The River That Cost Twice
A landowner is forced to pay for the same property twice after the Columbia River shifts its channel and alters the state boundary.
“He will be obliged to pay over again for property he believes himself justly entitled to.”
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Tragic Logging Accident at Skamokawa
A well-known logger is crushed to death by a falling fir tree in plain view of his crew.
“A puff of wind severed the tree, which came down on top of the unfortunate man, tearing his body to pieces and burying it several inches in the ground.”
Search Continues for Missing Skamokawa Boy
A young child is presumed drowned after wandering near the rain-swollen Skamokawa Creek.
“The creek is bringing down tons of sediment, and it is thought his body may lodge in some eddy.”
The Tragedy of Pillar Rock
An old resident recounts the Indigenous legend of how a powerful magician created a massive rock formation on the Columbia River.
“In his anger, he called upon his magician’s skill, seizing the cliff on which he stood, tore from it a huge shaft, and hurled it upon the canoe.”
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