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2 stories matching girth

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:girt, girton, gird, girl, giro, birth

  1. A 10,000-Ton Cigar of Logs, 76 Miles Long End to End

    Builders at Stella, Washington, were shaping a 638-foot cigar-shaped raft of timber for a risky tow to San Francisco—10,000 tons of logs that would stretch 76 miles if laid end to end.

    Apr 6, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerStella, Cowlitz CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  2. The Cattle Drive Through Seven Feet of Snow

    Defying winter, a determined group of drovers successfully pushed fifty head of cattle through the Snoqualmie Pass, a feat never before recorded this early in the year.

    Feb 24, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSnoqualmie Pass, Snoqualmie, King CountyStrange But True

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