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Show YES, SMS U. S. BUREAU $ ; the Coronado national forest, might think he was looking at Old Baldy. Instead, be beholds Mount Wrightson, Just renamed In honor of William Wrightson, former editor edi-tor of the Cincinnati Enquirer and mining pioneer of Arizona, slain by Apache Indians In 1S04. Similarly, a mountain in Graham county, Arizona, is now Webber peak, instead of Casimiro. It was renamed for John Webber, an early settler.. A fisherman, urging his craft along in toward the town of Hull, Mass., might think he was passing Fort Duval, or Little Hog island, or even Park Island. That bit of ground in Hlngham bay Is none of these; it has become Hog Island. Bald Butte, In Douglas county, Oregon, Is now Rodley Butte, named In honor of Oscar Rodley, a young fire guard drowned In Diamond Dia-mond lake, In the county north of the beautiful Crater lake. A peak In Fresno county, California, Cali-fornia, hitherto unnamed, has become be-come Mount Merriam, named In honor of Merriam, naturalist, explorer, ex-plorer, and chairman of the United States geographic board. 1914-'2o. |