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- The Lead Plate on Rainier's North Peak
A letter from Yelm corrects the record: five people had already stood atop Mount Rainier's north peak, and two had left a lead plate and tin reflector on the rock.
- The Vanishing of Ida Peak: A Seattle Restaurant Girl’s Disappearance Sparks a Search
Ida Peak, a waitress at the New York Wafer House on Cherry Street, vanished after claiming she was visiting her sister in Bellevue. Her family is left with only rumors and a missing person's description.
- The Struggle Over Mount Rainier
A traveler in 1885 recounts a journey from Portland to Seattle, noting the locals' intense and 'desperate' campaign to rename the iconic peak dominating the Tacoma skyline.
- The Perilous First Ascent of Mount Meany
Three daring climbers have successfully reached the summit of the notoriously rugged peak in the Olympic Mountains after facing life-threatening conditions.
- University Student Killed in Mountaineering Accident
A tragic fall on Mt. Kaletan claims the life of a prominent young climber and Boy Scout leader.
- The National Guard Prepares for Reorganization
Washington's National Guard faces a major shake-up as new state laws mandate a reduction in companies and a focus on target practice and efficiency.
- The Mountain Tacoma Tried to Take
A railroad president's marketing decree put 'Tacoma' on maps of the great peak across the East — while Seattle refused to surrender the name of a British admiral who never saw it.
- The Actress Who Became an Evangelist
At Seattle's United Presbyterian Church, Edith L. Peake recounted a life of books, unbelief and stage acting before a Moody and Sankey revival changed her course.
- Naming a Peak for an Infidel
Local climbers conquer a previously unclimbed mountain and name it after a controversial figure.
- The Mayor’s New Crown: Port Warden’s Gold-Braided Cap Causes a Stir
Seattle's Port Warden E.L. Bonner has adopted a navy blue 'peaked cap' with gold braid to mark his official capacity, but finds the uniform too 'formal' for daily duties.
- The Hidden Interior of the Olympics
An expedition traverses the rugged mountain interior, mapping glacial ranges and dispelling legends of a 'giant race' within the Peninsula.
- Sixteen Seattleites Climb Rainier, With Carrier Pigeons and a Night on the Crater
Two members of a Seattle climbing party return from Mount Rainier after the rest push on to the summit, where they plan to camp amid volcanic steam and signal the city with bonfires.
- Fire on the High Seas
A stowaway on the bark Lady Lampson, bound for the Pacific Northwest, nearly destroys the ship with a fire and a razor.
- The Boom on the Heights: How Seattle’s Real Estate Hype Reached for the Sky in 1888
Long before today's high-rise fever, ambitious developers were betting on the future of Seattle's hillsides with promises of a 'Queen City' rising from the sound.
- The Ghost Towns of the Skagit Gold Rush
A winter trek through the North Cascades reveals a landscape of stunning beauty marred by the desperate, thieving misery of the failing gold camps.
- A Weather Station on the Roof of the Cascades
A scientist's proposal imagined a summit hut on Mount Rainier, heated by volcanic steam and measuring what might be the windiest place on earth.
- The Boomtown at the Edge of the Clouds
A report from the rugged mining district of Index, Washington, where prospectors and investors are carving a new industrial future out of the Skykomish River valley.
- Sympathy for a Thief: A Young Man’s Acquittal
Boyd Cobb, arrested for stealing a diamond bracelet, was acquitted after his father’s emotional testimony moved the courtroom to tears.
- Tacoma’s Great White Way: Tungsten Streetlights Arrive
A new electrical experiment on Pacific Avenue aims to slash power consumption while brightening the path to the city docks.
- The Name Stays: Rainier Ruled Permanent
Federal authorities rebuff fourth attempt to rename Washington’s highest peak to Mount Tacoma.
- Selling the 'Magic City': Fairhaven’s 1890 Development Boom
Boosterism was at its peak in Fairhaven as the Fairhaven Land Company touted steel furnaces, electric lights, and an inexhaustible connection to Skagit coal.
- Chasing the Mother Lode in the Cascades
A prospector shares his frustrated search for the source of placer gold in the northern Cascades.
- The Neighborhood Duel on Front and Bell
A simmering dispute over a horse stabled in a North Seattle basement erupts into a confrontation involving boiling water and a revolver.
- The Boom Era's Bitter Hangover
New tax assessments reveal that local property values have cratered to one-fourth of their peak as the Grays Harbor economy struggles to adjust to the end of a speculative bubble.
- Expedition Into the Olympic Wilds
A trio of adventurers treks into the heart of the Olympic Mountains, documenting a 'land of promise' where cattle have never trod.