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1 story matching risk
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:riski, rise, brisk, frisk, risen, riser
- The Struggle for an Inland Route
Olympia’s leadership frets that without a wagon road over the Cascades, the capital city risks losing its status to the burgeoning trade of the Upper Columbia.