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4 stories matching frostbitten
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- The Great Detective Panic of North Yakima
When word reached town that a Chicago detective had arrived by stagecoach, dozens of the city’s leading men fled into the freezing wilderness, resulting in frozen limbs, broken bones, and a ruined reputation.
- The False Gold of the Klondike
A local editor warns against the 'senseless rush' to Alaska, predicting disaster for the fortune-seekers and economic ruin for the state.
- The 83-Ballot Deadlock: 'Either Allen or No One'
In Olympia, John B. Allen’s Republican caucus held the line while Judge Humes and Levi Ankeny saw their candidacies frostbitten—and the ballots kept piling up.
- A Christmas on the Ice King: The Climb That Saw Rainier Smoking
In 1894, Major Ingraham led six men, seven homing pigeons, and a camera onto Mount Rainier’s glaciers. They came back with frostbite, a story of steam and smoke rising from the crater—and one pigeon missing.