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This June 5, 1915, article in the Spokane Daily Chronicle covers the burning of the steamboat Idaho in Lake Coeur d'Alene the prior night, destroying the boat along with $300-400 worth of apples and farm produce from Black Rock Commercial Orchards in Black Rock. Image via screenshot

This June 5, 1915, article in the Spokane Daily Chronicle covers the burning of the steamboat Idaho in Lake Coeur d'Alene the prior night, destroying the boat along with $300-400 worth of apples and farm produce from Black Rock Commercial Orchards in Black Rock. Image via screenshot

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