Black Diamond Coal Company
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- Sep 16, 1885The Push to Replace Chinese Laborers in SeattleEmployers move to fire Chinese workers in favor of white laborers, as the city faces a rise in unemployed white men looking for work.Seattle, WA
- May 29, 1888The Mine That Stood Still: How One Man’s Leave Sparked a Labor War in NewcastleA dispute over a fired miner named Kenny Ramsay has shut down the Newcastle coal mines, pitting the Knights of Labor against the company and threatening to flood the pits if arbitration fails.Newcastle, WA
- Feb 3, 18931893 Snowstorm Leaves City Short of Coal and WaterDeep snow blocks the rails and the rivers, leaving Seattle shivering and hungry as coal supplies vanish.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- Feb 26, 1893The Coal Miners’ Masquerade WeddingA wedding in the company town of Black Diamond turns into a spectacle when local miners gatecrash the festivities in full gear.Masonic Hall, Black Diamond, WA
- Oct 18, 1893The Collapse of the Sailors' UnionAfter a fierce labor battle along the Pacific Coast, the Sailors' Union of the Pacific concedes its inability to maintain wage standards against the shipowners.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Mar 2, 1894The Battle for the Black Diamond SaloonMine workers and company interests clash over a controversial saloon license located near the cemetery.Black Diamond, WA
- Mar 10, 1895A Coal Mine Burns Beneath Black DiamondMine No. 12 is sealed and pumped full of steam after an underground fire. Superintendent Morgans gives it two weeks to prove it can ever be worked again.Black Diamond, WA