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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1895 | 2 |
10 stories
- The Scissors-Duel of La Conner
A Seattle capitalist and a labor agitator clash in a bizarre, violent confrontation that left the local agitator wounded and the city buzzing with gossip.
- Armed Vigilantes Threaten Chinese Residents in La Conner
A group of six masked, armed men confronted the Chinese laundry workers in La Conner, demanding they leave town within ten days.
- The Raids at La Conner
Federal inspectors and the city marshal target a local washhouse, escalating the regional enforcement of exclusionary laws.
- From Mosquito Swamp to Golden Grain: The Taming of the Swinomish Flats
How a desolate, flood-prone wilderness was transformed by sheer human persistence into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the Washington Territory.
- The Fiery End of the Steamer E. W. Purdy
A freight steamer loading hay near La Conner is reduced to a smoldering wreck by a midnight blaze, leaving its crew destitute and stranded.
- The Safe Crackers of La Conner
In a town unaccustomed to such violence, burglars blast open a general store safe, signaling a new era of criminal sophistication.
- The Dikes Gave Way: Skagit Farmland Under Water
High winds and tides broke dikes from Samish to Stanwood, covering thousands of acres and setting off a demand for a stronger state dike law.
- The Fanny Lake Burns to the Waterline
A Seattle jobbing steamer meets a mysterious end in Sullivan's Slough, marking the third local boat lost to fire in two months.
- The Dredge That Built a Dyke — and Then Went to Dig Seattle's Ship Canal
At La Conner a 200-horsepower suction dredge finished carving Swinomish Slough, pumping mud a thousand yards to wall off the tide. Next week the Anaconda leaves for Seattle and the south canal.
- The Sack Famine Hits the La Conner Flats
Farmers face a crippling shortage of grain sacks, threatening the season's oat harvest as dealers refuse to speculate on the necessary supplies.