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  1. The Midnight Smuggling Ring at Oyster Bay

    Customs officials track a clandestine operation smuggling Chinese laborers into Washington via the mudflats near Olympia.

    Sep 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOyster Bay, Olympia, Kitsap CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. The Volga Smuggling Ring Busted

    Federal authorities zero in on ship owners and captains accused of running Chinese immigrants ashore near Olympia.

    Sep 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOyster Bay, Olympia, Kitsap CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  3. The Resurrection of the Big Chief

    A Mud Bay man wakes from a trance to declare himself a prophet, leading hundreds of Indigenous followers into town in a solemn, chanting procession.

    Nov 20, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMud Bay, Olympia, Kitsap CountyLocal Legends

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