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Letter from R M Barnhart on Spokane to Tacoma Militia trip
The letter from Law yer Rarnhart, once of this city and now in Spokane, Washington, describes a militia journey to Tacoma for a city celebration. He details train formation, route through Spokane, Ritzville, Pasco, the Columbia River, Yakima and Kittitas valleys, Encounters with pine forests, steep grades of the Cascades, and the scenic voyage across mountains and canyons.
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