Washington Water Power Co.
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- Dec 23, 1909The Federal Land Freeze on the Pend OreilleA sudden government order halts settlement along 30 miles of the Pend Oreille River, leaving homesteaders in limbo as a major power company eyes the region's massive hydroelectric potential.Newport, WA
- Jun 16, 1910Half a Million Dollars Bets on Newport's FutureA 70-mile high-tension line from Little Falls will light Newport and Sandpoint — if the outside capitalists are right about this town.Newport, WA
- Jul 14, 1910A Wall of Flame Closes In on Spirit LakeA long dry spell turns Pend Oreille County's logged-over hills into a tinderbox, and a fire that starts almost inside Spirit Lake's town limits sends mill crews, surveyors and railroad engines scrambling to hold the line.Spirit Lake, WA
- Jul 28, 1916The Perils of Amateur WiringA Coulee City man survives a terrifying fall from an electric light pole.Coulee City, WA