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1 story matching sea
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:seab, seal, seam, sear, seat, seav
- The Shipwreck of the Persevere
A vessel founders near Cape Flattery, leading to a precarious encounter with local tribes and a recovery effort by Indian Agent H.A. Webster.