Online Book! Squak Valley by Bessie Wilson Craine Printed Version Also Available

Authored by one of Issaquah's original pioneers, Bessie Wilson Craine. This is an online version of the book published Issaquah Historical Society. The online edition is created in collaboration with students from Issaquah High School enrolled in the TIP program, David Edfeldt, director.  About the book.

NOTE:  This Online Version currently contains only the text from the first 19 pages of this 69 page book.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Natives murder the Casto Family
3. History of Bessie's House
4. Origins of the Gilman Coal Mines
5. William Pickering Moves to Squak Valley
6. First Mail Route - Pickering Post Office
7. First School
8. History of the Wold's Hop Fields
9. Crane Family History
10. Bessie moves to Washington
11. Chinese driven form the Valley
12. Squaws help weed
13. Aunt Louie
14. The Indian Dialect
15. Ralph and Bessie share gum
16. How not to get the mumps
17. Bessie is attacked by
18. Thunder Storms
19. Bessie stays with the Davenports
20. Pet the dog
21. Milking Cows
22. Selling Butter
23. History Repeats itself?
24. Bull comes in for a drink
25. Mourning with the hired man
26. Dreaming
27. Vacation in North Bend
28. Gypsies
29. Cattle Drives
30. Snoqualmie Falls
31. Indian legend of the falls
32. Yellow jackets
33. Bessie fights with friends
34. Aunt Hessie the school teacher
35. The first white child over the pass
36. Going to school