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| 1854 | 4 |
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| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 9 |
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| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
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| 1877 | 39 |
| 1878 | 25 |
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| 1882 | 8 |
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| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 166 |
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| 1894 | 134 |
| 1895 | 171 |
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| 1899 | 32 |
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9 stories matching west
- Relocating Nuisance Beavers to Save Orchards
Game commission transplants beavers from Okanogan orchards to mountain streams to prevent damage and boost water conservation.
- The Unopened Wealth of Eastern Washington
University of Washington researchers argue that the state’s massive kaolin and feldspar deposits could transform Spokane into a ceramic powerhouse.
- Mapping the Roads of White Bluffs
New highway plans aim to connect key agricultural corners and expand access to soldier settlement tracts.
- The Ghost of a Industrial Metropolis
A century ago, planners envisioned Priest Rapids as the 'Niagara Falls of the West,' a massive industrial city of 50,000 destined to power the Pacific Northwest. It never arrived.
- The Lumber Lobby Scores a Panama Canal Win
Pacific coast lumbermen outmaneuvered the Panama Canal Commission to exempt deck-loads from tonnage fees, signaling the power of regional industry over federal regulation.
- The Electric Well
A routine repair at a Hanford well turns into a brush with death when a frayed electrical cord nearly kills a man deep underground.
- Paving the Way to the Coast
Grant County commits significant funds to bridge the gap between desert isolation and the coastal trade routes.
- The Last of the Trail Blazers
Ezra Meeker, the pioneer who spanned the era from ox-carts to airplanes, faces a final struggle as he fights for his health.
- Honoring the Forgotten Pathfinder of the Columbia
After decades in an unmarked pauper's grave, the explorer who first traced the Columbia River to the sea finally receives his due.