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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 15 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 31 |
| 1894 | 31 |
| 1895 | 61 |
171 stories matching prospect
- A Prospector's Plea for Support
A former Yukon miner writes to the editor asking for help to fund a prospecting expedition.
- The Buried Assessment of Prospect Avenue
A long-forgotten ordinance from the city's past resurfaces, hitting property owners with an unexpected bill for a street expansion years in the making.
- The Millionaire, the Colonel, and the $100,000 Snowbank
Montana copper king Marcus Daly poured a fortune into a Cascade mountain mining camp — then sent an auditor up to see what the colonel had been doing with it.
- The 'Torture Box' of the Tacoma Jail
A new, brutal method of disciplining tramps in the Tacoma city jail stirs up controversy among local officials.
- Four Days Lost in the Olympics
A prospecting trio faced starvation in the mountains after their supply boat route was blocked.
- The Coal Beneath Our Feet
King County mines hit record production levels while new veins are uncovered near Lake Shore.
- The Hop Fields Open for White Labor
As harvest approaches, growers pivot toward white pickers and away from Indigenous labor, offering special rail rates to bring in thousands of workers.
- Forest Fires Ravage the Dosewallips Valley
Families flee their homes and bury their possessions as a massive, uncontrollable blaze sweeps through the settled Hood Canal valley.
- A Deadly Winter Afternoon on Seattle's Unfenced Sidewalks
While the city celebrated a rare snowfall with coasting, a teenager's death and multiple injuries on elevated, railing-less sidewalks turned the joy into a tragedy.
- Gold Fever Hits the Sound
As residents of Tacoma and Port Townsend scramble to stake claims in city streets, the sudden discovery of gold in urban gravel pits sparks a brief, chaotic rush.
- The Search for Coal on Mill Creek
Sheriff Thomas Honey spearheads a serious effort to tap into South Bend's bituminous coal deposits.
- A Night of Terror in the Timber
A prospector narrowly escapes a grizzly bear attack near his camp.
- The Hops Were Ripe. The Pickers Weren’t Coming.
A Snoqualmie grower reports only 400 pickers for a crop that usually needs 1,200—and at 75 cents a box, few are willing to save it.
- Euclid Avenue Home Destroyed by Early Morning Blaze
A family escapes unharmed after their home catches fire in the early hours of the morning.
- The 'Tramp' and the Steamer Ticket
A traveler, left penniless on the docks of Tacoma, finds an unexpected reprieve through a local act of charity.
- The Boom on the Sound
A look at the rapid industrial and commercial expansion of Port Townsend in 1888.
- Is There Gold Under Tacoma's School Land?
A federal geologist is sent to sample the gravel of school section 16, where John G. McElroy claims a fortune in placer gold and the state says it is ordinary school land.
- The Death of Wooden Shipbuilding
As iron vessels take over the industry, skilled shipwrights in Seattle find their trade vanishing and their unions struggling to adapt.
- The Murder of the Syrian Peddler
A Skokomish man faces trial for the killing of an itinerant merchant, exposing tensions and fear in the local court system.
- The Price of Meat and the Cost of Labor
An 1889 market report reveals how a massive influx of laborers into Seattle was driving up the local meat market and straining supply chains.
- The Slate Creek Boom Shrinks to 500 Miners
Two Fairhaven men return from the North Cascades with word that the stampede to Slate Creek was far smaller than reported — and that snow, unpaid bonds, and a half-built trail are cooling the rush.
- The Price of a Pleasant View
Seattle's Park Commissioners argue that building green spaces isn't just for health, but a guaranteed economic engine.
- The Fire Insurance Panic
Seattle insurance agents threaten to hike rates due to the city's dangerously narrow alleys.
- The Aphid Crisis in the Puyallup Valley
Hop growers grapple with an infestation of lice that threatens the regional crop, revealing the precarious nature of early Washington agriculture.
- Shelton’s Growing Pains and Booming Timber
A census reveals Mason County is shifting toward a higher population class, sparking a rush of candidates vying for new, higher-paying offices.