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13 stories matching crusher
- Narrow Escape at the Rock Crusher
A local official survives a gruesome industrial accident after being caught in machinery at a rock crusher site.
- The 'Crusher' Strikes Again
The steam collier San Pedro continues its destructive streak on Puget Sound.
- Ancient Remains Unearthed Near Pullman
A gravel pit excavation on the Moscow-Pullman road has revealed the skeletal remains and tools of an Indigenous person, sparking local efforts to preserve the site's history.
- Volunteers Pave the Way in Kennewick Highlands
Facing a shortage of public funds, Kennewick property owners agree to work for half-pay to repair deteriorating infrastructure.
- The Fire That Almost Stopped the Canal: $40,000 Loss at Big Eddy
A mysterious blaze destroys the machine and steam plants of the Washington Canal project, yet work on the massive irrigation artery continues without pause.
- The Mayor's Cozy Contracts
Walla Walla’s mayor is accused of self-dealing, funneling city money into his own foundry while dodging newspaper scrutiny.
- County Commission Plans Systematic Road Upgrades
Walla Walla County officials and road supervisors meet to formalize a new, systematic approach to improving rural infrastructure.
- The Mayor's Private Foundry
Mayor and School Director Gilbert Hunt stands accused of using his public positions to funnel municipal and school district contracts directly into his own iron foundry.
- The Conflict of Interest Scandal at City Hall
Walla Walla voters are presented with evidence that Mayor Gilbert Hunt allegedly funneled city and school district contracts to his own private manufacturing company.
- The Silver-Lead Company Bets on Metaline
Ore assays, new concentrators, and a bunkhouse point to a mining camp shaking off its slow start—and Newport money is buying in.
- The Lockwood Claim and Washington's 1880 Gold Rush
Reports from Ellensburg described a profitable 1880 season at the Lockwood claim and other quartz mining operations in the region.
- The Packing Plant That Wasted Nothing
At Meeker on the Seattle–Tacoma line, the Pacific Meat Company turned cattle, hogs and sheep into cured meat, sausage and fertilizer with almost no waste—and kept a small town working.
- A Sinking Buggy, a Borrowed Team, and a Reservation About to Open
In 1892 a newspaperman packed his wife and infant into a rickety buggy to cross the soon-to-open Colville Reservation, fording the Kettle River and leaning on Native families along the way.