Alaska Commercial Company
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- Jul 12, 1888The 'Oscar and Hattie' Proves a Bounty of FishA schooner returns from Alaska, signaling the dawn of a new independent fishing industry in Puget Sound.Seattle, WA
- Feb 1, 1891The Octopus and the Seal: A Local Captain’s War Against a Washington MonopolyIn 1901, Port Townsend resident James G. Swan published affidavits from experienced hunters to debunk Professor Elliott’s claim that seal pups sink like stones, exposing the Alaska Commercial Company’s stranglehold on federal policy.Port Townsend, WA
- Feb 5, 1891The Great Seal Controversy: Do Pups Swim or Sink?Local mariners and traders challenge the prevailing scientific 'fables' about seal pup habits to protest federal regulation of North Pacific sealing.Neah Bay, WA
- Jan 7, 1895The Sealing Monopoly Judge Swan Called a ‘Monumental Humbug’A federal report from Port Townsend shows Puget Sound sealers thriving while a Smithsonian expert blasts the Alaska Commercial Company’s grip on the Pribilof Islands.Port Townsend, WA
- Aug 19, 1899The Farewell Voyage of the Third CavalryAs the steamship St. Paul prepares to ferry soldiers to the Philippine Islands, Seattle watches its 'brave boys in blue' depart for a war from which many may never return.Seattle, WA