Forest Fires Ravage Vashon and Peninsula
Settlers battle encroaching brush fires across Vashon Island and the mainland near Olalla.
“The blaze... lighted up the sky last night.”
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The Fight for Gig Harbor Timber
A local settler exposes a land-grabbing ring in Pierce County, accusing them of fraudulent timber claims.
“A good many bona fide settlers would come here, but are afraid to fight the aforementioned land ring.”
Tragedy at Artondale: A Worker Maimed by Dynamite
A laborer near Tacoma is left sightless and near death after a stump-clearing accident goes wrong.
“He is at present remaining, moaning for someone to kill him.”
The Forgotten Fort Lands of Puget Sound
A Washington congressman fought to open tiny abandoned military reservations at Gig Harbor and Point Roberts to homesteaders. The House shut him down.
“The government has abandoned them. They are appraising them and why not give the settler who is there his home?”
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