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| Year | Stories |
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| 1862 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 7 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1903 | 1 |
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| 1909 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
7 stories
- The Dangers of the Donkey Engine
A logger suffers a catastrophic, life-altering injury at a Shelton camp after a piece of heavy equipment fails during a haul.
- The Ghost Island of Arcadia
A squatter fights for the right to claim a six-acre island that the federal government officially claims doesn't exist.
- The Skokomish River's Fury
A rapid rise and fall of water levels damages county roads and sweeps away mining camp infrastructure in Mason County.
- The Logging Camp Christmas Boom
Thousands of dollars in wages hit the Shelton economy as loggers prepare for a holiday of debt-paying and celebration.
- Shelton Rail Company Faces Receivership
Clashing interests and a frozen lumber industry push the local rail line into court-appointed management.
- Vigilante Justice in Shelton
A local dispute over stolen money devolves into a gunpoint standoff on the water near Shelton.
- Cottage Home Reduced to Ashes
A summer resort property at Lillewaup Falls is destroyed by a mysterious overnight fire, leaving guests and owners scrambling to save what they could.