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the east shore of Upper Klamath Lake to the marsh. By slight differences in intonation, they indicated different localities with the same word, Eukshi. At the southern part of the marsh are Wocus Bay and Little Wocus Bay. For information about these features, see under the respective headings. In the fall of 1826 Peter Skene Ogden took a trapping and exploring party into the Klamath country. Apparently on November 30, 1826, the party reached the neighborhood of Klamath Marsh, although at just what point the compiler is not certain. On December 6 of that same year Ogden mentions in his diary that Finnan McDonald, one of the Hudson's Bay Company men, had been that far the year before. At that date Ogden was further south than Klamath Marsh, so in all probability McDonald was the first white man to reach Klamath Marsh. For additional data, see under KLAMATH COUNTY. John C. Fremont reached and very accurately described Klamath Marsh on December 10, 1843, although at that time he thought he was at "Tlamath lake." Much of the marsh has been drained.
KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, Curry, Douglas, Jackson and Josephine counties. This is the name used by Dr. J. S. Diller in USGS Bulletin 196, Topographical Development of the Klamath Mountains, to describe part of the Coast Range of Oregon and California between the 40th and 43rd parallels of latitude. The name is used by geologists rather than by geographers and map makers. The Klamath Mountains are made up of subordinate systems, including the Siskiyous. Geologically they resemble to a considerable extent the Sierra Nevada. The bulletin mentioned gives a detailed account of the development of these mountains, and explains why they are considered a separate group.
KLAMATH RIVER, Klamath County. Klamath River receives the drainage of Upper Klamath Lake through Link River and Lake Ewauna. See under these headings for information about their Indian names. The Klamath Indian name for Klamath River was Koke, the general name for river, and the hearer had to judge from the context which river was meant, Williamson, Lost, Sprague or Klamath. For information about the name Klamath, see under KLAMATH COUNTY. Klamath River has a total drainage area of 11,850 square miles in Oregon and California, and has a total length of 180 miles between Lake Ewauna and the Pacific Ocean. About five miles above Keno the river is connected to Lower Klamath Lake by a stream, now under dike control, known as Klamath Strait. Water formerly flowed through Klamath Strait either way, depending on the relative stages of Klamath River and Lower Klamath Lake.
KLAMATH STRAIT, Klamath County. Klamath Strait is the correct name of the outlet of Lower Klamath Lake, not Klamath River. Klamath River flows from Lake Ewauna, and the river is connected with Lower Klamath Lake by Klamath Strait. This strait formerly flowed either way, but its course has been interfered with by the Southern Pacific Company railroad grade.
KLASKANINE River, Clatsop County. For information about this name see under ClATSKANIE. The Klaskanine River affords a route of travel from the mouth of the Columbia River to the place in the Nehalem Valley where part of the Tlatskani Indian tribe lived. The name of the stream in Claisop County is spelled differently from the name of the Columbia County stream. In recent years, and as a result of more
