Suzanne Bamonte

"In the fall of 1883, the announcement of a gold discovery on Prichard Creek ignited a mass hysteria that was typical of western gold rushes...The gold rush is a multifaceted story, laced with excitment, disappointment, success, and failure, and its impact was far-reaching. It was, quite simply, a momentous event that shaped the future of the entire Inland Northwest...The ensuing wealth made the Coeur d' Alenes famous the world over. Spokane, then...

"Francis H. Cook was one of Spokane, Washington's founding fathers, as well as the "Father of Mount Spokane State Park." Starting Spokane's first newspaper, building its first motorized streetcar line, developing the nucleus of what became Spokane's renowned Manito Park, and building the first road to the top of Mt. Spokane were among Cook's many accomplishments. Not only a printer, editor and publisher, he was also a Washington Territorial Legislature...