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3 stories

  1. The Ghost Railroad Through Cowlitz Pass

    Booster papers are peddling impossible surveys for a transcontinental line that exists only in the imagination of speculators.

    Mar 14, 1889The Yakima HeraldCowlitz Pass, Yakima, Lewis CountyBoom & Bust

  2. Black Gold in the Cowlitz Pass

    Yakima prospectors discover rich anthracite deposits, fueling hopes for a new Pacific coast railroad.

    Jun 5, 1890The Yakima HeraldCowlitz Pass, Yakima, Lewis CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Railway Expansion That Remade the Cascades

    Northern Pacific filed a blanket mortgage covering a planned rail line from North Yakima over the Cascades to the Pacific.

    Dec 4, 1890The Yakima HeraldCowlitz Pass, Yakima, Lewis CountyFollow the Money

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