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3 stories matching lain

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:labrain, lainmon, laid, laig, lair, alain

  1. A Railroad Survey Promises to Wake the Pend Oreille Valley

    Engineers began staking a route down the Pend Oreille River, with Newport yards and valley development hanging on the survey.

    Apr 23, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentDalkenaBoom & Bust

  2. West Bank Wins the Railroad

    Idaho & Washington Northern picks the west side of the Pend Oreille for its Metaline extension, promising Ione by late next year and a boom for the Calispel valley.

    Sep 24, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  3. An Engineer Bets Newport Could Rival Spokane

    A Spokane mining engineer reports on the Bead Lake and Conquest claims, arguing that capital, a concentrator and a five-mile rail spur could turn a dormant district into Newport’s future.

    Oct 15, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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