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According to ‘aay u sqélix͏ʷ: A History of Bull Trout and the Salish and Pend D’Oreille People’ written by Thompson Smith, the Salish tribe was one great nation that lived

An 1896 gold strike along the namesake river in northwestern Canada brought a flood of characters who survive in the written works of Jack London and others.

Brian Castner deftly recounts the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush in vivid detail, pointing out that many would-be prospectors came totally unprepared.

Online fundraiser to aid Charlemont sawmill’s rebuild after fire The leveled sawmill building at Hall Tavern Farm in Charlemont. Staff Photo/Paul Franz The scorched sawmill at the scene of an early morning fire that destroyed the sawmill building at Hall Tavern Farm in Charlemont. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Owner Jared Bellows and former owner Jay Healy survey the remains of the sawmill building while standing in the foundation at Hall Tavern Farm in Charlemont that was leveled by a fire. The lum...

Fire destroys Hall Tavern Farm sawmill, forklift in Charlemont Owner Jared Bellows and former owner Jay Healy survey the remains of the sawmill building, standing in the foundation at Hall Tavern Farm in Charlemont that was leveled by an early morning fire on Monday. The lumber storage building in the background was scorched, but was mostly saved by the efforts of firefighters. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Owner Jared Bellows talks with Charlemont firefighter Ryan Martin and Fire Chief Dennis Annear ...