, a post office with the name Agate was established in the area, with Jefferson S. Grisby first and only postmaster. The office was closed April 30, 1907, and the area was then served from Central Point.
Agency Creek, Polk and Yamhill counties. Agency Creek rises on the east slope of the Coast Range, and flows for the greater part of its length in Yamhill County, joining Yamhill River near Grand Ronde. It was named because of the United States Indian Agency at Grand Ronde, which was established in pioneer days.
Agency Hill, Klamath County. This is a prominent landmark just north of Klamath Indian Agency. The Klamath Indian name is Yanaldi, which describes the ridge extending from Klamath Agency to a point north of Fort Klamath.
Agency Lake, Klamath County. This name is generally used in referring to the north arm of Upper Klamath Lake, so called because of the Klamath Indian Agency nearby.
Agency Plains, Jefferson County. These plains lie at an elevation of from 2300 to 2400 feet, and are bordered on the west by the Deschutes River and on the east by Mud Springs Creek. They were so named because they were near the agency of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Agness, Curry County. Agness post office was established October 16, 1897, and was named for the daughter of Amaziah Aubery, the first postmaster. Agness is situated on Rogue River. Amaziah Aubery was born in northern California December 24, 1865, and came to Curry County in 1883. He married Rachel Fry on February 22, 1887. It is said that the name was improperly reported to the postal authorities, hence the unusual spelling.
Ahalapam Cinder Field, Deschutes and Lane counties. This cinder field lies on the summit of the Cascade Range just north of the Three Sisters. It was named in 1924 by Professor Edwin T. Hodge of the University of Oregon. Ahalapam is one of the forms of the Indian name Santiam, and was used because the Santiam River possibly at one time headed in the region.
Aims, Clackamas County. Aims is the name of a locality about five miles airline northeast of Sandy, north of Bull Run River and just within Clackamas County. Aims post office was established January 11, 1886, with Eleazor S. Bramhall first postmaster. The office was closed August 31, 1907. In August, 1946, Harry E. Bramhall of Troutdale wrote the compiler that it was first planned to call this post office Bramhall, but it was concluded that the name was too long. Since it was the hope or aim of the local residents to develop a substantial community, it was concluded to adopt the name Aims, which was done. The spelling Aims is that used in postal records. and by USGS, but in recent years road signs have been installed with the spelling Ames. Mr. Bramhall, who does not approve the style Ames, says that the name Aims was proposed by Lloyd C. Lowe.
