Yakima, Washington

Yakima is a U.S. city, the county seat of Yakima County, Washington and the state's eleventh largest city by population. Yakima is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of Mount Rainier in Washington, situated in the Yakima Valley, a productive agricultural region noted for apple, wine and hop production. As of 2011, the Yakima Valley produces 77% of all hops grown in the United States. The name Yakima originates from the Yakama Nation, located south of the city.

Yakima in The House of Daniel
In 1934, Yakima relied heavily on agriculture, including apples and wheat. The summer harvest usually brought countless workers filling up every available room, and picking was almost constant.

Yakima had the semipro Indians, who'd been pros in the 1920s.