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  1. A Dog Wallowed in a Spring. Then Northport Struck Gold.

    A ranch dog's muddy wallow exposed flake gold, touched off a Black Canyon claim rush, and gave Stevens County one of its strangest mining origin stories.

    Apr 29, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNorthport, Stevens CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  2. The Mail-Order Bride Who Chose Another Man

    Katherine Glad traveled west to marry a Northport farmer, but a chance meeting with Gus Maki changed everything.

    Feb 4, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNorthport, Stevens CountyScandal

  3. The New Penal Code Left the Red Lights Burning

    Washington's 1909 criminal code accidentally protected brothels from local crackdowns, and Northport's city fathers could only watch the glare.

    Apr 29, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNorthport, Stevens CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

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