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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 1 |
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| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 112 |
| 1890 | 126 |
| 1891 | 137 |
| 1892 | 157 |
| 1893 | 11 |
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| 1916 | 11 |
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| 1923 | 9 |
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2 stories
- The Unlikely Paradise of the Sagebrush
While cattle ranchers once guarded their grazing ranges, a 1878 report from the Yakima Valley reveals the early, optimistic push to transform 'useless' desert land into a thriving agricultural hub.
- The Unclaimed Frontier of the Central Valleys
An 1876 editorial reflects on the economic potential of the Yakima and Kittitas valleys, eyeing the end of tribal reservation boundaries for land settlement.