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- Settlers say U. S. is unjust.
- 1925
- Settlers say U. S. is unjust. - Klamath Irrigation District airs grievances to federal board. - Grievances of settlers on the various reclamation projects adjacent to this city were aired today before a federal board of supervisors in session here.
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Klamath Falls, Oregon. 1925-07-29
- Nespelem settlers uneasy.
- 1936
- Nespelem settlers uneasy. - White settlers from the outlying ranches and settlements are getting more and more uneasy over the threatened uprising of the Nespelem Indians.
- State History. Native Americans. Sports. 1936-03-25
- Northwest making appeal to settlers
- 1937
- Northwest making appeal to settlers. - Prospective settlers in the Northwest outnumber prospective tourists, if the number of letters requesting information received by the Washington State Progress Commission is an indication of the trend, James...
- State history. State of Washington Government. Progress Commission. 1937-10-15
- First help settlers; then pay for dam.
- 1934
- First help settlers; then pay for dam. - When the high unit of the Grand Coulee dam is finally completed, its power output will be distributed by the government not with the idea of making the sale pay the cost of the development, but rather with...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Feature articles, editorials, history. 1934-07-19
- Wave of new settlers coming to Washington
- 1936
- Wave of new settlers coming to Washington. - "President Roosevelt believes Washington will experience the greatest increase of population of any state in the Union and this wave of new settlers will come very soon," United States Senator Lewis B....
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Homeseekers. 1936-08-15
- Swendsen settlers' friend.
- 1925
- Swendsen settlers' friend. - Idaho Commissioner denies reports from Washington. - Denial is made by W. G. Swendsen, state commissioner of reclamation, to statement in dispatches from Washington, D.C., that while in Washington recently he told the...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Boise, Idaho. 1925-07-04
- Scene of early conflict between Indians and Spaniards
- 1936
- Scene of early conflict between Indians and Spaniards. - Where Padden creek flows into Bellingham bay, in the olden days known as Harris bay after Dan Harris, early settlers and owner of Fairhaven, a spot near where the Pacific American Fisheries...
- State history. Native Americans. War & uprisings. 1936-02-09
- Bloody war between Spanards and red men fought on Harris Bay near present site of P. A. F. cannery
- 1936
- Bloody war between Spanards and red men fought on Harris Bay near present site of P. A. F. cannery. - Legend told by Indians to early white settlers; Several hundred killed at spot where padden creek empties into Harris Bay. - There is an old story...
- State history. Native Americans. War & uprisings. 1936-02-09
- Old settlers are taken back to days before the fire in 1889
  Pioneers are guests of ad club - use slides to entertain.
- 1920
- Old settlers are taken back to days before the fire in 1889
  Pioneers are guests of ad club - use slides to entertain.
  More than a score of Spokane's pioneers, who have resided here for 40 years or more, were guests of the Spokane Advertising...
- State history. State of Washington Pioneers. C. 1920-04-15
- Seattle looks back 85 years on arrival of first settlers
- 1936
- Seattle looks back 85 years on arrival of first settlers
  A few historically-minded persons today recalled that 85 years ago today four Illinois pioneers started a settlement at Alki -- the foundation for the city of Seattle.
- State history. State of Washington Pioneers. D. 1936-09-28
- River steamers brought early settlers to Pateros
- 1937
- River steamers brought early settlers to Pateros
  Lee Ives started town in 1886, built first hotel at Ives Landing, where steamboat men stopped for meals. Early steamboating on the upper Columbia is recalled by residents of Pateros who are...
- State history. State of Washington Pioneers. I. 1937-02-02
- Among first settlers in Whitman county
- 1931
- Among first settlers in Whitman county
  These three pioneer residents of Whitman county were among the first to come to this country in the group of more than 150 old residents who gathered last week at Pullman for the 30th annual Whitman County...
- State history. State of Washington Pioneers. K. 1931-06-23
- One of the first settlers
- 1931
- One of the first settlers
  James N. Glover found Scranton with J. J. Downing at the falls of the Spokane river when he arrived in 1873. Scranton and Downing are credited with having settled at the falls in 1872. Scranton, sought by officers,...
- State history. State of Washington Pioneers. S. 1931-08-30
- Whitman words in old letters- Privitions and covetousness of settlers remarked by missionary
- 1936
- Whitman words in old letters- Privitions and covetousness of settlers remarked by missionary - Dr. Marcus Whitman nearly lost his life in December, 1840, and as a result of exposure was ill in bed for weeks, and nearly a year later had not...
- State history. State of Washington Pioneers. W. 1936-08-16
- Coulee total is $600,000,000
- 1936
- Coulee total is $600,000,000. - Columbia basin project gets data on total of U. S., state and settlers. - Completion of the Grand Coulee dam and the reclamation of Columbia basin lands will involve a total investment by the federal government, the...
- State history. Grand Coulee dam. Appropriations and financing. 1936-11-12
- Forest program WPA crews open - to restore timber in two counties - options taken - will assist settlers in finding new locations
- 1935
- Forest program WPA crews open - to restore timber in two counties - options taken - will assist settlers in finding new locations - First ground is being broken in erasing the mark of fire, axe and plow from approximately 517,745 acres of cut-over,...
- Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Cut over lands. 1935-12-05
- Settlers in Colville valley predict they will get damages in smelter fume case.
- 1937
- Settlers in Colville valley predict they will get damages in smelter fume case. - Although no one will predict a definite result, many persons listening to and involved in the Consolidated Smelting and Mining Company's fume case here are willing to...
- Northwest history. International affairs. 1937-07-24
- Will construct $17,000 dike.
- 1915
- Will construct $17,000 dike - Settlers along St. Joe river complete arrangements. - The settlers along the St. Joe river between Goose Heaven and Hell's gulch have completed arrangements with Carscallen Brothers of Coeur d'Alene to build a dike...
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Development. 1915-11-11
- Irrigation cost probe promised
- 1937
- Irrigation cost probe promised. - White settlers on Oroville Tonasket project not to be dispossessed. - Senator Bone was informed today that white settlers on the Oroville Tonasket Indian irrigation project will not be dispossessed if they happen...
- State history. Native Americans. Irrigation. 1937-06-16
- Shut off water from settlers.
- 1925
- Shut off water from settlers. - Boise Irrigation Project Manager arrested, then freed on bond. - Drainage bills unpaid. - Accused alleged to have acted on orders of U. S. Commissioner Mead.
- Northwest history. Irrigation & reclamation. Boise, Idaho. 1925-07-04