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A June 5, 1915, article in the Spokane Daily Chronicle reports that the steamer Idaho was burned in the waters edge on the previous night at the deck of Black Rock with $300-400 worth of apples and farm produce from Black Rock Commercial Orchards on board. The steamboat was out of service and used at the time as an apple warehouse by orchard owner L. W. Chandler. Image via screenshot

A June 5, 1915, article in the Spokane Daily Chronicle reports that the steamer Idaho was burned in the waters edge on the previous night at the deck of Black Rock with $300-400 worth of apples and farm produce from Black Rock Commercial Orchards on board. The steamboat was out of service and used at the time as an apple warehouse by orchard owner L. W. Chandler. Image via screenshot

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