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2 stories matching silica

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  1. The Great Sewer Scandal (Feb 08, 1894)

    City inspectors and laborers trade accusations over whether Seattle’s new sewers are built to last a millennium or are merely 'rubbish.'

    Feb 8, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Anaconda Goes Into Elliott Bay to Eat the Flats

    The giant dredger that will dig the Lake Washington canal is launched at Moran's foundry tonight — and its pumps, chewed to honeycomb by Swinomish sand, hint at how hard Elliott Bay's bottom will fight back.

    Jul 2, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money · Boom & Bust

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