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20 stories matching loomi
- The Final Edition in Loomis
After twelve years of service, the oldest newspaper in the county suspends publication due to a lack of local support.
- Fire Destroys Home in Loomis
A local family lost their home to fire, triggering a massive show of support from the generous Loomis community.
- The Loomis Land Grab
A prospector files a homestead claim on 'Tunnel Flat,' a prime piece of land long overlooked by local mining interests.
- The Price of Innocence in a Federal Land Dispute
A Loomis resident finds himself fined by government agents for buying timber that he didn't know was illegally cut.
- New York Capital Enters Palmer Mountain
A longtime prospector sells his claims to a New York operator, marking a transition from solo labor to industrial-scale mining near Loomis.
- The Loomis Independence Day Killing
A confrontation between a miner and a member of Chief Moses' band leads to a fatal shooting during Fourth of July celebrations.
- Humpy the Fisherman Is Shot Dead Over the Right to Cut Hay
A disabled fisherman and a rancher quarreled over who owned a patch of grass near Palmer Lake. It was the third killing caused by a ranch-boundary dispute in a single year.
- The Narrow-Gauge Rail Dream
A bold proposal to connect Ilwaco to the oyster beds of Shoalwater Bay aims to revolutionize trade and tourism.
- Undertaker Moves to Town
With no doctor in town, the local undertaker decides it is time to set up shop in Oroville.
- The Homesteader Who Outlasted a Mining Town
A long land fight at Loomis ends with Napoleon Sabourin keeping his homestead against Samuel Silverman's placer claims and the townsite of Loomiston.
- A Team of Runaway Horses Shatters Main Street Calm
An afternoon of commerce ends in a wreckage after a team of horses bolts, leaving a path of destruction through the center of town.
- A Surveyor's Delay, a Land Office Snarl, and Four Dead Men in Okanogan
Settlers near Loomis have waited years for their homesteads to be platted and put on the market while paperwork sat unfinished in Washington — and in the meantime, four men have been killed fighting over boundary lines nobody could settle.
- The Underground Opium Pipeline
A bold smuggling operation involving pack animals and stages ends in a Spokane arrest.
- The Loomis Mining Boom
New York capital eyes the Palmer Mountain mines as experts arrive to begin large-scale tunnel operations.
- Copper World Extension Puts Hopes on a Smelter Test
After years of inactivity and economic hardship, local miners attempt to prove the viability of a massive, long-neglected ore deposit.
- The Tragic Death at the Quinault Tent
A coroner's inquest explores the death of a young prospector after his partner admits to a fatal shooting.
- Wenatchee Investors Discover Oroville’s Potential
A party of influential Wenatchee businessmen visit Oroville, dismissing rumors of a 'swamp-ridden' town and purchasing local property.
- The Legacy of Walter A. Bull
A railroad pioneer and former large-scale rancher who helped shape Ellensburg's early development passes away in Okanogan County.
- A Jailbreak, Stolen Horses, and a Bedside Capture Near the Canadian Line
Two fugitives from Sprague lead Okanogan officers on a chase to a cabin near Loomis—and are taken at gunpoint before they can reach British Columbia.
- Seven Hundred Miles on Horseback: Two Seattle Men Ride the Raw Edge of Eastern Washington
C. W. Loomis and E. D. Manning return from a month in the saddle — snow-choked passes, waterless deserts, blasting on the Great Northern grade, a mining camp on edge after a killing, and a Colville reservation not yet legally open to whites.