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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 59 |
| 1877 | 50 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 98 |
| 1884 | 49 |
| 1885 | 34 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 117 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 86 |
| 1892 | 190 |
| 1893 | 130 |
| 1894 | 104 |
| 1895 | 157 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 66 |
| 1904 | 42 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 66 |
| 1909 | 99 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 2 |
10 stories matching construct
- The Standoff at Vantage Ferry
The state attempts to block a private toll bridge at Vantage Ferry, pushing for a public crossing to secure federal highway aid.
- The Price of Power at Baker River
A deal between the Bureau of Fisheries and Stone & Webster allows for the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in exchange for a salmon hatchery.
- A New Span Across the Columbia
A state-sanctioned franchise promises a steel bridge at Vantage Ferry, linking the North Central highway and opening the high desert to faster travel.
- The Salmon Elevator: How Science Aims to Tame the Columbia
A new basket-based mechanical lift promises to move migrating salmon over high dams, challenging the limitations of traditional fish ladders.
- Seattle Scraps Skagit Power Expansion
A power project costing $11 million faces an uncertain future as the city council fires the engineering crew and halts construction.
- The Skagit Power Debacle
Seattle's municipal power project sits millions over budget and years behind schedule, sparking a bitter blame game between city officials and contractors.
- The Yale Dam Project
Northwestern Electric Company files application for a massive hydro-electric facility on the Lewis River.
- The Tent City Spokesman
Recalling the winter of 1909, when the White Bluffs Spokesman was forced to publish out of a canvas tent to keep the town's news flowing.
- The Promised Metropolis on the Columbia
A booster report envisions a massive industrial city of 50,000 residents rising from the sagebrush desert at Priest Rapids.
- A Cold Storage Future for White Bluffs
Local fruit growers weigh the costs and benefits of building an independent storage facility to keep their produce competitive.