News reports and photos from Black Diamond and the towns of Bayne, Cumberland, Danville, Durham, Elkcoal, Franklin, Kangley, Krain, Kummer, Lawson, Navy, Palmer, Ravensdale, and Selleck
Originally published in The Seattle Daily Times, May 31, 1911
Two out of five now aggressive candidate for position which their chief will leave next year
Sheriff, himself, would be governor
By M.M. Mattison
Unless Sheriff Robert T. Hodge takes a hand in the fight—and there is little likelihood that he will—four or five of his deputies are apt to be lined up as candidates for sheriff next year. At least two of them are aggressive aspirants now and the names of three others are conjured with by politicians.
Originally published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 27, 1963
Your family will enjoy this inspiring 205-mile drive that skirts the giant evergreens of Federation Forest… and meanders through alpine meadows
On the drive round Mount Rainier, there are many places where you’ll want to stop and take pictures.
You and your family can spend a memorable day or weekend on this 205-mile trip around Mount Rainier. The drive will take you through some of the most spectacular scenery in our Northwest and provide opportunities to fish, ride, hike, and see many forms of wildlife.
An outing like this is naturally an education for the youngsters. And it will let you share many new experiences together that will become subjects for family discussion in weeks to come.
Originally published in the Covington Reporter, May 25, 2018
The Department of the Interior has granted a permit to resume mining at the Black Diamond location
By Aaron Kunkler
Pacific Coast Coal Company geologist Mike Conaboy shows off a small seam of coal on the surface close to Pit 2, where the company will be mining coal. Photo by Ray Still
After seven years of working with federal regulators, the Pacific Coast Coal Company is gearing up to re-open the only operating coal mine in Washington just outside Black Diamond.
The approval is the latest development for the dormant mine, which made headlines last fall when federal regulators found the mine would have no significant environmental impacts. Environmentalists and local leaders have expressed opposition to the mine reopening, but the Pacific Coast Coal Company (PCCC) appears to be moving ahead nonetheless and is planning to restart mining by this fall at the earliest.
Originally published in Y Ddolen, April, May, June 2023
By JoAnne Matsumura
Michael Farman
The Education Conference of 1921 was established to promote international friendship, to be observed by all, and to be known as International Friendship Day.
Leading educators met for their annual gathering in 1922. They established a day to be known as World Good Will Day to bring the worldwide essential of peace and goodwill through to the schools of the nation through teaching and the exchange of letters.
By 1923 a national organization proposed fostering a good will day to be observed by children. Universities and schools began establishing a Universal Good Will Day. The World Federation of Educational Associations inaugurated the movement in 1925.
Originally published in the Pacific Coast Bulletin, May 15, 1929
Some outfit in the Mountain League may stop this steam-rolling bunch from Black Diamond. The way they are travelling now it is going to take a couple of barricades and few barrages to turn the trick. Bill Cushing is certainly leading a smooth working, snappy bunch of socking sluggers. They don’t do much beefing but, brother, they do a man’s size job of biffing.”
Originally published in the Pacific Coast Bulletin, May 1, 1929
The above is a front view of Enumclaw’s Municipal Building. Every public structure in this thriving city is a joy to the eye. Their store buildings, their churches, their splendid and impressive schools, all speak volumes for prosperity and civic pride.
Originally published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 25, 1953
Two others killed high in Cascades
Rough trip—Lumberjacks of the Mountain Tree Farm Lumber Co. at Cedar Falls bring out two survivors of C-46 transport plane crash in Cascades. Arrows point to the two litters. Lumberjacks carried the men 2 miles, then a helicopter picked them up for rest of trip to Seattle. Air Force men in party are paramedics who leaped near the crash scene. Rescuers hiked over intervening mountain to get to the wreckage. – Post Intelligencer photo by Jim Huff
Two survivors of a C-46 airplane crash in the Cascades, borne down a steep mountain by a brigade of silver-hatted lumberjacks, were lifted by helicopter to Seattle and hospitalized late Friday afternoon.
One body, tentatively identified by papers in a billfold as that of Chief Pilot Maurice A. Booska, was received and later taken to King County Morgue. Positive identification was expected to be made Saturday.
King County Coroner John P. Brill Jr. said there was no trace of the plane’s fourth occupant, co-pilot Donald F. Dwelley.
Originally published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 24, 1953
A twin-engine nonscheduled transport plane with four crewmen aboard disappeared early Thursday morning in cloud-shrouded Cascade Mountains 50 miles east of its Seattle destination.
The America Air Transport C-46 apparently was the second to crash this month as it neared Seattle. A Miami Airlines nonscheduled DC-3 with 25 aboard crashed April 14 near Selleck, killing six persons.
Originally published in The Seattle Daily Times, April 23, 1923
Nosing out Black Diamond after a terrific battle, the Wandering Stars of Seattle added their third straight victory yesterday at the coal mining town by winning 4 to 3.
Originally published in The Seattle Daily Times, April 18, 1923
Black Diamond to entertain
Black Diamond will open its baseball season on its home grounds Sunday with the Wandering All-Stars of Seattle for opponents. This will be the second coal mining town in which the Wanderers have initiated the season, having raised the curtain at Issaquah last Sunday by beating the club in that town, 6 to 0.
Johnny Quinn, who allowed Issaquah only one hit in six innings last Sunday, will do the deceiving for the Wanderers.
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