John W. Noble
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- Aug 24, 1892The Interior Secretary Came to See Whether the Puyallups Could Manage Their Own Land. He Left Surprised.John W. Noble toured the Puyallup reservation's farms ahead of opening it to sale — and found the people he had been told could not handle their affairs running them well.Puyallup Indian Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Aug 26, 1892The Secretary Asks the Puyallups Whether They Are Fit to Hold Their Own LandInterior Secretary John W. Noble met 200 Puyallup people on the reservation and promised to carry their wish to sell to President Harrison — after satisfying himself that they could be trusted with the money.Puyallup Indian Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Aug 31, 1892Two Hundred Axes Clear the Woods for a 2,500-Soldier ColonyPort Angeles turned out an ax-and-saw brigade to fell forty blocks of townsite timber before a Michigan colony of veteran soldiers arrived — and the Secretary of the Interior steamed in to bless the work and the squatters' shaky claims.Port Angeles, WA
- Sep 20, 1892The Veterans' Colony at Port AngelesA dedicated movement settles hundreds of Union veterans in a planned colony, promising a new boom for the Olympic Peninsula.Port Angeles, WA