Josephine
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- Apr 26, 1880Gold Fever on the Skagit: A Prospector's ReportFresh from the gold fields, miners report that the Skagit region is sparkling with riches, promising to make skeptics take a backseat.Seattle, WA
- May 31, 1880The Gold Rush to Ruby CreekA local merchant receives a singular order for gold scales from miners in the North Cascades, signaling a major mineral boom on the Upper Skagit.Seattle, WA
- Jan 17, 1883Boiler Explosion Wrecks Steamer Josephine Near Port SusanA local steamer bound for the Skagit River suffers a boiler explosion near Fort Susan, leaving several dead and the vessel a total wreck.Port Susan, Stanwood, WA
- Jan 23, 1883A Miraculous Escape from the Josephine ExplosionA local woman and her children avoided tragedy on the doomed steamer by a mere thirty minutes.Seattle, WA
- Jan 17, 1884Steamer Josephine Boiler Explosion Remembered a Year LaterA haunting one-year retrospective on a boiler explosion that devastated a local crew and passengers near Port Hadlock.Port Hadlock, Port Hadlock, WA