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A landmark inheritance case hinged on the validity of an 1880s marriage between a white settler and a Swinomish woman.
“Wilbur sought the hand of a young klootchman known as 'Kitty,' and he opened negotiations for the girl with her mercenary father who demanded $60 as the price of his daughter.”
Spring freshets wash out the wingdams on Ruby Creek while hundreds of men wait at the Portage for a trail and pack animals — and California newspapers predict a stampede of thousands.
“The spring freshet has washed away all the wingdams on Ruby Creek, and mining is suspended on account of high water.”
A fire sparked by a boiler quickly consumed the steamer Fanny Lake, leaving passengers and crew with nothing but their lives.
“Within five minutes the whole boat was in flames.”
As a massive log jam threatens to stall trade in the fertile Skagit Valley, enterprising locals are betting their fortunes on a dangerous engineering feat to open the river for commerce.
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