The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volumes 1-10Washington University State Historical Society., 1919 - Northwest, Pacific |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 21
... passed the Gap , Park Bottom and out into the valley . A few miles farther down we ascended Snipes Mountain and traveled along its summit the better to view the country on either side . As I gazed on the scene I then and there resolved ...
... passed the Gap , Park Bottom and out into the valley . A few miles farther down we ascended Snipes Mountain and traveled along its summit the better to view the country on either side . As I gazed on the scene I then and there resolved ...
Page 22
... to be suspended , but even ere the panic had passed work began again , and by 1893 Super- intendent Granger's June day resolution had been fulfilled . • • As early as 1894 the company surveyed the site and 22 Rose M. Boening.
... to be suspended , but even ere the panic had passed work began again , and by 1893 Super- intendent Granger's June day resolution had been fulfilled . • • As early as 1894 the company surveyed the site and 22 Rose M. Boening.
Page 23
... passing mention ; for this valley was and is today the center of greatest irrigation interest . In January , 1892 ... passed into the hands of the Northern Pacific , Yakima and Kittitas Irrigating Company , who soon enlarged the ditch ...
... passing mention ; for this valley was and is today the center of greatest irrigation interest . In January , 1892 ... passed into the hands of the Northern Pacific , Yakima and Kittitas Irrigating Company , who soon enlarged the ditch ...
Page 25
... passed by Congress an in- teresting act , July 23 , 1894 , granting the Columbia Irrigation Com- pany a right of way through the Indian Reservation provided that the grantee should at all times furnish the Indian allotees along said ...
... passed by Congress an in- teresting act , July 23 , 1894 , granting the Columbia Irrigation Com- pany a right of way through the Indian Reservation provided that the grantee should at all times furnish the Indian allotees along said ...
Page 26
... passed March 20 , 1888 , authorizing the Secretary of the Interior , through the Director of the Geological Survey ... passing of the famous National Reclamation Act . This provided that all moneys received from the sale and disposal of ...
... passed March 20 , 1888 , authorizing the Secretary of the Interior , through the Director of the Geological Survey ... passing of the famous National Reclamation Act . This provided that all moneys received from the sale and disposal of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres Alaska American Bagley canal Captain Charles Chart chief circuit Coast Columbia River Congress Constitution County Pioneer courts Creek death district Edmond Edward McMahon election George Governor Harbor Hazard Stevens Historical Society History honor House Hudson's Bay Company Idaho Indian irrigation Island John Journal judges Kalama Kamehameha King County Kittitas Kittitas County Lake land legislature Letter Lewis Lieutenant Meany Mercer party miles Mountain Names MSS Nisqually Northern Pacific noted Okanogan Olympia Oregon Pacific Railroad person Pierce County Pioneer Association president Prosch Puget Sound qualified electors reviewed by Edward route San Juan County San Juan Island Seattle secretary senate separate article settlers Smith Snohomish County Spokane Country Steilacoom survey T. C. ELLIOTT Tacoma thereof Thomas tion town treasurer United University of Washington Vancouver vice-president volume vote Walla Walla Wash Washington Historical Quarterly Washington Territory West Wilkes Expedition William Yakima Yakima River
Popular passages
Page 121 - All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws...
Page 110 - Upon conviction for treason, he shall have power to suspend the execution of the sentence, until the case shall be reported to the Legislature at its next meeting, when the Legislature shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve.
Page 122 - ... years from the passage of such law, and shall specially appropriate the proceeds of such taxes to the payment of such principal and interest; and such appropriation shall not be repealed, nor the taxes be postponed or diminished, until the principal and interest of such debt shall have been wholly paid.
Page 137 - That the people inhabiting said proposed State do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries thereof...
Page 110 - He shall annually communicate to the legislature each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon, or reprieve, with his reasons for granting the same.
Page 61 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
Page 127 - All city, town and village officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some division thereof, or appointed by such authorities thereof, as the Legislature shall designate for that purpose.
Page 111 - The Governor shall, at the commencement of each session, and at the close, of his term of office, give to the General Assembly information, by message, of the condition of the State, and shall recommend such measures as he shall deem expedient.
Page 129 - All criminal prosecutions and penal actions which may have arisen, or which may arise before the change from a territorial to a state government, and which shall then be pending, shall be prosecuted to Judgment and execution in the name of the state.
Page 68 - Granting to any corporation, association or individual any special or exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise whatever.