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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
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| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 32 |
| 1877 | 29 |
| 1878 | 26 |
| 1879 | 2 |
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| 1882 | 6 |
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| 1887 | 22 |
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| 1889 | 37 |
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| 1892 | 93 |
| 1893 | 84 |
| 1894 | 71 |
| 1895 | 90 |
| 1898 | 2 |
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| 1903 | 35 |
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7 stories matching deep
- The Unpopular Appointment of B. F. Kendall
Public outcry swells across Washington Territory against the controversial selection of a local lawyer as the new Indian Superintendent.
- The Gold Rush at Nez Perces
A local captain reports on the booming prospects for thousands of miners seeking quartz gold in the Blue Mountains.
- The House Rejects Treason Resolution
Tensions reach a boiling point in the territorial legislature as members debate the loyalty of Delegate Isaac I. Stevens during the onset of the Civil War.
- The Nez Perce Gold Rush Begins
Vivid reports from Walla Walla suggest a major new gold strike is underway in the Nez Perce country, drawing hundreds of prospectors despite brutal winter conditions.
- An Early Exploration of the Quillehuyt River
James G. Swan documents his journey into the remote Quillehuyt River country, naming landmarks and describing the indigenous villages encountered.
- Life on the Edge of the World: A Dispatch from Tatoosh Island
A rare 1861 account of the desolate, storm-battered lives of lighthouse keepers and their interactions with the Makah people at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
- The Murder of Chief Swell
A faithful ally to white settlers is murdered in a cold-blooded territorial dispute, exposing the impotence of the Indian Agency.