Way We Were: Without a trace

Way We Were: Without a trace

This is the second article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of who robbed the Oak Saloon in 1910, running from June 18 through July 30. In the first installment of this series, the Oak saloon was robbed of $600 by two unmasked men on the same day that Halley’s Comet appeared in Park City’s eastern sky. One of the robbers claimed to be Kid Parker, who was also known as Robert LeRoy Parker or Butch Cassidy. Henry Spriggs, …

The Way We Were

June 25, 1925 Four Eagle boats of the U.S. Naval Reserve with reservists of the 13th District, representing Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Grays Harbor, arrived in port Monday afternoon. The fleet is on a 15-day cruise in Southeast Alaska. The vessels did not call here on their way to Skagway, but southbound they did call on Wrangell, a day that local people will remember with pleasure. The...