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8 stories
- The Settler vs. The Railroad
A federal ruling clears the way for George Pressey to keep his homestead, challenging the Northern Pacific Railroad's land claims.
- The Iron Road Reaches Yakima
Northern Pacific Railroad breaks ground on the vital Cascade Branch, signaling a new era for mountain transit.
- Reports of Renegade Indians Near Yakima
Alarm spreads as reports reach Olympia of a breakout from the Yakima Indian Reservation.
- The Desert Land Grabs of Yakima Valley
A group of fifteen Seattle investors files to transform 7,000 acres of arid Yakima land into a profitable agricultural engine.
- Salmon Season in Crisis
A collapse in prices and over-capacity lead to tension on the Columbia River.
- A Sixty-Mile Ditch and a Railroad Over the Mountains: Seattle Money Goes East
Judge Lewis reports from Yakima: new banks, booming towns, and a plan by Seattle investors to reclaim 350,000 acres of desert with a canal — while 1,000 men push the Northern Pacific's Cascade Branch toward Snoqualmie Pass.
- The Price of a New Route
A shipping agent's proposal for a new trade route to Priest Rapids is rejected by Yakima business leaders as an economic burden.
- The Forgotten Heroines of the Oregon Trail
A look back at the arduous 1838 bridal trek across the continent to a missionary post in the Colville country.