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  1. A Logging Train, a Fallen Tree, and Two Deaths in the Dark

    On the Washington Southern's first run near Shelton, a tree bridging a sand cut killed a brakeman and a tender man before the engine could stop. The town mourned two young workers.

    Nov 23, 1891The Olympia TribuneShelton, Mason CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. Two Miles Perched on the Lower Circle of a Rainbow

    A Shelton legislator's private letter describing a steamer passage up Hammersley's Inlet becomes the best prose in the paper — a circle of prismatic color, starfish, glaciers and one awestruck captain.

    Nov 9, 1891The Olympia TribuneHammersley Inlet, Shelton, Mason CountyStrange But True

  3. A Prune Colony for Mason County

    Frank Williamson sells 1,200 acres on Big Skookum Bay for $20,000, promising five-acre orchard tracts on easy payments.

    Dec 12, 1891The Olympia TribuneShelton, Mason CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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