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2 stories matching net
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:neet, nett, netternet, neter, netna, netti
- The Salmon Wars of Grays Harbor: How Indigenous Engineers Built a River-Scale Machine
Long before the white man’s mills choked the harbor, Native communities along the Quinault and Grays Harbor rivers operated sophisticated hydraulic traps that captured thousands of salmon—a feat of engineering described in 1890 as 'thrilling sport' yet vital to survival.
- The Yakima Inventor Who Struck It Rich
A local inventor's patent for a hay baler nets him a windfall of $16,000 after Portland investors realize the machine's true potential.