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- Five Million Feet of White Pine Sold Off the Kaniksu
A federal forestry agent comes to Newport to close a deal with the Fidelity Lumber Co. — 5,000,000 feet of standing timber at four dollars a thousand.
- Twenty-Four Homesteaders Caught in a Forestry Protest
Most of the settlers protested by the forestry department near LeClere Creek survive the first round at the Spokane land office, but Thomas P. Iverson loses and more rulings are pending.
- When the Forestry Agent Came for the Homesteaders’ Timber
In Republic, a federal forestry agent pressed charges against settlers for cutting timber on their own homesteads, raising a hard question: how else was a family supposed to clear land and survive?
- Washington’s Timber Barons Organize to Halt Forest Destruction
A new association of business leaders and timber experts pledges to fight forest 'land grabs' and waste in support of President Roosevelt’s conservation agenda.
- The Logging of a Giant for the World's Fair
A massive fir tree from Lewis County is destined for a grand role as an office exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
- Railroads Begin Farming Their Own Forests
Facing a national timber shortage, western railroads turn to industrial-scale tree planting to secure a future for their own infrastructure.
- Sullivan Lake's Summer Resort Dream Hinges on Roads and the Government
A new resort permit and a push to turn old trails into wagon roads promise to bring pleasure seekers to Sullivan Lake—if federal officials do their part.
- The Battle for Sullivan Creek
A high-stakes legal fight over water rights and industrial development reveals the tension between speculative land-holding and the growth of the new town of Metaline.