▁became ▁a ▁rest ▁area , ▁even ▁for ▁trav ellers . ▁That ▁is ▁why ▁I ree ▁descend ants ▁today ▁are ▁poet ically ▁pra ised ▁as ▁“ O mo ▁Lar oo ye , ▁om o ▁A rol u , ▁om o ▁A ko isa ▁- ▁Leg ud u , ▁Ay ab u - ero , ▁meaning , ▁" Child ▁of ▁Lar oo ye , ▁and ▁of ▁A rol u , ▁and ▁of ▁A ko isa , ▁who ▁ab ide ▁by ▁the ▁Eg ud u ▁river , ▁a ▁free ▁source ▁of ▁ref res hing ▁drink ▁for ▁pass ers - by ”. ▁The ▁Eg ud u ▁River ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁site ▁of ▁I ree ▁Bapt ist ▁High ▁School . ▁Hun ting ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁common est ▁activities ▁the ▁earliest ▁I ree ▁sett lers ▁engaged ▁in ▁and ▁many ▁important ▁places ▁in ▁I ree ▁today ▁got ▁their ▁names ▁from ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁hero ic ▁de eds ▁of ▁I ree ' s ▁first ▁hun ters . ▁For ▁example , ▁using ▁the ▁j ag ged ▁spe ar ▁( As a ) ▁which ▁was ▁their ▁common est ▁hunting ▁weapon , ▁A rol u , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁at ▁a ▁nearby ▁river ▁killed ▁an ▁ele ph ant . ▁Thus ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁named ▁O do ▁As a ▁( As a ▁River ). ▁The ▁hill ▁where ▁A rol u ' s ▁hunting ▁bag ▁was ▁usually ▁hung ▁was ▁named ▁O ke ▁A po ▁( the ▁bag ▁hill ). ▁The ▁actual ▁tree ▁on ▁that ▁hill ▁on ▁which ▁A rol