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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1899 | 1 |
6 stories
- The Ghost Towns of the Skagit Gold Rush
A winter trek through the North Cascades reveals a landscape of stunning beauty marred by the desperate, thieving misery of the failing gold camps.
- Trapped in the Snowy Labyrinth of the North Cascades
A Seattle prospecting party seeking a Skagit River mine nearly perishes in a brutal trek through Whatcom County’s mountain wilderness.
- A Tragic Warning in the Slate Creek Woods
A logger is killed by a falling tree, fulfilling a premonition voiced by his son just moments before.
- Betrayal in the Forest
A husband returns from a hard day's work in Rockport to find his home empty and his life shattered.
- The Quest for a Skagit Trail
A merchant from Ruby City visits Seattle to lobby merchants for a new wagon road, hoping to bypass the reliance on British Columbia for trade and supplies.
- Mining in the Skagit Wilderness
Prospector J. C. Rouse details the rugged reality of life at the headwaters of the Skagit, where miners hope for a railroad to unlock hidden silver.
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