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9 stories matching rush

  1. The Similkameen Gold Rush

    A government expressman brings word of a new, lucrative gold strike in the Similkameen region, sparking excitement and fear of a dangerous, ill-prepared rush.

    Oct 28, 1859Puget Sound HeraldOkanogan, Okanogan CountyBoom & Bust

  2. A Gold Rush Romance in the Shadow of the Mines

    In the rugged camps of the 1859 gold rush, a pair of lovers find their devotion tested by the harsh realities of frontier life and the relentless pursuit of fortune.

    Oct 21, 1859Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Trail That Wasn't: How Bellingham Bay Boosters Sold a Gold-Rush Route

    A Steilacoom editor accuses Whatcom land speculators of luring miners and immigrants with false reports that the Bellingham Bay trail to the gold fields was nearly finished.

    Aug 6, 1858Puget Sound HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  4. A Violent Encounter at the Ferry

    A routine trip to the ferry turned into a violent confrontation when a man lying in wait attacked a local resident.

    Jul 20, 1860Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Steilacoom Gold Rush Fever

    Reports from Colville suggest a new mining boom is drawing men away from the territory's established industries.

    Nov 25, 1859Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  6. A Gold Rush Tide Swells Through Steilacoom

    Miners from Oregon and the Columbia are streaming through town bound for the Fraser River, buying supplies and predicting thousands more.

    Jul 2, 1858Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  7. A Territory Asks Congress for a Road, Rails, and Troops

    Meeting at Col. M. T. Simmons's house, October 18, 1858, adopts resolutions for an overland route from St. Paul to Puget Sound, land grants for the Northern Pacific, and military posts to protect the gold rush—and to put down the territory's Indian war.

    Nov 12, 1858Puget Sound HeraldTumwater, Thurston CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall · Exclusion & Resistance

  8. The Steamer Traveler Goes Down Off Foulweather Bluff

    A sudden leak in a winter gale drowned Captain Slater and several others on a routine Puget Sound run from Port Townsend to Port Gamble.

    Mar 12, 1858Puget Sound HeraldHansvilleDisasters

  9. Gold on the Wenatchee

    Miners returning from the Wenatchee country report paying prospects—and a rush is already forming from Puget Sound.

    Feb 7, 1861Puget Sound HeraldWenatchee River, Wenatchee, Chelan CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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