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48 stories matching snag
- The Struggle for Walla Walla's Public Library
A member of the Woman's Reading Club details the 'snags' of local politics, skepticism, and stalled funding that plague the effort to establish a permanent library.
- Explosives Blast Seattle's Waterways Clear
A dangerous snag, responsible for over $4,000 in damages to loggers, is finally demolished above the old Packard wharf.
- The Henry Bailey Strikes a Snag and Sinks in the Skagit
A steamer repaired at Mount Vernon loads 600 sacks of oats, hits a snag on the return, and goes down in fifteen feet of water.
- The River’s Treacherous Grip
A routine canoe trip on the Snohomish River turns into a life-or-death struggle when a sudden collision with a snag leaves a laborer fighting the current.
- Terrified Passengers Flee as Steamship Hits Snag on Snohomish River
A routine trip turns into a frantic scene of life-preserver panic when the steamboat Fanny Lake hits an underwater obstacle just a mile from city docks.
- A Legislature in the Homestretch: Saloons, Gambling and a Fight Over Pledges
With days left in Olympia, Washington lawmakers weigh local option, an anti-racetrack law, a sweeping criminal code and a bill aimed at unions and suffragists.
- A Near-Fatal Timber Run on the Snohomish River
A monster raft of lumber hits a snag, threatening the lives of a crew of settler-families near Snohomish City.
- A Dive Into the Black River, and Two Brothers Still at Sea
A young Swiss immigrant bathing at the Renton landing strikes a submerged snag and drowns — while his two brothers are aboard a ship from Europe, not yet knowing.
- The Great Cascade Flood of 1892
A catastrophic flood wipes out bridges, isolates towns, and leaves railroad lines in ruins across the Snoqualmie and Snohomish valleys.
- Nellie Holgate Missing After Rowing on Lake Washington
A young woman vanishes near Lake Washington, leaving behind an insurance policy, a misplaced bonnet, and a city buzzing with scandalous theories.
- The Human Cost of the Canadian Land Rush
Federal authorities in the Pacific Northwest scramble to intercept desperate immigrants crossing the border on foot, fleeing failed colonization schemes in Western Canada.
- The River That Swallowed a Steamboat: A Brave Attempt to Reach Snohomish Falls
Twenty-five passengers and tons of freight battled the treacherous Snoqualmie River on the steamer *Columbia*, only to be stopped by a massive landslide just miles from their destination.
- The Brutal Labor of Clearing the Snohomish River
For over two years, crews braved the most dangerous and grueling work in the territory to clear the river for navigation, battling everything from treacherous snags to a lack of promised payment.
- Chehalis Logger Minor Martin Drowns in River Crossing
A logger attempts to cross a swollen, rapid river in a damaged boat and drowns, leaving behind a family.
- Two Loggers Perish in Sub-Zero Tragedy
A falling tree claims the lives of two lumbermen near Elk, leaving their frozen bodies to be recovered by search parties.
- A High-Stakes Adventure on the River
A young woman's terrifying ordeal while navigating the dangerous waters of the Snohomish River.
- The Disappearing Contractor of Madison Street
A Seattle infrastructure project hits a snag when the lead contractor vanishes with thousands of dollars in city funds, leaving his bondsmen to face the bill.
- The Sailor Who Hung by His Own Neck
A seaman aboard the English ship Halewood survives a sixty-foot fall after a piece of rigging snags his throat in mid-air.
- The Persistent Quest for a Columbia River Park
A summer-long civic debate over turning a river island into a public park hits a familiar bureaucratic snag.
- Kennewick Snags New Agricultural Station
Local representative outmaneuvers Yakima rival to secure critical state college facility for Benton County.
- Industrial Terror at the Flour Mill
A young worker narrowly escapes death after his clothing snags on a high-speed line shaft at the Preston-Parton flouring mill.
- Tragedy on the Snohomish: A Holiday Mission Ends in the River
A Christmas errand to Seattle turns fatal for a local woman and her companion when their canoe capsized on the Snohomish River.
- The Town That Wouldn't Sleep: Snohomish’s Fourth of July Overflow
When the steamers arrived with guests from Seattle and upriver, two hotels couldn't hold them all. The town celebrated with a reading by a woman, a poem by a local man, and a boat ride that nearly capsized on the Skagit.
- The High Cost of Being 'Across the River'
In 1878, Sumner settlers faced a familiar struggle: a transportation monopoly that forced them to pay as much to haul freight across the river as to ship it 150 miles by rail.
- Tragedy on the Nooksack River
A canoe capsizes while ferrying settlers near the Nooksack River crossing, highlighting the precarious nature of travel in the remote Washington Territory.
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- The Skagit River Snag-Clearer's Defense
After volunteers broke their backs clearing river jams, a community organizer had to fight off accusations of embezzlement.
- The Shingle Packing Showdown
Thousands gathered in Snohomish to watch a test of skill that crowned a local favorite and showcased the vital labor of the timber industry.
- The Price of a Snooze in the Big Dipper
A shingles weaver lost his life savings after falling asleep in a Seattle saloon—a grim reminder of the risks in the city's rough-and-tumble entertainment district.
- The Shingle Weavers’ Solidarity
Everett workers raise hundreds for a member with tuberculosis, highlighting the brotherly bonds of unionism in a changing industrial landscape.
- The Tragic Cost of the Shingle Boom
A horrific workplace accident in a local mill underscores the lethal danger facing Washington’s labor force at the height of the timber expansion.
- The Shingle Trust’s Long Arm
A Snohomish mill owner is hauled to Tacoma under arrest, accused of defrauding a powerful shingle trust over a single carload of lumber.
- The Brutal Reality of 'Assumption of Risk' in the Mills
A shingle sawyer loses his hand in a mill accident, only to have his lawsuit dismissed due to legal doctrines protecting corporations.
- A Rash of 'Skips' in South Bend
Local business owners face a string of losses as customers flee town without paying their bills.