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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 16 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 24 |
| 1893 | 28 |
| 1894 | 24 |
| 1895 | 16 |
115 stories
- The Brutal Burlesque at Port Gamble
A Masonic initiation ceremony goes too far, leaving the audience horrified by realistic theatrics.
- An Italian Sailor's Missing Papers
A small bag of personal letters and navy discharge papers belonging to an Italian man washes ashore between Port Blakely and Eagle Harbor.
- The Unseen Work Behind the Dock
A retort to rumors of labor shortages at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, emphasizing the reality of clearing wilderness before construction can begin.
- The Tragedy of a Lonely Settler at Hines Lake
A young Chicago transplant drowns in a remote lake after a fishing trip ends in a mysterious, fatal accident.
- John C. Hornbeck, Pioneer Steamboat Man
A gold-miner and engineer who built early Puget Sound steamboats dies in Kitsap County.
- A Senator's Hour-Long Fight Saved Puget Sound's Dry Dock
Washington's Senator Squire talked the Senate out of deep cuts to the Puget Sound dry dock, keeping the project alive and its funding immediately available.
- Daring Sea Rescue at Port Orchard
A squall nearly capsized a rowboat near Port Orchard; a Nipsic crew rescued Minnie Ketcheson and a captain's son.
- The Dry Dock at Port Orchard Nears Completion
Surveyors, granite cutters and carpenters are closing in on the main structure at the Port Orchard naval station, with pumps expected next month.
- Puget Sound Lumber Sails for South Africa
A new steamship and clipper line carries Northwest timber to Delagoa Bay and the gold fields of Johannesburg.
- The Six-Year Labor of the 'State of Washington'
A Port Madison artisan spends half a decade hand-crafting a scale model ship, turning ivory, gold, and silk into a $2,500 masterpiece.
- The Strange Case of the Drifting Float
When a massive, expensive city-owned float vanished from its moorings, it sparked a mystery that ended in a quiet cove across the bay.
- Competition for the Port Orchard Dry Dock
A flurry of bids arrives for the massive Navy project in Port Orchard, testing the influence of Seattle and Tacoma firms.
- The Tale of a Captain's Favorite Cane
A heartfelt exchange between a late local legend and his longtime friend.
- The Captain and the Bride of Puget Sound
A festive wedding at the corner of Ninth and Pine unites a prominent Seattle sea captain and a daughter of the Pacific Northwest.
- Vancouver’s 1792 Exploration of Port Orchard
A historic excerpt from Captain George Vancouver’s 1792 journals describing the discovery and naming of the harbor we know today as Port Orchard.