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5 stories

  1. Catastrophic Livestock Losses in the Big Bend

    A harsh winter decimates ninety percent of range cattle and horses, pushing ranchers to financial ruin as they struggle to save what little remains.

    Mar 6, 1890The Yakima HeraldBig Bend, Snohomish CountyDisasters

  2. The Night of the War Dance: A Frontier Survival Story

    A young fur trader, caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions during the Indian Wars, finds his only salvation in the quick thinking of a woman named E-wan.

    Apr 17, 1878The Northern StarBig Bend, Snohomish CountyExclusion & Resistance · Strange But True

  3. The Rush for the Big Bend

    A new gold and grain boom on the Columbia River, driven by railroad expansion, promises to transform the Washington Territory.

    Feb 2, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerBig Bend, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Green City Kid in the Harvest Field

    A young, inexperienced laborer struggles to keep pace with a rough, veteran wheat-harvesting crew in the Big Bend region.

    Jan 5, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanBig Bend, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  5. The Kid of the Wheat Fields

    A rookie farm hand shares a vivid account of the grueling, back-breaking labor of the Big Bend harvest.

    Dec 29, 1922White Bluffs SpokesmanBig Bend, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

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