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- Watched new railroad line operated into Coulee
- 1935
- Watched new railroad line operated into Coulee. - The Spokesman-Review carried pictures Tuesday morning showing Governor Clarence D. Martin at the throttle of the first train to run into the Coulee dam site. The railroad will carry the vast...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1935-08-04
- Lumber business showing pickup
- 1932
- Lumber business showing pickup - With shipments and orders each more than double production, the Western Pine association reported today that 122 reporting mills operated at 8.1 per cent of capacity for the week ended December 26. The association...
- Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Business conditions. 1932-01-01
- Sawmill resumes cutting.
- 1926
- Sawmill resumes cutting. - Newport plant to be operated two 8-hour shifts. - The Humbird Lumber company sawmill resumed operations last night after a shutdown of six week.s The mill will be operated by two eight-hour shifts. The company has...
- Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Mills (Lumber). 1926-02-13
- Nine feet ore in Galena farm - discovered in raising from an exhausted shoot above the first level - Clark solves a problem - Avers mine may be operated on basis of 25 per cent payment for land
- 1918
- Nine feet ore in Galena farm - discovered in raising from an exhausted shoot above the first level - Clark solves a problem - Avers mine may be operated on basis of 25 per cent payment for land - Ore in a body nine feet wide has been struck in the...
- Northwest history. Mining. Discovery. 1918-01-12
- Increase force at interstate - underground men being employed- mill may be operated soon - ore reached in tarbox - lead disclosed at 1000-foot depth- crosscutting toward Sherman
- 1918
- Increase force at interstate - underground men being employed- mill may be operated soon - ore reached in tarbox - lead disclosed at 1000-foot depth- crosscutting toward Sherman - The Consolidated Interstate-Callahan Mining company is expected to...
- Northwest history. Mining. Employment & wages. 1918-11-09
- Double shift at Bead lake - to be operated on large scale soon as crew employed, says official
- 1923
- Double shift at Bead lake - to be operated on large scale soon as crew employed, says official - A double-shift basis will be adopted at the Bead Lake mine, seven miles northeast of Newport, as soon as a crew can be recruited, according to an...
- Northwest history. Mining. Employment & wages. 1923-05-11
- Indian agencies will be merged
- 1933
- Indian agencies will be merged. - Lapwai and Coeur d'Alene to be operated from new headquarters. - The Lapwai and Coeur d'Alene agencies in northern Idaho will be consolidated and operated from agency headquarters to be located midway between the...
- State history. Native Americans. Indian Affairs. Agencies. 1933-07-03
- Indians first to use word "Terrapin"
- 1937
- Indians first to use word "Terrapin" / by Phil Price.
  Wind and weather and atmospheric conditions in general now form a rather exact science called "meteorology" and our principal source of information in this regard is the very important Bureau...
- State history. Native Americans. Weather conditions. 1937-07-10. p. 1.
- Indians first to use word "Terrapin"
- 1937
- Indians first to use word "Terrapin" / by Phil Price.
  Wind and weather and atmospheric conditions in general now form a rather exact science called "meteorology" and our principal source of information in this regard is the very important Bureau...
- State history. Native Americans. Weather conditions. 1937-07-10. p. 2.
- This machine used to drive sheet piling at dam
- 1935
- This machine used to drive sheet piling at dam. - Just in case some one might not know the interpretation of this peculiar looking machine, its a "whirley" or gantry crane, used to drive sheet piling parallel to the river at Grand Coulee dam. It is...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1935-01-31
- House of magic at Grand Coulee
- 1936
- House of magic at Grand Coulee. - You are looking at some of the electric workings inside the House of Magic on the Grand Coulee dam project. The House of Magic is the large castlelike structure on the side of the west granite wall, where concrete...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Progress of construction. 1936-02-04
- Vista houses at dam opened
- 1937
- Vista houses at dam opened. - Two to be operated this year--First tourists already straggling in. - Anticipating a heavy tourist crowd early in the season, the government's vista houses were opened, with attendants in charge.
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Visitors. Vista house. 1937-03-15
- Test dam sites along hangman
- 1919
- Test dam sites along hangman. - Columbia basin survey starts drilling for bedrock next week. - No obstacles found boring in progress at Camden--Governor meets commission here Thursday. - Drilling for bedrock on which to erect the five proposed dams...
- State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1919-10-17
- Portland council will oppose CVA
- 1936
- Portland council will oppose CVA. - The Portland city council demanded in a resolution Wednesday Bonneville dam be operated under an authority separate from that governing any other project, such as the Grand Coulee dam.
- State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1936-03-05
- Portland council will oppose CVA
- 1936
- Portland council will oppose CVA. - The Portland city council demanded in a resolution Wednesday Bonneville dam be operated under an authority separate from that governing any other project, such as the Grand Coulee dam.
- State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1936-03-05
- Test dam sites along hangman
- 1919
- Test dam sites along hangman. - Columbia basin survey starts drilling for bedrock next week. - No obstacles found. - Boring in progress at Camden--Governor meets commission here Thursday. - Drilling for bedrock on which to erect the five proposed...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Planning Commission. Surveys. 1919-10-17
- He crossed the Columbia 100,000 times
- 1932
- He crossed the Columbia 100,000 times. - M. M. Wiehl has crossed the Columbia river probably more times than any living man or fish. He estimates his crossings at more than 100,000. For 30 years he has been operating a ferry at White Bluff. For 16...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Planning Commission. Washington Irrigation Institute. Columbia River. 1932-05-10
- Start test pit at bridge site
- 1933
- Start test pit at bridge site. - With bids opening today on the excavation contract, activity has been speeded up at the Grand Coulee damsite, Rumsey & Co. are starting a new test pit at the site of the bridge abutment, one-half mile below the...
- State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Bridges. 1933-11-20
- Skeleton crews to work.
- 1935
- Skeleton crews to work. - Administrative offices for the USBR will be operated on a skeleton crew Monday and Tuesday, it seemed today, with many of the members of the bureau staff going away this week-end for the holidays. Inspectors and some...
- State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Employment & wages. 1935-12-22
- Using big trucks
- 1936
- Using big trucks. - Trucks capable of carrying 12 cubic yards, said to be the largest ever used in the state of Washington, have been operated this spring by Goodfellow brothers, sub-contractors, at the Grand Coulee dam site.
- State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Equipment. 1936-06-18