United States Geological Survey
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- May 19, 1892Reading the Ancient Earth of the Yakima ValleyA US Geological Survey professor uncovers the deep history of Washington's arid lands, tracing the era of great prehistoric lakes.Yakima, 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
- Feb 1, 1903Drilling for Water Under Washington's Dry Wheat CountryA federal geologist probes the desert east of the Columbia and the Big Bend wheatlands to see whether deep wells can water the dry interior — and finds pressure underground, but no free-flowing artesian springs.Crab Creek, Moses Lake, WA