Samuel Calhoun
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- Nov 11, 1876The Unluckiest Farmer on the Swinomish FlatsSamuel Calhoun had already lost a fortune in grain. Then the steamer Dispatch capsized with another $1,000 of his crop aboard.La Conner, WA
- Dec 16, 1876Taming the Skagit Tide LandsEarly farmers in the Skagit Valley share sworn affidavits proving the extreme fertility of reclaimed tide lands, boasting of massive grain harvests.La Conner, La Conner, WA
- Dec 16, 1876The Agricultural Transformation of the Skagit FlatsDecades of diking and draining have turned tide lands into some of the most productive agricultural soil in the world.La Conner, WA
- Jul 5, 1880The Great Thaw: Mountain Snows Turn Every River Into a RampageAn unusually cool spring held a winter's worth of snow until a few hot days sent it all down at once, flooding the Skagit, Cowlitz and Columbia, drowning farmland and putting Portland under water.Kalama, WA