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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 4 |
4 stories matching settler
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- The Tragedy of the Timber Clearings
A local observer laments the destruction of high-value hardwoods, burned by settlers to make way for farming.
- Colville Agency Indigenous Displacement
Newspaper reports indicate that Indigenous people at the Colville Agency in Washington Territory are being actively forced off their ancestral lands by encroaching white settlers.
- The Inexhaustible Forests Are Running Out
A look at the rapid expansion of logging in the Puget Sound region, where the arrival of railroads and new machinery is accelerating the harvest of timber once thought to be endless.
- The Battle for the Timber Lands
A landmark legal fight at the Seattle land office over thousands of acres threatens the supremacy of timber corporations.