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2 stories matching drill

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:driller, drillmen, drillmast, dri, dill, drip

  1. The Great Smokestack Hoax: Seattle’s Mountain Top Mystery

    In 1873, local entrepreneur S. W. Peck convinced the city that a legendary 'living rod' lay buried atop American Flat. His desperate drilling operation reveals more about the era's speculative fever than geological truth.

    Oct 4, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Struggle for a Fire-Safe City

    Early Seattleites grapple with the slow, expensive process of organizing a volunteer fire department to protect a rapidly growing town.

    Dec 5, 1876The Daily IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

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