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2 stories matching pli
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pligh, plini, plitz, pliabl, pliant, plight
- The Gold Rush to Ruby Creek
A local merchant receives a singular order for gold scales from miners in the North Cascades, signaling a major mineral boom on the Upper Skagit.
- The Skagit River Navigation Feud
Seattle editors slam federal engineers and local delegates for failing to properly fund or understand the realities of river navigation.