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93 stories matching yakima
- A Diplomatic Disaster in North Yakima
A diplomatic incident erupts after Olympia visitors leave behind a scathing pamphlet mocking the residents of North Yakima.
- Railroad Promises Renewed for Yakima
After months of doubt, telegrams confirm the construction of the Portland to North Yakima line, sparking hope for an economic boom.
- The Tale of Two Cities: Yakima and Spokane
A former Yakima resident makes a business case for why Yakima is poised to mirror the rapid development of Spokane, citing coal, railroads, and the promise of opening Indigenous land.
- The Battle for the Capital: Yakima vs. The Railroads
A fiery local editorial argues that Yakima, not Olympia, should be the state capital to break the corrupt influence of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- Black Gold in the Cowlitz Pass
Yakima prospectors discover rich anthracite deposits, fueling hopes for a new Pacific coast railroad.
- Taming the High Lakes for Irrigation
Northern Pacific begins damming alpine reservoirs to feed the burgeoning Yakima Valley farms.
- The Push for Irrigation in the Yakima Valley
North Yakima residents lobby the state for a comprehensive irrigation system, mirroring successful agricultural transformations in California.
- The $100,000 Rail Bonus
Yakima outdoes its neighbors by raising a massive public bonus to secure a standard-gauge railroad link to the Columbia River.
- The Great Railway Rush
Speculators and boosters bet big on a massive new rail expansion connecting the Yakima Valley to the Cascade coal fields.
- Federal Land Ruling Paralyzes Yakima Valley
A new Department of the Interior circular abruptly halts all land filings in Yakima and Kittitas counties, invoking federal irrigation laws to freeze regional development.
- Death of a Frontier Statesman
General Robert Huston Milroy, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars and former agent of the Yakima reservation, passes in Olympia.
- The Irrigation Boom of 1890
North Yakima gears up for a massive expansion of agricultural infrastructure and railroad investment.
- A Banking Hand-Off in North Yakima
After surviving a life-threatening illness, Judge J. R. Lewis returns to reclaim his bank presidency from Edward Whitson.
- The Railway Expansion That Remade the Cascades
Northern Pacific filed a blanket mortgage covering a planned rail line from North Yakima over the Cascades to the Pacific.
- The Desert Bloom: Yakima’s Irrigation Dream
A visiting irrigation expert predicts that 150,000 acres of arid Yakima Valley land will be transformed into a garden through large-scale canal projects.
- The Desert Bloom: Engineering the Yakima Valley
A detailed technical vision for transforming arid plains into a high-yield agricultural engine via irrigation.
- A Sudden Investment in the City's Heart
A New York traveler arrives in North Yakima and, impressed by the town's potential, immediately sinks $8,800 into prime real estate.
- A Massive Education Project for Native Youth
Catholic mission leaders acquire 100 acres near North Yakima for a new industrial training school.
- A Five-Million Dollar Railway Gamble
Northern Pacific interests reveal massive plans to connect North Yakima to Shoalwater Bay, signaling a new era of dominance in Washington transit.
- A New Catholic Training School for Yakima
Religious leaders acquire 100 acres between the old and new town sites to establish an industrial training center for Indigenous youth.
- The Sudden Death of Editor James Madison Adams
A leading Yakima journalist collapses while attempting to secure his tenement, marking the end of a life defined by political combat and the fight for the Yakima Valley.
- The Great Yakima Avenue Conflagration
A devastating blaze sweeps through the business district, leveled by fire and saved only by the grit of citizens and a stand of shade trees.
- 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.
- Lost in the Brush: A Yakima Valley Rescue
After days lost in the mountains without food or proper clothing, a man is saved by neighbors near the Ahtanum.
- The City Grants a 25-Year Monopoly on Water
North Yakima council passes a sweeping franchise to Edward Whitson to tap the Naches River, formalizing the city's infrastructure boom.