Seattle Coal & Iron Company
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- Jul 12, 1894The State Draws a Line Along Seattle’s WaterfrontIn 1896, Olympia fixed the harbor boundary from West Seattle to Meadow Point, mapped new Duwamish and Salmon Bay waterways, and cleared the way to sell tide lands.Seattle, WA
- Jan 4, 1895A Coal Elevator Gives Way at the Foot of Madison StreetTwo coal cars and three workers fall twenty feet when a corroded hydraulic cylinder bursts at the Seattle Coal & Iron Company bunkers; all escape without a scratch.Seattle, WA
- Feb 27, 1895A Miner's Life and LimbA worker sues the Seattle Coal & Iron Company for $7,450 after a roof collapse in the Gilman colliery.Issaquah, WA
- Mar 1, 1895Keeping the Miners Fed When the Coal Market CollapsedReceiver John H. Bryant asks a judge to spend $500 clearing company land near the Gilman mines so idle miners can grow hay for the company's horses — and keep drawing wages through the slump.Issaquah, WA