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  1. Fatal Forest Hazard Claims Life Near South Prairie

    A falling tree at a railroad contractor's camp kills one worker and injures eight others, exposing the perilous conditions of logging near forest fires.

    Sep 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSouth Prairie, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. The Swindled Worker of the South Prairie Line

    A laborer finds that the Northern Pacific Railroad's subcontracting system is a trap of unpaid wages and unreachable bosses.

    Feb 25, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSouth Prairie, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  3. Tragedy in the South Prairie Mines

    A Seattle man is crushed to death while working in the coal tunnels.

    Jan 21, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSouth Prairie, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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