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44 stories matching depred
- The Ghost Rumors of Indian Conflict
Territorial officials mobilize as panic spreads across Puget Sound following unsubstantiated reports of violence.
- The Great Pacific Northwest Timber Heist
A federal investigation reveals that $40 million worth of timber was pilfered from government lands in the Puget Sound region since 1855, fueling a battle over corporate exploitation of public resources.
- Police Crack Down on Melon Patch Marauders
Local authorities take action to stop the 'outrage' of systematic melon theft in Kennewick's farming district.
- The Hungry Season in Richland
As berry pickers flood the valley, residents struggle to balance their charity with the reality of petty theft.
- The Origin of Lynch Law
A local resident traces his ancestry to the infamous Irish namesake of America's most brutal form of vigilante justice.
- The Great Anacortes Copper Heist
Lawless elements are discovered on a remote island burning off insulation from stolen trolley lines to sell the copper.
- Pheasant Hunters Ravage Local Farms
Ranchers and farmers in the valley are threatening to close their land to public hunting after a wave of vandalism during the opening of pheasant season.
- Seeking Redress for the Snake River Conflict
A Hillhurst man prepares a government claim for losses sustained during the Indian wars of 1851.
- The Neighborhood Chicken Killer
A mysterious dog leaves a trail of devastation across North Yakima, slaughtering prized poultry and angering local residents.
- Four Canoes, One Lighthouse, and a Midnight Theft on the Strait
The keeper at New Dungeness reported that a party of Northern Indians broke into the lighthouse storehouse and made off with oil; a revenue cutter was dispatched in pursuit.
- The Cowardly Thieves of Section Seventeen
As train robbers earn grudging respect for their 'daring,' the local community denounces the 'craven' looters stripping furniture and doors from vacant rural homes.
- A Settler's Bullet at Ozette: A Killing Over Four Sealskins
A German homesteader shoots a Makah man near Neah Bay, and the tribes of the Olympic Peninsula begin to talk about taking revenge.
- The Passing of a Frontier Doctor
Dr. John A. Martin, a former Texas Ranger turned physician, dies at Port Gamble, leaving behind a legacy of service to the suffering.
- Range War on the Wenas
Settlers in the Naches and Wenas valleys organize against encroaching sheep men, threatening legal action to protect their land.
- Settlers Declare War on Sheep Herders
Yakima County farmers organize to stop the 'wanton destruction' of range land and demand a new tax on foreign sheep.
- Tales from the First Newspaper on the Sound
Looking back at 1855, when a Steilacoom weekly became the voice of a territory under siege.
- The Unwelcome Swarm
As Seattle prepares for a railroad boom in 1880, the Chief of Police struggles to contain a surge in vagrancy and arson.
- A Deputy Sheriff's Home Ransacked
Amid a crime wave and an influx of transient workers, a local deputy falls victim to a daylight home robbery, sparking frustration over the town's inability to police itself.
- The Annual Invasion of the Horse Heaven Marauders
Valley farmers reach a breaking point as wandering horses from the Horse Heaven Hills ravage local gardens and orchards with impunity.
- The Tramp Problem in the Palouse
Unemployed men camping outside Colfax have turned to raiding gardens and chicken coops to survive.
- Youths Sentenced to Penitentiary Following Wild Ranch Chase
A trio of young men who terrorized farms and sheep ranches near Walla Walla are headed to prison after a dramatic Christmas Eve pursuit.
- Relocating Nuisance Beavers to Save Orchards
Game commission transplants beavers from Okanogan orchards to mountain streams to prevent damage and boost water conservation.
- The Shadow in the Long Grass
A community in Tacoma is on edge after the discovery of a makeshift bed in a meadow leads residents to believe a fugitive murderer is living among them.
- Coxey’s Army of the Unemployed Rolls Through the West
Across the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies, an army of unemployed men seize trains and lobby local mayors for bread as they march toward the nation's capital.
- Vigilante Justice in Cle Elum
Citizens in Cle Elum adopt a brutal method of 'dealing with obstreperous hobos' using whips.