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  1. The Town That Can't Be Bought

    Federal land withdrawals have frozen property rights in Metaline, leaving residents in a legal limbo as they wait for the government to clear their titles.

    Feb 24, 1910The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentMetalineFollow the Money

  2. The First Death in Metaline

    A young mother dies within hours of falling ill, and a brand-new village buries its first resident — by steamer, across the water, to the cemetery at Ione.

    May 5, 1910The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentMetalineGone Forever

  3. Help Wanted: The Railroad Boom Outran the Workforce

    Crews at Sullivan Creek and Box Canyon needed hundreds more men as clay, springs, and slides slowed the Inland Empire's rail-and-dam boom.

    Apr 14, 1910The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentMetalineWork & Pay · Boom & Bust

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