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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 3 |
35 stories
- The desperate engineering of a Snohomish log drive
With a drought halting logging operations, crews in Snohomish turned to a clever, labor-intensive dam-sluicing method to force logs to tide water.
- A Secret Gold Strike in Snohomish County
Local citizens quietly form a company to divert a river and tap into a promising new gold discovery.
- The Temperance Parade of 1885
When the youth of a small Washington settlement marched with flags and banners to take a stand against tobacco and rum.
- The Snohomish Hotel Boom: When the Exchange Was Too Small for Seattle's Ambitions
As the local exchange building becomes overcrowded with investors and merchants, the community is looking to build a new hotel near the site of the former Riverside House to accommodate the growing influx of capital.
- A Boisterous Welcome at the Snohomish River
A festive crowd greets a delegation of Seattle visitors with a thunderous, mysterious salute.
- The Mosquitoes of Skagit
A local tale of insect infestation that challenges the visitor to believe the impossible.
- The Ghost of Marysville: A Town That Forgot It Was Dead
In 1886, the once-thriving settlement of Marysville (now Snohomish) was still trying to convince itself it existed. A local correspondent reports on a town struggling with identity, mail routes, and real estate in the shadow of its neighbor, Seattle.
- The Deadly Cost of Lax Oversight on Puget Sound Steamers
A concerned correspondent challenges local authorities to address the criminal negligence allowing faulty boilers to threaten lives on our waters.
- The Mountain Gold Miner of Snohomish County
While Seattle’s elite gossip about national politics, C. B. Battack is running a bustling quartz mine in the mountains of Snohomish County with his whole family.
- The River Merchant’s Gamble
A bold entrepreneur stakes his future on a new steam-powered shop boat, promising Seattle-level prices to the remote logging camps of the Snohomish River.