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| Year | Stories |
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| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
5 stories matching devast
- The Battle for the White River Valley
Farmers rally against a plan to divert the White River, fearing a return to the devastating floods that ruined their land.
- The Grass Belongs to Klickitat
A new Washington sheep quarantine law promised to shut out 75,000 Oregon sheep — and local stockmen said the range was theirs, not the neighbors'.
- The Great Sheep Boom of 1897
As drought devastates Australian herds, Northwest sheepmen anticipate a massive windfall in wool and mutton prices.
- The 1898 Sales Pitch That Called the San Juan Islands a 'Klondike at Home'
A judge's promotional essay promised apples, prunes, sheep, fish, limestone and health in Washington's island county—and complained that the outside world had not yet noticed.
- Walla Walla's Industrial Resilience
After a devastating fire, the Gilbert Hunt Company rebuilds its threshing machine factory with modern fireproof materials.