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Memorial for Chief Lawyer
Get PDF"At a public ceremony on June 3, 1930, the graduating class of Whitman College, Walla Walla, will present a memorial tablet… The date is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the day when Chief Lawyer moved his Nez Perce camp alongside that of Governor Isaac I. Stevens and thus averted an intended attack by an unfriendly tribe.
Biographical Sketch of Captain William Moore
Get PDF"Captain William Moore was one of the outstanding pioneer characters of the northwestern frontier, from the State of Washington through British Columbia and into Alaska where he played a prominent part in the stirring days of the gold excitement of the Klondike.
Our First Official Horticulturist- The Brackenridge Journal
No full text"The Wilkes Exploration Expedition surveyed the natural resources of this region in 1841… This expedition offered incomparable opportunity to several aspiring scientists, no one of whom was more proficient than Brackenridge, horticulturist and assistant botanist, soon to be presented to readers of the Quarterly as a diarist of two exploring trips made in what is now Washington State.
Explorers Honored
Get PDF"The people of Tacoma and invited guests witnessed an elaborate and appropriate program at Sunrise Beach on May 26, 1930, when there was unveiled a marker in honor of explorers.
Geographic Names Decisions
Get PDF"During the last three months the United States Geographic Board has made a number of decisions relating to the State of Washington and its neighbors in the Pacific Northwest.
The North Idaho Annexation Issue (Continued)
Get PDF"He [who] has crossed the Idaho Panhandle, and may wonder why, in a land where it would seem that the topography would determine the political areas, this narrow strip of Idaho along the western slopes of the Bitterroot range should be wedged in between the bulky masses of Montana and Washington...
Pictures of Old Buildings
Get PDF"Leicester B. Holland, Chief of the Division of Fine Arts, Library of Congress, has begun for that great institution a collection of negatives and prints of 'our ancestral architecture,' intended for service comparable to that rendered to the people by the wonderful collection of books.
Geographic Names Decisions
Get PDF"Reports have been received of three meetings by the United States Geographic Board since the last issue of this Quarterly.
Seattle Memories
Get PDF"The author of this book came to Seattle in 1869 and the memories narrated in this volume date from that year. The recollections of notable personages and events are told in a quiet and unpretentious manner.
Early Voyages of the Pacific; a Few Notes on the Days of Iron Men and Wooden Ships
Get PDF"The author, Mr. Archie W. Shiels, disclaims any attempt at writing history. He has, however, for his own pleasure and that of his personal friends revealed some of the 'highlights' of the early voyages to the Pacific Northwest. The little volume will serve as an excellent appetizer to more pretentious works.