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 History of the Counties of Oregon 49 August 19, 1845. ^ is entitled "An Act to locate a Road from Twalaty Plains to Sauves Island." Section 1 of this Act appoints Charles McKay, Robert Poe and John Flett "com- missioners to lay out and establish a Territorial road to start from some point on the Twalaty Plains and in the road lead- ing to Smiths Ferry on Yam Hill River to be settled on by said commissioners and terminate at Sauves Island." ("Manu- script copies of Laws of 1845," pages 17 and 18). Multnomah County is now bounded: on the north by the Columbia River and a portion of Columbia County; on the east by Hood River County; on the south by Clackamas County ; and on the west by Washington County. Its county seat is Portland. Curry County. Curry County was created December 18, 1855, by the Ter- ritorial Legislature. (General Laws of 1855-6, page 49). It comprises a part of the southern portion of Coos County. It was bounded on the south by the California north line; on the west by the Pacific Ocean; and on the north and east "beginning at a point on the Pacific Coast at the mouth of New River, thence east to the dividing ridge of the waters of the Coquille river and Horse creek ; thence following said divide which separates all of the waters of the Coquille river from those which discharge themselves directly into the ocean, until such ridge connects itself with the dividing ridge between the waters of the Coquille and Rogue rivers ; thence east along said ridge or divide forming the eastern tributaries of John Mule creek; thence south to the parallel of 42 degs. north latitude." * It is named for George L. Curry, the last Territorial Gov- ernor of Oregon. It is the southwestern County of Oregon. Curry County is now bounded: on the north by Coos County; on the east by Josephine County; on the south by the State of California ; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its county seat is Gold Beach.