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A sudden leak in a winter gale drowned Captain Slater and several others on a routine Puget Sound run from Port Townsend to Port Gamble.
“The boat was settling fast, and the order was given for every one to take care of himself.”
A federal effort to build a lighthouse on Puget Sound hit a wall in 1878 when landowners demanded 'exorbitant' prices, sparking a debate over the government's power to acquire land.
“The price asked was exorbitant, and the building of the light-house has been postponed until such time as the land for a sight can be procured for a reasonable price.”
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