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2 stories matching sombr

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  1. Two Miles Perched on the Lower Circle of a Rainbow

    A Shelton legislator's private letter describing a steamer passage up Hammersley's Inlet becomes the best prose in the paper — a circle of prismatic color, starfish, glaciers and one awestruck captain.

    Nov 9, 1891The Olympia TribuneHammersley Inlet, Shelton, Mason CountyStrange But True

  2. The Original Miners: How Native Americans Discovered the Metaline's Lead Riches

    Long before white prospectors staked claims, Indigenous people mined lead in the Metaline region to make bullets and slugs—and their ancient workings still dot the landscape.

    Sep 17, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentSullivan Creek, Metaline FallsBoom & Bust · Strange But True

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