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3 stories matching elit

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  1. The Clerk Who Left Snohomish with the Cash

    A local store employee clears out inventory and skips town, leaving his employers with empty shelves and an 'elite' social circle in shock.

    Feb 18, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSnohomish, Snohomish CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Mountain Gold Miner of Snohomish County

    While Seattle’s elite gossip about national politics, C. B. Battack is running a bustling quartz mine in the mountains of Snohomish County with his whole family.

    Jun 3, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSnohomish, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Price of Growth in Early Snohomish

    While town elites built elegant homes and secured university futures for their sons, a diphtheria outbreak devastated the river settlements, revealing the stark human cost of frontier expansion.

    Dec 8, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

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