John F. Stevens
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- Aug 29, 1892Three Miles a Day: The Great Northern Races the Snow to the ColumbiaWith tracklayers advancing west from Spokane and a tunnel still to be bored, John F. Stevens tells Seattle he needs men—and expects to connect the line by mid-November.Rock Island, WA
- Jul 5, 1893Forging the Iron Path Through the CascadesA look at the grueling engineering feat of the Great Northern Railway’s passage across the mountain divide.Stevens Pass, Skykomish, WA
- May 22, 1895The Engineer Who Found Stevens Pass Drowned in the ColumbiaC.F.B. Haskell, who carved the pass’s name on a tree for his boss, was caught in a whirlpool with W.A. Barton and Mrs. Powell. Wenatchee went into mourning.Pateros, WA