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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1909 | 61 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
3 stories
- The Deadly Slide at Coal Creek
Tragedy strikes a mining camp as a massive snow slide buries cabins and claims lives, leaving families in mourning and survivors in constant fear.
- The Tragic Burial of a Mining Camp
A massive snow slide crashes through the Vallejo mining camp, claiming multiple lives and leaving a community to dig through the frozen rubble.
- The Day Seaton Went Up in Smoke
A devastating fire tore through a Washington sawmill town, proving how quickly the industrial heart of the frontier could vanish.