Cle Elum Echo

Urban - Bakery

Cle Elum citizens can buy a 24 oz. loaf of bread for 5 cents.

1902 January 16

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/86

Cle Elum Tribune

Prohibition

Liquor dealers in Roslyn imported C.B. Reynolds to lecture on their point of view concerning Temperance agitation in the city.

1892 March 02

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/85

Cle Elum Tribune

Prohibition

Temperance Union of Roslyn launched a crusade to close saloons on Sunday. The City Council refused to take action on this matter.

1892 February 24

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/84

Cle Elum Tribune

Gold Mining

Culver mining company is described as having the first bucket tramway in Washington. Cable runs 2,197 feet from terminal station to first ridge. The second is 1,750 feet. Cable weighs approximately 6 tons and will hold 4.5 tons of ore in transit.

1892 February 17

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/83

Cle Elum Tribune

Gold Mining

A report by E.P. Boyles, recorder, gives the history of the claims in the area. The I.I.U., Haw and Ida Elmore, were filed by S.S. Hawkins and Mose Splawn in 1881. Peshastin was prospected in 1862 and worked until 1875 by S. Culver. The Swauk was discovered by Ben Goodwin and others in 1874.

1892 February 03

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/82

Cle Elum Tribune

Prohibition

Temperance Union in Roslyn is protesting liquor and sports (prize fighting).

1892 February 03

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/81

Cle Elum Tribune

Settlement

Cle Elum business is felling the depression.

1892 January 20

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/80

Cle Elum Tribune

Indians

Theudolt, a medicine-man from Thorp, met at Indian Johnny Baker's place for a celebration. (same entry as for January 02, 1892 above)

1892 January 06

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/79

Cle Elum Tribune

Settlement

Article is an eyewitness account by Mrs. James Masterton describing early settlement in upper county. Description of the winter of 1880-1881 follows with names of early settlers (Virden, Mach, Seaton) mentioned. Logging and coming of railroad included as well.

1892 January 02

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/78

Cle Elum Tribune

Indians

Theudolt, a medicine-man from Thorp, met at Indian Johnny Baker's place for a celebration.

1892 January 02

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/77

Cle Elum Tribune

Coal Mining

The Northern Pacific Coal Co. is presently employing 1,085 men, highest to date. Payroll to Dec 1 is $611,533.50. Highest pay month is December at $84,648.35. Lowest pay month is $33,718.80. Coal is reached at a depth of 550 feet.

1891 December 30

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/76

Cle Elum Tribune

Irrigation

Survey party plans to divert water from the Yakima 2 miles below Cle Elum to irrigate some 40,000 acres of land in the Ellensburg area.

1891 December 16

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/75

Cle Elum Tribune

Agriculture - Sheep

Paper takes the position that local range is for the local people and sheep herders should stay out. Paper blames herders for forest fires in the area. Paper asks the county commissioners to take restrictive action.

1891 October 08

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/74

Cle Elum Tribune

Transportation - Roads

Paper editorializes the need for a road to Wenatchee via Swauk. Advantage would create prosperity in the Cle Elum area.

1891 October 08

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/73

Cle Elum Tribune

Farming

Reports are given that 5 to 25 acres on the ranches have been planted to potatoes. The market isn't too good. Figures by James D. Seaton on what is produced in the immediate are given.

1891 September 24

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/72

Cle Elum Tribune

Coal Mining

Northern Pacific Coal Co. concluded a contract with the Union Pacific system. Production will relieve money situation in the area.

1891 September 24

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/71

Cle Elum Tribune

Agriculture - Sheep

Sheepherders are reported to have nearly destroyed the best ranges in the Swauk and Upper Teanaway. Ranchers are protesting to the county commissioners.

1891 September 24

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/70

Cle Elum Tribune

Coal Mining

Roslyn and Ronald produce more coal than all the other mines in the state combined. Mines are owned by North Pacific Coal Co. It supplies the entire Northern Pacific system west of Helena.

1891 September 10

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/69

Cle Elum Tribune

Conservation

Forest fires in the Northwestern part of Kittitas were set by Indians to drive out the game. A large kill of deer and bear is reported.

1891 September 10

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/68

Cle Elum Tribune

Conservation

Thomas Brazil killed a rattlesnake in the Wenatchee measuring 4.5 feet long and 11 inches around. It had 27 rattles. Peter Nelson at Nelson's Siding killed a cinnamon bear. Dressed it weighed 450 pounds. Bears so numerous in Swauk that ranchers must guard swine and chickens.

1891 September 03

http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/67