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728 stories matching winter
- The Winter War Blueprint: An 1858 Campaign to Subdue the Tribes
A field letter from the Indian war in Oregon and Washington urges the Army to occupy the Colville Valley, cut off Indigenous trade, and expel missionaries and Hudson’s Bay Company employees.
- A Tiger Family's Home Burns to the Ground Weeks Before Winter
Jesse Shepherd was away when fire took his house; his wife escaped with the children but not a single household good, and cold weather was already on the doorstep.
- A Copper Strike Four Miles North of Newport
Spokane investors return enthusiastic from the Bornite claims as crews push an 800-foot tunnel through the winter.
- The Winter Journey of a Railroad Scout
Engineer Tinkham survives freezing crossings of the Cascades to prove that a northern railroad route is feasible.
- Quarantined and Cold
A citizen accuses county authorities of abandoning families to suffer in the winter cold during a smallpox outbreak.
- A Cold Winter Forecast for Walla Walla
Skyrocketing fuel prices and a severe supply shortage threaten to make the upcoming winter an expensive struggle for local residents.
- Tragedy for Passengers Aboard the SS Ching Wo
Poor conditions and winter weather claim the lives of laborers aboard a ship preparing to depart for the Orient.
- Winter at the Packing-House Picket Line
As Seattle's labor landscape shifts in 1887, meat-packers face a grueling struggle against both their employers and the encroaching winter chill.
- The Steamboat Scheme to Sneak 10,000 Sheep into Washington
Barred from driving his Oregon flocks through Klickitat County, M. McLennan charters a special steamer to slip them into Skamania County and on to Yakima.
- A Usk Homesteader Dies of Consumption Far From Home
August Norland, 41, worked summers proving up his homestead and winters as a blacksmith for railroad contractors. Tuberculosis took him in a Spokane hospital, with his neighbor at his side.
- The Forced Relocation of the Spokane Tribe
As winter approaches, government agents scramble to move Spokane families to the Coeur d'Alene reservation, offering small frame houses as an incentive.
- The Perilous Journey of the Steamer Mikado
Crews spent five weeks dragging the steamer Mikado toward Snohomish, then left it at Squire's ranch until winter rains.
- Fortifying the Mountain Pass
Great Northern Railroad crews race against time to shield the Cascade division from winter avalanches.
- 12,000 Cattle Roundup—Only 100 Good Enough to Sell
A Yakima rancher returned from the Columbia roundup with a hard tally: a long winter and scarce feed left almost the entire herd unfit for market.
- Winter House Fire Destroys Family Home
Community efforts save neighboring barn and garage after house fire likely caused by defective flue in White Bluffs.
- Yakima Horses Marching to the Klondike — 150 Bought for the Ice
A Seattle-led expedition buys up 275 horses and 100 oxen, 150 of them through Coffin Bros. in North Yakima, to freight supplies overland to the ice-bound Yukon this winter.
- The Bee-Keeper's Underground Cellar
A local apiarist shares his experimental method for keeping bees alive through the cold Washington winters using subterranean chambers.
- The Gold Rush That Wasn't: How Seattle’s Prospectors Fooled the Town
In May 1877, a wave of excitement swept through Seattle over reports of rich gold deposits on the Nootsack River. But when the 'prospectors' finally arrived with their claims, it turned out to be an elaborate confidence trick designed to drain the town's cash reserves.
- Winter Gale Batters the Coast
A ferocious storm claims the lives of two men, one drowning off Coos Bay and another killed by a falling sign in Hoquiam.
- Seattle Gripped by Winter Storm
High winds and freezing temperatures disrupt transit and harbor life across the Puget Sound.
- The Wolf at the Door in Smith River Valley
A winter storm brings a pack of aggressive timber wolves down from the mountains to terrorize a Washington ranching community.
- The Struggle to Green the Desert
Before the giant irrigation companies arrived, Yakima pioneers hand-dug their own ditches through harsh winters to save their thirsty land.
- The Loggers' Stand Against the Mill Cartel
Facing a coordinated effort to depress timber wages, loggers in the Snohomish valley chose to halt production, sparking a classic confrontation between labor and capital.
- The First Winter Chill Arrives Early
A heavy, unexpected November snowfall signals the end of autumn in the valley as mountain passes are shuttered for the season.
- The Salvation Army's Seattle Winter Relief
As the harsh winter of 1893 wears on, the Salvation Army reports on the surge of local charity required to feed and clothe the city’s unemployed workers.