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12 stories matching driller
- Coal Beneath the Prairie
Drillers for the city water department strike a coal vein in South Tacoma, suggesting the city may be sitting on a major fuel field.
- From Water to Coal: An Unexpected Discovery in South Tacoma
A driller searching for artesian water in South Tacoma strikes a vein of coal, raising hopes for a new local resource as the city's well-drilling project hits technical snags.
- Vast Coal Seams Found Beneath South Tacoma
Drilling for water reveals a significant, potentially commercial coal deposit within city limits.
- An Artesian Spring Found Under the Occidental Block
Drilling beneath the heart of Seattle's business district reveals a massive, flowing water source.
- The Tragedy at Cold Creek
An immigrant homesteader takes his own life after a grueling and unsuccessful struggle to find water on his property.
- Tragedy in the Horse Heaven Hills
A wheat rancher dies after being thrown from his wagon on a rough stretch of road.
- Kennewick's Oil Boom That Keeps Waiting for the Drill
A local editor watches speculators sell stock from Seattle to Walla Walla while the Rattlesnake district's gas well remains a mystery — and urges the town to back the one company actually drilling.
- Prospectors Strike Natural Gas Near Kahlotus
A deep-well driller finds natural gas, copper quartz, and mica nine miles southeast of Kahlotus, fueling hopes for an oil boom in Franklin County.
- A Gas Boom in Benton County, Complete With a Camp Lit by Its Own Well
Backers of the Benton County gas field planned a December 7 excursion to show off a well that powered engines, lit the driller’s houses, and they hoped would soon fuel a pipeline to Walla Walla.
- The Cold Creek Oil Rush
After an artesian well drilling project in Cold Creek reveals a strange, oil-like substance, prospectors are scrambling to secure land leases in anticipation of a massive boom.
- The Sheep Herders Who Burned a Half-Million Dollars to Scare Coyotes
For eighteen months a Rattlesnake Hills gas well blazed away at a herders' camp — until experts did the math and a three-cornered oil race began.
- A Gasser, a Picnic, and a Promise: Kennewick Bets on Oil and Gas
Drillers pause to case off 400 feet of water, 85 people picnic at the well, and a Yakima promoter promises a franchise — and maybe oil — by summer.
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- The Tragedy of a Well-Digger
A local well-digger perishes in a collapse while working on an Arthur Heidemann tract near White Bluffs, sparking a desperate, days-long rescue attempt.