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| Year | Stories |
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| 1893 | 1 |
1 story matching drift
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:drifter, drifton, driftwood, adrift, dri, drip
- The Tragic End of the Steamer Ellis
A sternwheeler plying the waters between Seattle and Sidney is lost to fire, leaving a captain with a total loss and few answers.