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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 29 |
| 1889 | 63 |
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| 1895 | 157 |
752 stories matching river
- The Great Stuck River Jam: A Battle Over Water and Land
In a tense standoff on the White River, Pierce County cattlemen illegally dammed the waterway to protect their pastures, forcing King County officials to ride out with Winchester rifles to avert a violent conflict.
- J.C. Mills Lost in the Swollen Columbia
A man disappears into a whirlpool near Bridgeport, highlighting the treacherous nature of the river during high water.
- Congress Cuts Seattle’s Canal Fund to $25,000
The House backs a reduced river-and-harbor appropriation for the proposed Lake Washington canal, leaving the project to wait on the Senate.
- The Cascades of Disparity
Federal engineers reveal that Washington state's infrastructure projects receive only a fraction of the funding allocated to Oregon.
- Bears on Driftwood and Bridge Washouts in the Skykomish River
Heavy rains trigger a freshet in the mountains, leading to washed-out bridges and one very calm bear navigating the rapids on a log.
- Floodwaters Threaten the County Farm
Spring flooding on the Duwamish River forces the county to intervene as a private sawmill's boom logs threaten to divert the current into public land.
- A New Lifeline for the Cedar River Valley
Construction of a new bridge and deep-water wharf aims to finally connect the residents of Renton and the Cedar River Valley directly to Seattle by water.
- Pacific Northwest Rivers Run Wild in Record Floods
Spring freshets across Washington and British Columbia wash away bridges, drown crops, and halt the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways.
- The Log-Jam Monopoly: Who Controls a Western Washington River?
When Joseph Doyle’s logs were trapped inside a private boom company’s platted stretch of the Skokomish River, he sued—and put the whole question of river monopolies and public waterways on trial in Shelton.
- Five Years Old, Alone in a Canoe, and a River That Would Not Give Him Back
Neighbours and loggers dragged the Snohomish for a day and a night before a boy's body was found and carried to town for burial.
- The River Rose Thirty Years High—and Took a Logger With It
A thirty-year flood on the lower Skokomish washes out bridges and roads, strands the reservation, and drowns a Canadian logger in the north fork.
- The Fight for the Snohomish River
Federal authorities take on the Seattle & Montana Railway Company to clear bridges blocking navigation on the Snohomish and Nooksack rivers.
- The Fight for the Skagit River
A landmark federal court order mandates the removal of logging obstructions from the Skagit River to restore navigation.
- Justice After the Murder of Skamowee
The discovery of a body in the Yakima River leads to the arrest of a man known as 'Pumps' for a brutal slaying.
- Redirecting the River: Reclaiming the Stuck Valley
Pierce County engineers cut a new channel through the Stuck River to drain 2,000 acres of farmland and end the cycle of sand-choked floods.
- Draining the White River Valley
Engineers plan two new drainage ditches from Kent to the Black River to reclaim farmland from swamp.
- Massive Landslide Blocks Black River Junction
A major mudslide, nearly forty feet long, halts railroad traffic near the Black River, forcing passengers to transfer around the site during a heavy rainstorm.
- A Woman Vanishes Toward the Cowlitz River
At Little Falls, a woman last seen walking toward the Cowlitz River has been missing since Monday, prompting search parties and fears she may have gone to the family claim or taken her life.
- Pushing for the Ship Canal
Senator Watson Squire proposes an amendment to the river and harbor bill to fund the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
- The River Blockade
A standoff between the County Auditor and a local mill company reaches a breaking point over the Duwamish River.
- They Said Seattle's Ship Canal Was Hogging the Money. The Appropriations Bill Said Otherwise.
A Pierce County Democratic plank accuses Washington's senators of starving Northwest rivers and harbors to fund the Lake Washington canal. A Seattle paper answers with receipts — $2.3 million for the Columbia, roughly $100,000 for the canal — and an old rivalry with Portland and Tacoma underneath.
- Proposed Tunnel to Save Kent Valley Farms
A Seattle engineer proposes a tunnel project to drain the White River valley to protect agricultural lands from seasonal flooding.
- The Great Grain War of the Columbia River
When the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company tried to undercut Seattle's shipping dominance, the press was quick to call their bluff.
- Close Call with a Cougar in Orting
Two children playing near the Carbon River were nearly snatched by a massive cougar before a quick-thinking visitor intervened.
- The Railroad That Quietly Claimed the Sauk and Skykomish Country
In May 1895 the Great Northern filed land-grant selections for river and mountain tracts in Snohomish and Skagit counties—turning a federal subsidy into private ownership of some of the Puget Sound hinterland.