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Newspaper
Vancouver Register
Location
Vancouver, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1869
Page
3
A long read of local items describes visitors in Portland and Vancouver area, hotel and boardinghouse mentions, millinery moves, insurance agents, and real estate plans. It notes the Albanura and Occidental hotels, the Fannie Troup steamer, and Garrftes family visits. The piece includes social notices, a visit to the asylum, and local business pitches while urging fair treatment of letters to the editor.
The writer recalls a lone expedition beginning July 20 with a horse and pack, detailing rugged mountain trails, canons, and ice caves near Mount Adams. He notes Ice Cove features, Camas Praines valley with cranberries, and distant lines toward the Northern Pacific Railroad. Indian and settler movements mix with barren, treacherous terrain and sparse friendly contact.
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