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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 42 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 36 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 16 |
118 stories matching log
- The Skagit's First Steam Logging Railroad
A new industrial era for the Upper Skagit river as local logging ramps up production with a custom-built iron engine.
- 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.
- The Logging Law Loophole
A court ruling renders timber-scaling laws toothless, allowing logs to be transported before taxation.
- Dockside Misadventure for Ship Captain
Captain Elnathan Lewis suffers a brutal fall on the ice-slicked logs of Seattle’s waterfront.
- The 3,000-Foot Log Shute That Fed the Lumber Boom
With logs growing scarce, mill men near Cathlamet planned a railroad and a mile-long timber chute down a 700-foot bluff.
- The River Giant: A Record-Breaking Log Boom
The steamer Beaver successfully navigated a massive log raft into the harbor, a logistical feat that left the waterfront stunned.
- Steam Comes to the Skagit Timber: Contractors Sign On to Build a Logging Railroad
Nettleton and T. F. Smart took a contract from the Stakely Mill Co. to build and equip a substantial iron or steel logging railroad on the Skagit, part of a shift from ox teams to locomotives.
- The Log Jam in Lake Union
How an innovative timber operation cut a channel through the lake to reach salt water, forever changing the Seattle landscape.
- The Islanders Build a Sanctuary
In June 1885, the residents of Vashon Island came together to hand-build a new Methodist church with timber from their own land.
- The High-Tech Logging Boom on the Deschutes
A glimpse into a massive 1882 timber operation near Olympia, where steam power and railroad infrastructure were transforming the Pacific Northwest forest into an industrial machine.
- Life and Labor at the Head of the Canal
A traveling correspondent recounts a journey to the logging camps above Seattle, describing a rugged frontier economy fueled by timber, oxen, and the 'wonder' of industrial growth.
- The Great Timber Fires of 1883
Uncontrolled forest fires rage across Washington Territory, destroying logging camps and infrastructure with no end in sight.
- The Industrial Engine of Snohomish
How a trio of Maine brothers revolutionized logging in the Pacific Northwest with a singular, patented invention.
- The Steam Engine Enters the Timberlands
Logging railroads are rapidly replacing ox teams as the industry moves from the shoreline into the deep forests of the Snohomish River valley.
- A Tragic Afternoon at Whatcom Creek
A seven-year-old boy drowns while playing on log booms, sparking a somber community funeral.
- Loggers' Narrow Escape
A dangerous workplace accident on Bainbridge Island leaves a logger hospitalized in Seattle.
- Tragedy in the Woods Near Sultan
A teenage boy searching for game in the Washington wilderness dies in a heartbreaking accidental discharge.
- The Deadly Hazards of the Timber Frontier
Tragedy strikes workers in Lewis and Thurston counties as multiple men are killed by falling trees during the logging season.
- Tragedy at Port Ludlow: A Young Life Lost to a Hunting Accident
A 16-year-old boy dies following a tragic accident involving a firearm while walking near a logging site, highlighting the dangers inherent in the Pacific Northwest frontier.
- The Imminent Threat of Forest Fires
An editorial critique of local loggers who gamble with disaster by failing to clean up flammable logging debris.
- The Logging Heist at Hoquiam
Federal authorities uncover a massive illegal timber extraction scheme involving the Northern Pacific Railroad and local lumber interests.
- Laborer Charlie Bell Found Dead in Snohomish River
A body discovered near the log boom turns out to be a local worker, marking a grim start to the summer season.
- The Logging Camp Swap: A Labor Struggle in 1885
A Snohomish camp owner’s decision to replace a white couple with a Chinese laborer ignites a local dispute over working conditions and labor equity.
- Tragedy on the Sammamish Slough
A mother survives a boat accident that claimed the life of her four-year-old son near a logging camp.
- The Weight of the Mill: A Logger’s Victory on Puget Sound
For years, loggers were cheated by mill-owned scales that rigged the weight to keep pay low—until the Papal Mill Company broke the cycle.