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Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database
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    • State history. State of Washington Pioneers. Y. 1936-08-12


    • Ancient Bible carries story- Volume owned by S. N. Yeend arrived in 1870; is still in fine condition

    • 1936

    • Ancient Bible carries story- Volume owned by S. N. Yeend arrived in 1870; is still in fine condition - Among interesting antiques in the possession of Walla Wallans is the family Bible of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Yeend, early pioneers of the...
    • State history. State of Washington Pioneers. Y. 1936-08-12
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Export & import. 1919-05-13


    • Eastern shoe makers call western lumber into factory output - carload of white pine sent for shoe soles - goes to Michigan plant

    • 1919

    • Eastern shoe makers call western lumber into factory output - carload of white pine sent for shoe soles - goes to Michigan plant - Western white pine shoe soles for Michigan workers! Thirty-five thousand feet of wite pine-one carload- cut in pieces...
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Export & import. 1919-05-13
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1918-05-04


    • Find copper in Caprie mine - vein shows 30 inches of high grade ore

    • 1918

    • Find copper in Caprie mine - vein shows 30 inches of high grade ore - A copper vein has been crosscut at the Carpie property at Cabinet, to a depth of 11 feet and the hanging wall has not yet been reached. The vein shows 30 inches of high-grade...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1918-05-04
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1918-05-19


    • Strike on Iron Daisy - lead-silver shoot is inches wide, says owner - property opened 30 years ago- six miles from Mullan

    • 1918

    • Strike on Iron Daisy - lead-silver shoot is inches wide, says owner - property opened 30 years ago- six miles from Mullan - A body of lead and silver ore 18 inches wide was struck at the Iron Daisy Group mine, six miles northeast of Mullan, Idaho,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1918-05-19
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1926-01-05


    • Ore struck in Marsh vein - five inches of 20 per cent on Hecla No. 3 level reported

    • 1926

    • Ore struck in Marsh vein - five inches of 20 per cent on Hecla No. 3 level reported - Lead ore in a small body has been struck by the Marsh Mines Consolidated in drifting on the Russell vein from the No. 3 tunnel level of the Hecla mine, according...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1926-01-05
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1928-05-31


    • Hope mine hits new ore body - is eight inches wide- last week's find carries $131 to ton

    • 1928

    • Hope mine hits new ore body - is eight inches wide- last week's find carries $131 to ton - Several automobile loads of men interested in mining went to Clarksfork yesterday to look over the second strike in the Hope mine. This strike was made by...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1928-05-31
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1936-09-12


    • Gnome gold ore 30 inches wide - averages $350 a ton, says official- another strike 550 feet ahead

    • 1936

    • Gnome gold ore 30 inches wide - averages $350 a ton, says official- another strike 550 feet ahead - The response of high grade ore continues in the Gnome Gold mine, near Orogrande, Idaho, as drifting proceeds on the No. 5 level. The last report,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1936-09-12
    • Northwest history. Mining. Dredging. 1928-04-29


    • To dredge for Sumpter gold - Walla Walla company installing boat that draws but 14 inches of water

    • 1928

    • To dredge for Sumpter gold - Walla Walla company installing boat that draws but 14 inches of water - The dredge being installed at Sumpter, Ore., by the Hydraulic Dredging and Construction company of Walla Walla, will be ready for operation by July...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Dredging. 1928-04-29
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Floods & flood control. 1937-11-06


    • Flood's menace is not serious. - River rise only few inches--Leak in cofferdam is under control.

    • 1937

    • Flood's menace is not serious. - River rise only few inches--Leak in cofferdam is under control. - The Columbia river has shown a rise of only five inches the last 24 hours, MWAK engineers reported today. The leak in the upstream side of the...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Floods & flood control. 1937-11-06
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Photographs. 1936-02-06


    • Skill required to put pier back in line

    • 1936

    • Skill required to put pier back in line. - Pleny of work and engineering skill are involved when it comes to pulling a concrete bridge pier back into an upright position after the top has slipped nine inches out of line. The picture shows the west...
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Photographs. 1936-02-06
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1928-07-28


    • Blue Eagle ore improves - 30 inches of 21 per cent lead content reported

    • 1928

    • Blue Eagle ore improves - 30 inches of 21 per cent lead content reported - Officers of the Blue Eagle Mining company, on Pine creek, report that the ore has widened to 2 1/2 feet and assays 21.48 per cent in lead; 30 per cent zinc and 2.6 ounces of...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1928-07-28
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1929-12-11


    • Syringa mine storing ore - Bunkers of four-carload capacity erected - 18 inches high grade reported

    • 1929

    • Syringa mine storing ore - Bunkers of four-carload capacity erected - 18 inches high grade reported - Completion of ore bunkers with a combined capacity of 160 tons, ore approximately four carloads of ore, at the Syringa mine, several miles...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1929-12-11
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1937-06-06


    • Gnome Gold ore shoot widens - 16 inches exceeds ounce to ton- mill handling twice the 1936 tonnage

    • 1937

    • Gnome Gold ore shoot widens - 16 inches exceeds ounce to ton- mill handling twice the 1936 tonnage - Important advances have been made by the Gnome Gold Mining company, Orogrande, Idaho, in the last two months.
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assays. 1937-06-06
    • Northwest history. Mining. Brokers. 1928-11-18


    • Cedar Creek ore wide - increases from 18 inches to four feet - supply for three years, says broker- competent men direct work

    • 1928

    • Cedar Creek ore wide - increases from 18 inches to four feet - supply for three years, says broker- competent men direct work - A favorable impression of conditions in the property of the Cedar Creek Mining and Development company, on the north...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Brokers. 1928-11-18

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