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154 stories matching summit
- Seven Hundred Miles on Horseback: Two Seattle Men Ride the Raw Edge of Eastern Washington
C. W. Loomis and E. D. Manning return from a month in the saddle — snow-choked passes, waterless deserts, blasting on the Great Northern grade, a mining camp on edge after a killing, and a Colville reservation not yet legally open to whites.
- The Solitary End of a Prospector
A prospector returning from the gold fields is found frozen to death in the Cascade mountains, a grim reminder of the perils facing those seeking their fortunes in the wild.
- The Last of the Snohomish Hilltop Landmark
A historic rock formation, long a gathering place for locals to view the Cascade Mountains and Mount Rainier, is dismantled to build bridge piers.
- The Great Mountain Trek for False Promises
Chasing the myth of high wages over the Snoqualmie Pass, one woodman discovers that even in the 1880s, 'labor shortages' were often just a cover for low-balling workers.
- Labor's Mountain Climb
Everett delegates weigh in on the internal politics of the state labor movement and the performance of government officials.
- Copper World Extension Puts Hopes on a Smelter Test
After years of inactivity and economic hardship, local miners attempt to prove the viability of a massive, long-neglected ore deposit.
- The Fight Over the Cascade Mountain Pass
A debate unfolds regarding whether the Northern Pacific should build its new Cascade line through the Naches Pass or the Stampede Pass.
- The Perilous First Ascent of Mount Meany
Three daring climbers have successfully reached the summit of the notoriously rugged peak in the Olympic Mountains after facing life-threatening conditions.
- The Great Snake River Mountain Blast
A massive engineering feat near the Snake River Valley railroad, involving the demolition of a mountain side to straighten a treacherous curve.
- The Coal Under Cowlitz Pass: Settlers vs. the Government
North Yakima claimants who paid in full and held their receipts go to court to defend coal lands the federal geologist says aren't worth mining.
- Naming a Peak for an Infidel
Local climbers conquer a previously unclimbed mountain and name it after a controversial figure.
- A Day Trip to Steptoe Butte Ends in Tragedy
A pleasure trip to the summit of Steptoe Butte turns to horror when a spooked team of horses destroys the hack, leaving passengers severely injured.
- University Student Killed in Mountaineering Accident
A tragic fall on Mt. Kaletan claims the life of a prominent young climber and Boy Scout leader.
- Seattle Money Cuts a Trail to the Mines
Businessmen in the city fund a route up the Skagit Valley so pack trains can reach Slate Creek — and a volunteer road builder promises work will start at once.
- The Tragedy of Fred Lindholm in the Cascades
A Great Northern Railway laborer is found buried under fifteen feet of snow near Madison station, eight days after disappearing during a violent winter storm.
- The Great Storm of 1891
A brutal coastal gale batters Grays Harbor, destroying the uncompleted Angell Brothers building and scattering ships across the coast.
- Great Northern Crews Link Spokane and Push Toward the Columbia
Tracklaying reaches a fever pitch as James J. Hill's Great Northern connects to Spokane, with plans to bridge the Cascades and link Seattle to the East by the new year.
- The Hop Bonanza in the Puyallup Valley
An account of the massive agricultural boom in the Puyallup Valley, highlighting the success of local hop farmers and the looming shadow of the volcano.
- The Great Northern's Iron Conquest of the Cascades
As the Great Northern railroad pushes its line toward the Pacific, laborers prepare to carve a path through the Wenatchee River valley and over the rugged summit of the Cascades.
- Ten Days Over Cascade Pass—and No Wagon Road
A member of Mayor Curtis's 1894 party recounts the camps, storms and lost pack animals on the route from Marblemount to Winthrop.
- The Great Seattle Balding Summit
After the Great Fire of 1889, fifty-two insurance adjusters gathered to assess the wreckage—and accidentally became the most famous bald-headed group on the Northwest coast.
- The Myth of the Unclimbable Mountain
Defying widespread reports that Mount Rainier had been rendered impassable by avalanches, two men successfully summit the peak to set the record straight.
- The Gold Rush Trail to the Skagit
As prospectors flock to the Skagit River, old-timers debate the best route through the wilderness to reach the promised riches.
- Why the Cascade Mountains Have a 'Stampede'
A swarm of mosquitoes once sent railroad engineers fleeing in a panic that gave a famous mountain pass its permanent name.
- James J. Hill Promises the Great Northern Will Reach the East by November — and Denies Any San Francisco Line
The railroad president stops in Seattle, admits terminal talks have failed, and says his trains will be running through to the East before the year is out.