In 1853, Congress split off the land north of the Columbia to be Washington Territory, and Lewis County, smaller than the Oregon version, was established between Cowlitz and Thurston counties. The first census enumerated 616 residents (Indians not counted) of whom 239 were males who could vote.
The definition of leery is  someone or something expressing caution and suspicion. When someone has lied to you before and you are cautious and unsure of whether you can trust him again, this is an example of a situation where you are leery. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
leech \leech\, v. t. see leach, v. t. leech \leech\, n. [cf. lg. leik, icel. l&imacr;k, sw. lik boltrope, st?ende liken the leeches.] (naut.) the border or edge at the side of a sail. [written also leach.] leech line, a line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by. leech rope, that part of the boltrope to which the side of a sail is sewed. leech \leech\, n.