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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 3 |
19 stories matching settlement
- State Irrigation Association Formed in Yakima
Delegates from across the arid belt met in Yakima to demand federal land grants and the opening of the Yakima Indian Reservation to white settlement.
- The Struggle Over Tribal Land Allotments
Federal agents pressure the Yakima Nation to accept land in severalty, eyeing surplus territory for white settlement.
- County Commissioners Hunt Down Missing Treasurer’s Funds
A forensic audit reveals that former Yakima County Treasurer John A. Splawn left a deficit of over a thousand dollars, sparking a legal demand for repayment from his estate.
- A Double-Billing Scandal at the Prosser Bridge
The Yakima County commissioners discover that two contractors billed the county for the exact same materials, leading to an immediate demand for repayment.
- The Battle for the Capital: Yakima vs. The Railroads
A fiery local editorial argues that Yakima, not Olympia, should be the state capital to break the corrupt influence of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- Federal Land Ruling Paralyzes Yakima Valley
A new Department of the Interior circular abruptly halts all land filings in Yakima and Kittitas counties, invoking federal irrigation laws to freeze regional development.
- The Most Famous Divorce Suit in the Territory Ends
A landmark settlement involving $60,000 concludes a highly public dispute, marking a new chapter for the estranged couple.
- The Untamable Columbia
Army engineers dismiss dreams of a navigable river highway, citing fatal drops and impossible terrain.
- The Desert Transformed: A Correspondent's View of North Yakima
A visiting writer discovers that irrigation is rapidly turning the 'arid' sagebrush plains into a lush, productive garden of fruit and hops.
- The Decade-Old Debt of the Log Drive
Local creditors hope to finally collect on a failed timber contract from the 1880s involving prominent political figures.
- Life in the Yakima Prospecting Camps
A vivid look at the daily grit, dashed hopes, and stubborn optimism of the men digging for fortunes in the upper Natchees.
- The Midnight Wait for Sunnyside Land
Homesteaders staked out a long, cold vigil at the land office, only to find the government had already cut a backroom deal.
- Water Wars in the Yakima Valley
A bitter dispute over irrigation rights threatens to stall critical development for the county.
- The Bid for the State Capital
North Yakima asserts its central geography and climate advantages to become the seat of government for the new state.
- The Strange Disappearance of the 'Gillum' Impostors
A man claiming to be a life insurance salesman and his mysterious, poker-playing 'wife' flee a hotel just as his actual former wife arrives to claim alimony.
- The Oasis in the Arid Belt
How irrigation transformed the Yakima Valley from desert to a model of agricultural productivity and speculative ambition.
- The Great Irrigation Ambition
Northern Pacific Railroad directors back a massive canal and reservoir system to transform the arid Yakima Valley for settlement.
- The 'Whitecap' Land Pirates of Lake Wenatchee
A vigilante gang is terrorizing settlers and extorting newcomers on government land in Okanogan County.
- The Desert Blooms: Yakima’s Canal Vision
A delegation of Tacoma investors returns from Yakima enchanted by the transformation of arid scrubland into flourishing, frost-resistant orchards.