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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1861 | 14 |
| 1862 | 21 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 14 |
| 1876 | 59 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 40 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 70 |
| 1884 | 55 |
| 1885 | 90 |
| 1886 | 63 |
| 1887 | 66 |
| 1888 | 52 |
| 1889 | 132 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 82 |
| 1892 | 331 |
| 1893 | 365 |
| 1894 | 274 |
| 1895 | 198 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 13 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 137 |
| 1904 | 124 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 10 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1909 | 139 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 11 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 46 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 19 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 3 |
6 stories matching attempt
- Defeating the Yakima Valley Land Grab
State officials block a massive land selection scheme, sparking a debate over corporate control of irrigation water.
- Tragic Drowning at Strawberry Island
A civil engineer loses his life in the Columbia River despite the desperate, repeated rescue attempts of his colleague.
- The Struggle for the Snake River
The Open River Association works to break a railroad-backed monopoly on river traffic.
- A Perilous Race Down the Yakima
Two local men attempted a daring forty-mile trip down the Yakima River, barely surviving a confrontation with an irrigation company dam.
- The Water Wars: Irrigation Company Agents Arrested for Sabotage
A desperate battle over water rights in the Yakima Valley turned explosive when engineers were caught dynamiting a rival company's dam.
- Who Owns the Yakima River?
A clash is brewing as the federal government attempts to wrestle control of irrigation systems from private companies in the Yakima Valley.