Port Blakeley Mill Company
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- Aug 31, 1888The Loggers and the Law: A Ledger of Territory DisputesIn August 1888, the Seattle district court docket revealed a sprawling conflict over the Washington timber frontier, pitting private mills and railroads against the federal government.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 4, 1892The Great Squeeze: How Timber Barons Cut Wages in Mason CountyBy consolidating operations and forcing loggers into company-controlled boarding houses, the industry’s giants effectively reduced worker pay while crushing independent competition.Shelton, WA
- Nov 29, 1893The Law That Vanished OvernightWhen a new legislative act replaced the state's logger's lien law, it inadvertently vaporized the legal standing of workers fighting for their unpaid wages.Seattle, WA
- Jan 19, 1894Firefighters of the Port Blakeley MillThe Port Blakeley store caught fire Wednesday night, prompting a community response as the cause remains a mystery.Bainbridge Island, WA
- Jan 8, 1895One Pump Between the Crew and the Bottom of the SeaThe bark Nona Jitum survived a two-day gale off the Columbia River only by keeping one pump running—then limped into Seattle with a ruined cargo and no insurance.Seattle, WA
- May 2, 1895Seattle’s Half-Million-Dollar Canal Fund Was $16,000 ShortA subscription drive for the South Canal neared its half-million-dollar goal in 1896, with bricklayers pledging $1,000 apiece and boosters pressing tardy donors to pay up.South Park, Seattle, WA