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I. Development of the Northwest Economy: 1800-The Great Depression Native settlement – coastal & interior The Fur Trade Era Overland Settlers: The Oregon Trail Fish Timber Agriculture Local Mining and The Alaska Gold Rush Railroads The great conservation movement at the end of the 19 th century

Map of Hudson’s Bay Trade Source: Mackie, Trading Beyond the Mountains

Location of Lumber Mills

The Great Railroad Boom: Northern Pacific Land Grant

Completion of Northern Pacific Railroad Connection, 1883

Asian Crew Constructing Log Loading Station, Ca. 1910

Steam Donkey Yarding Logs, 1910

Timber Drives Development in Washington Up to 1930

Horse-drawn Combine in the Palouse, 1909

Fishing at Celilo Falls, Columbia River (n.d.) Source: UW Libraries Digital Collections - Industries & Occupations Collection

Scow Fish Wheel Columbia River (n.d.)

Source: UW Libraries Digital Collections - Industries & Occupations Collection Brailing Salmon From a Fish Trap, Possibly Puget Sound (n.d.)

Gold Mining at Monte Cristo 1906: Photo by Ashael Curtis

Alaska Gold Rush July 17, 1897 the steamer Portland arrived in Seattle with a “ton of gold,” That actually turned out to be two tons of gold.

Routes to the Klondike

Closing the Frontier Establishment of National Forests Designation of National Parks Repeal of Public Land Disposal Laws (except Mining Laws of 1872) Land Grants to States

Non-Economic Forces Related to Early Settlement (Johansen) 1.Nationalism 2.Escape harsh weather (of the midwest) 3.Escape the slavery problem 4.Reap the bounty of a new land 5.Accept offer of free land 6.To be a “frontiersman”

II. Modern Settlement Forces and Patterns: WW-II to Present Depression-era public works & Columbia- Snake River Hydropower system development through the 1970’s Growth of High-Tech Manufacturing Rise of the Service Economy Emergence of Government in the economic base Current demographic trends

The Historic and Modern Role of Timber in the Washington Economy Labor productivity clearly evident

Washington State Employment

Share of Washington State Jobs

Employment Trend - Technology Based Industries- Washington State

The Growth of Nonearnings Income (Transfer payments, Dividends, Interest, Rent)

Non-Earnings Income Trend: It is now a substitute for work in many regional economy’s economic base

Stability in Shares of Regional Population Since 1920

Metropolitan Population Shares Have Continued to Increase (2009 metro definitions)

Metro Growth Rates Have Consistently Outpaced Nonmetro Growth Rates Based on 2009 Definitions of Metro and Nonmetro