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Vancouver Register 1865 Readers Warn of Skamania County Repeal
A letter from Justin Curnowira warns the Washington Territory legislature against repealing Skamania county and merging its lands with Clarke and Klickitat. He claims USN influence and road-structure politics favor a railroad route, jeopardizing wagon-road access and portage passage on the Columbia River.
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Ditore Keouten
Skamania County
Clarke and
Klickstat
U. S. N. Company
Washington Territory
Cascade Portage
Kuckel
Columbia
United States
O. 3. N. Company
Justin Curnowira
Arsenie
Argosier
Napoleon
Jim
France
Bia
Perasun
Eureka
Clarke County
Vancouver
Bossye
Columbia River
Berekat
Hudson
Bay
Job
Washougal
Bardka’s
Gavorite Mill Plain Road
Main Street
Tuaniog Borth
Peedad
Epreka