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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 13 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 45 |
| 1877 | 35 |
| 1878 | 57 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 42 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 21 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 59 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1892 | 118 |
| 1893 | 94 |
| 1894 | 97 |
| 1895 | 107 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 31 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 63 |
| 1910 | 35 |
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| 1912 | 5 |
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| 1917 | 12 |
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| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
7 stories matching eight
- The Irrigation Boom of 1890
North Yakima gears up for a massive expansion of agricultural infrastructure and railroad investment.
- The Kitchen Brawl at the Cookhouse
Tensions between two cooks at a Tenth Street boarding house boiled over into a full-blown street fight.
- Skeletons Found in a Cedar Stump
Railway laborers clearing land near the coal mines uncover five human remains tucked inside the hollow of a massive ancient cedar.
- The Strange Craze of Inhaling Whiskey
A local saloon patron discovers a new way to enjoy spirits without taking a drink.
- An Immigration House for New Arrivals
North Yakima citizens bankroll a temporary housing facility for newcomers searching for homesteads.
- The Eccentric Visit of George Francis Train
The self-proclaimed 'crank' and inspiration for Phileas Fogg stops in Yakima to lecture on his own global travels.
- The Salmon Wars of Grays Harbor: How Indigenous Engineers Built a River-Scale Machine
Long before the white man’s mills choked the harbor, Native communities along the Quinault and Grays Harbor rivers operated sophisticated hydraulic traps that captured thousands of salmon—a feat of engineering described in 1890 as 'thrilling sport' yet vital to survival.