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When John Tuilock threatened to shut his Rainier shingle mill without paying his hands, the men seized him, marched him back, and forced him to write checks at the point of their anger — until a deputy sheriff rode to the rescue.
“During the trouble threats were made to hang him.”
A mountaineering party discovers the natural comfort of volcanic heat at 14,000 feet, sleeping in ice chambers kept warm by the mountain's own breath.
“This room had been carved out of the solid ice by the friendly steam, and the warmth of the earth below made it a very comfortable berth.”
Federal authorities rebuff fourth attempt to rename Washington’s highest peak to Mount Tacoma.
“To change it would be a blow to the stability of geographic and historical nomenclature.”
A local steamer strikes a rock in the dead of night, leading to the loss of its cargo and livestock.
“Her cargo is a total loss. Treasure and express matter saved.”
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