John Muir
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- Feb 27, 1883The Northern Pacific's Grand Shake-upA major administrative shift sees high-level rail managers moving to St. Paul as the transcontinental route nears completion.Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1883The Northern Pacific's Expansion Plans for Puget SoundSuperintendent John Muir details new steamships, massive grain elevators, and Alaskan tourist excursions as the railroad bolsters the Northwest region.Seattle, WA
- Apr 19, 1883The Price of a New RouteA shipping agent's proposal for a new trade route to Priest Rapids is rejected by Yakima business leaders as an economic burden.Yakima, WA
- Apr 24, 1892The Steam-Heated Ice Caves of Mount RainierA 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.Rainier, WA
- Jan 6, 1895They Climbed Rainier First—and Slept in a Sulphur-Scented Ice CaveIn 1870, Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump reached Mount Rainier's summit after a brutal 10½-hour climb, then spent a freezing night beside volcanic steam vents.Mount Rainier, WA