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Archive Home > 2007 > July > 29 > Portland millionaire’s money is on Shaniko

Portland millionaire’s money is on Shaniko

But not all residents in the tiny town are happy

By Peter Sachs / The Bulletin
July 29, 2007

SHANIKO — One hundred years ago, this outpost at the end of a short-line railroad was the nation’s biggest wool trading center.

Fires, another railroad and the Great Depression battered the town close to the point of disappearance, but for the 25 to 40 residents who have....

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