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| Year | Stories |
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| 1892 | 30 |
| 1893 | 18 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1899 | 2 |
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- Monte Cristo's Railroad Is Racing the Rain to Town
Everett & Monte Cristo crews expect to reach the boomtown by December, with a tunnel breakthrough only weeks away.
- Twenty-Five-Year-Old Stakes in the Monte Cristo Wilderness
Joe Pearsell, the prospector who opened the Monte Cristo mines, describes finding faded red survey stakes and 1850s sluice boxes in a country so savage he thinks it will only be tamed by tourists once the railroad arrives.
- The Great Flood of 1888
Torrential rains and melting snow paralyze the Snohomish and Stillaguamish valleys, destroying bridges and disrupting rail travel to Monte Cristo.
- Monte Cristo’s Residents vs. the Placer Claim
A federal commissioner orders a new hearing in the fight over whether a mining claim swallowed a Snohomish County townsite.
- The Ghost House of Monte Cristo
A widow with two children was lured to the mining camp with the promise of a house that didn't exist.
- Moving Mountains for the Monte Cristo Railroad
Contractors use dynamite to carve a path for the new Everett and Monte Cristo railroad, blowing away a solid granite promontory.
- Tragedy Strikes the Monte Cristo Road Construction
A rockslide kills five workers on the Monte Cristo road, leaving no survivors and bodies missing in the river below.
- The Boom at Monte Cristo
Mining experts and investors declare the remote mountain camp to be among the most promising in the United States.
- The Tragedy at Monte Cristo
A young prospector slips and falls to his death while exploring the treacherous cliffs near the Monte Cristo mining district.
- Railroad Workers Torch a Notorious 'Dive'
Vigilante laborers in the Cascades take matters into their own hands, using dynamite to destroy a saloon they claim was robbing their comrades.
- The Gold Rush in the Cascades
A grueling journey into the rugged heart of the Cascade Mountains to document the boom town of Monte Cristo, where millions in infrastructure are being poured into a dream of mountain-sized ore.
- The Monte Cristo Dynamiter
A saloon and gambling house near the Monte Cristo railroad is targeted by bombers for the second time in a week.
- The Industrial Ambition of Monte Cristo
A detailed look at the massive capital investments and engineering feats transforming the Snohomish County mountains into a mining powerhouse.
- The Gigantic Mining Operation at Monte Cristo
A mechanical superintendent reports on the massive, singular challenges of building a tramway into the isolated mining camp of Monte Cristo.
- The Snow That Stole the Gold: Snohomish County’s Mining Boom Hits a Wall
Arthur Hank, a prominent local investor, returns from Snohomish County with news of rich ore deposits—but warns that an unprecedented winter is halting development just as the region stands on the brink of becoming a major mining center.
- Everett Takes Stock: Mills, Smelters and a Whaleback
The 1894 annual review counts payrolls, ore, lumber and shingles—and a new steel steamer—as proof that the young Snohomish County city is on the rise.
- The Tragic End of a Laborer at Monte Cristo
A hardworking man ends his life in a mining town, leaving behind a brief note and a young family.
- Monte Cristo Is Hiring: 600 Miners and the Steepest Tramway in America
F. W. Wilmans returns from the boomtown with word that the mines need hundreds more men and a 6,000-foot tramway with a grade over 45 degrees.
- The Phantom Lynching of Monte Cristo
Sensational reports of mass violence against Italian laborers in the mountains were debunked after local officials and witnesses found the camp quiet.
- The Spokane 'Monte Cristo' Swindles the City
A charismatic stranger dazzled Spokane with tales of gold and a lavish lifestyle, only to leave town with $10,000 in worthless checks.
- Vigilante Justice on the Monte Cristo Road
After a foreman was killed in a brutal dispute at a railroad camp, the workers took the law into their own hands and lynched four suspects.
- Tragedy at the Monte Cristo Road
A powder explosion near the Getchell supply depot has reportedly left three men dead, prompting an urgent request for coffins from Snohomish.
- Five Killed by a Premature Blast on the Monte Cristo Road
A construction crew building the mountain railroad into the Monte Cristo mining district was caught in a landslide triggered by an untimely explosion — one body recovered, four carried off by the current.
- Tragedy on the Monte Cristo Road
Two more immigrant laborers succumb to injuries from a dynamite blast, bringing the death toll to seven.
- Dynamite Shatters Monte Cristo Saloon
An early morning explosion destroys a saloon and boarding house, signaling an escalating campaign of violence in the Everett construction corridor.
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- The Sudden Loss of the Monte Cristo Purser
A young purser fell from the deck of a steamer and vanished into the river near the shingle mills.
- The Grand Pythian Ball at the Hotel Monte Cristo
Everett’s social calendar hit a peak in 1894 with a lavish ball hosted by the Knights of Pythias for hundreds of local guests.
- Rumors of Lynching Debunked at Monte Cristo
A railroad contractor denies reports of violence against immigrant workers, highlighting the tension between the press and laborers.
- The Iron-Jawed Worm That Ate Seattle's Wharves
At the foot of Harrison Street, the Colman family has a new weapon against the teredo worm: steam, a vacuum, and a dose of dead oil of tar.
- The Creosote Fortress: How a New Plant Aimed to Save Seattle’s Piers from the 'Teredo'
A massive industrial complex rises six miles north of downtown, promising to protect the city's wooden infrastructure from the destructive shipworm.
- The Last of the Crib-Dwellers
A railroad company successfully clears the last remaining shack underneath the King Street trestle.
- Laborer Maimed on the Monte Cristo Road
A dangerous workplace accident on a remote railway line sends a worker to a Seattle hospital with compound leg fractures.
- The Actor Who Changed His Face
James O’Neill stuns Seattle audiences with his physical metamorphosis between two classic roles.