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  1. Tragedy at the Spring: A Mother’s Drowning in Cathlamet

    A logger returns home after a week of work to find his wife dead in a two-foot deep spring and his three children alone in the snow.

    Feb 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCathlamet, Wahkiakum CountyDisasters

  2. The Silent Battle of the Salmon Spawning Grounds

    An early eyewitness account of the Columbia River’s delicate ecosystem and the struggle to protect a vanishing resource from industrial overfishing.

    Apr 13, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCathlamet, Wahkiakum CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Elokomin River Breaks Its Banks

    A severe freshet destroys dams, bridges, and farmland, leaving the local rural community with thousands of dollars in damage.

    Dec 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCathlamet, Wahkiakum CountyDisasters

  4. The 3,000-Foot Log Shute That Fed the Lumber Boom

    With logs growing scarce, mill men near Cathlamet planned a railroad and a mile-long timber chute down a 700-foot bluff.

    Mar 24, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCathlamet, Wahkiakum CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Terror of the Middle Valley

    A massive cougar that plagued local settlers with livestock raids finally meets its end through a cunning trap.

    Nov 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCathlamet, Wahkiakum CountyStrange But True

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