Blue Canyon Coal Company
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- Aug 1, 1894Uncle Sam Trades British Coal for a Bellingham Bay MineA test run by the Yorktown won Blue Canyon coal a federal contract—and local boosters dared to imagine Puget Sound fuel powering the nation’s ships.Bellingham, WA
- Aug 30, 1894The Sky Turned to Smoke: Forest Fires Choke Puget SoundFires across Whatcom, Skagit and the Olympic Mountains destroyed bridges, barns and a shingle mill, derailed a Great Northern train and left Puget Sound under a suffocating haze.Bellingham, WA
- Apr 19, 1895A Charity Ball for the Blue Canyon Mine DeadBellingham Hall fills to raise money for the families of married miners killed in the Blue Canyon disaster, while surviving miners add to the relief fund.Bellingham Hall, Bellingham, WA