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2 stories matching luck

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lucki, luc, luckey, luckier, luckili, lucknow

  1. The Hard Luck of the Northern Mines

    When the Snohomish River ran too shallow for navigation, hopeful miners found themselves stranded, forced to trade their picks for cobbler's benches.

    Oct 20, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The 'Easy' Job That Wasn't

    A classic tale of a hotel proprietor in Snohomish trying to hoodwink a miner into an impossible, unpaid-labor arrangement.

    Jun 19, 1878The Northern StarMain Street, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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