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11 stories
- Major Victory for Settlers on Indian Reservation Lands
A federal decision reverses a precedent, ruling that reservation land is not subject to railroad grants.
- Anti-Chinese Mob Drives Hop Pickers from Tampico
Armed vigilantes enforce local exclusionist sentiment, leaving hop crops to rot in the Yakima Valley.
- The Despair of a Radical Reformer
A disillusioned printer and Populist activist ends his life at his ranch near Union City, leaving behind a letter decrying the lack of sympathy in a money-obsessed world.
- The Hop Fields Open for White Labor
As harvest approaches, growers pivot toward white pickers and away from Indigenous labor, offering special rail rates to bring in thousands of workers.
- A Saloon Brawl Turns Deadly in Zillah
A bartender kills a man behind his bar after a confrontation over who was in charge of the establishment.
- The Yakima Hop Fields Seek White Labor
A recruitment circular reveals a clear effort to displace Indigenous pickers in favor of white families for the 1893 harvest.
- The Treacherous Waters of the Columbia
The dangerous rapids near Waneta Landing claim two more lives as travelers attempt a perilous river crossing.
- A Peculiar Trestle Rescue in Yakima
A band of horses entangled in a railroad trestle near North Yakima forced an overland train to stop, leading to a strange and careful rescue mission.
- The Seattle-Tacoma Cockfighting Syndicate
A high-stakes cocking main in North Yakima ends in a victory for a combine of birds from Seattle and Tacoma.
- The Mystery Meteor of Wenas Valley
A three-year-old discovery, once buried in the earth, sparks local wonder and debate in Yakima.
- The Yakima Fruit Boom
A North Yakima ranch sells for $11,000 after shipping thousands of dollars in fruit to Montana.