Navigation Co.
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- Sep 10, 1908Dredging the Pend Oreille for SteamboatsA Seattle contractor will put a centrifugal-pump dredge below Boundary Island, aiming for a 70-foot channel six feet deep so river boats can stop creeping over the bars.Newport, WA
- Oct 1, 1908Four Steamboats and a Free Bus: Newport's River BoomThe Ruth began regular runs, the Nancy returned, and new boat houses rose at the Stevens dock as Newport became the busy hub of Pend Oreille River traffic.Newport, WA
- Dec 17, 1908The Boom That Wasn't: 350 Workers Stranded in NewportAs the Idaho & Washington Northern extension stalled, contractors shipped in men before camps were ready; saloons fed and sheltered the stranded workforce.Newport, WA