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  1. A Pioneer's 40-Year Fight for Land the Indian Wars Took

    Isaiah W. Bryant's 1895 petition traced how he fled his White River donation claim during the 1855-56 war, lost his savings, and waited decades for the land office to act.

    Feb 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTukwila, King CountyFollow the Money · Exclusion & Resistance

  2. The Desperado Who Vanished Into the Brush

    A King County manhunt closes in on escaped murderer Thomas Blanck—until a dark ambush near Black River Junction lets him slip away behind his partner’s raised hands.

    Mar 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack River Junction, Tukwila, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. White River Farmers Resist City's Drainage Plan

    Farmers in the White River Valley rejected a proposed drainage ditch, arguing the city should subsidize the cost for its own water benefit.

    Jun 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOrillia, Tukwila, King CountyCity Hall

  4. Sixty Deputies, a Special Train, and the Hunt for an Escaped Prisoner

    King County officers sweep the woods near Black River Junction for a jailbreaker named Blanck, borrow bloodhounds that don't answer, and get word that the bunko man Holmes has been spotted near Snohomish.

    Mar 21, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack River Junction, Tukwila, King CountyTrue Crime

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