Andrew Jackson Splawn, who traversed the valley in 1861 on his way to the nearby mines with his cattle, wrote of his experience: "It was on the fourth day out that we came to the beautiful Kittitas valley.
Andrew Jackson Splawn, der das Tal 1861 auf seinem Weg zu den nahen Bergwerken mit seinen Viehherden durchquerte, schrieb über seine Erfahrungen: „It was on the fourth day out that we came to the beautiful Kittitas valley.