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New Discoveries Boost Stevens County Prosperity
A historic summary of Stevens County development highlights magnesite discovery lifting industry from mining to manufacturing. It traces Hud son Bay Company era, gold rush, quartz mining, rail expansion, electric Point mine profits, and the rise of magnesite deposits in old Valley quarries. It also covers Farm Loan Association formation, federal credit act support, and local political notes including Bryan and Wilson.
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Stevens County
Hudson's Bay Co
Columbia River
Colville Valley
Gladstone Mountain
Moses
Electric Point
Northport
Valley
Europe
Chicago
Pennsylvania
State School of Mines
Pullman
Colville
Stevens County Farm Loan Association
Chris McDowell
Echo
John B. Slater
Federal Loan Bureau
National Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Mississippi
U. S
Ienry F. Sollis
New Stampshire
Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska Statesman
Trust Alliance
Wilson
Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraska
Washington, D. C
West
Missouri