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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 24 |
| 1893 | 39 |
| 1894 | 20 |
| 1895 | 26 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
5 stories
- The Man Who Returned from the Grave
A shipwrecked man’s family burned his belongings and went into mourning, only to be shocked by his miraculous return.
- A Whale Hunt off Cape Flattery
Captain Gavin of the steamer Thornton reports a vivid, bloody encounter between Indigenous hunters and a whale.
- A Broken-Down Mailboat Left Clallam County Cut Off
For months, the steamer on the Neah Bay route ran late, broke down, and at least once used a craft known to be unsafe. The Post-Intelligencer wanted the contract revoked.
- Inferno in the Olympics
Citizens gather on Church Hill in Port Angeles to watch a massive timber fire burning in the Olympic Mountains.
- The Wreck of the Revere
A dense fog causes the American bark Revere to run aground near Cape Flattery, resulting in a total loss of the ship but a successful rescue by local Indigenous communities.