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| 1880 | 1 |
1 story matching wingdam
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:wing, wingat, winger, win, wingard, winc
- 7,000 Miners Head for the Skagit, But High Water Halts the Diggings
Spring freshets wash out the wingdams on Ruby Creek while hundreds of men wait at the Portage for a trail and pack animals — and California newspapers predict a stampede of thousands.