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An Indigenous man is found critically injured near Union Gap after an alleged attack by drunken companions.
“Deputy Sheriff Simmons and Policeman Cramer visited the scene and found an Indian lying in dust a foot deep. He was unconscious, but still alive.”
A freight train’s sudden noise caused a team of horses to bolt, resulting in a horrific accident for a local Indigenous family.
“One of her legs was broken in a frightful manner and the naked and detached bones driven into the ground.”
The death of a Yakima Indian leader highlights the ongoing tensions regarding assimilation and the encroachment of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
“When the Northern Pacific engineers were locating through Yakima county, Kotiocken and his Indians pulled up the locating and grade stakes.”
Superintendent Prowell lobbies for the relocation of the decaying Union Gap bridge, citing safety hazards and potential Northern Pacific assistance.
“He stated that the present location was one of great danger; that the piling was badly rotted and would have to be renewed shortly.”
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