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  1. Smallpox Scare Triggers Camp Quarantine

    Fear grips the Kittitas country as laborers flee a camp riddled with the 'dread malady' before authorities can secure a quarantine.

    Nov 14, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEaston, Kittitas CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Deadly Cost of a Logging Contract

    A rancher kills a man he claims attacked him after a long-standing dispute over pay.

    Jul 16, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYakima River, Easton, Kittitas CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  3. Violence at Easton Over a Drink

    A railroad worker is shot at a station near Yakima following a refusal to share a drink.

    Apr 4, 1889The Yakima HeraldEaston, Kittitas CountyTrue Crime

  4. Why the Cascade Mountains Have a 'Stampede'

    A swarm of mosquitoes once sent railroad engineers fleeing in a panic that gave a famous mountain pass its permanent name.

    Sep 26, 1889The Yakima HeraldEaston, Kittitas CountyStrange But True

  5. Taming the High Lakes for Irrigation

    Northern Pacific begins damming alpine reservoirs to feed the burgeoning Yakima Valley farms.

    Oct 16, 1890The Yakima HeraldEaston, Kittitas CountyFollow the Money

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