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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 9 |
| 1858 | 8 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 11 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 124 |
| 1877 | 96 |
| 1878 | 60 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 22 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 171 |
| 1884 | 68 |
| 1885 | 120 |
| 1886 | 60 |
| 1887 | 64 |
| 1888 | 72 |
| 1889 | 225 |
| 1890 | 32 |
| 1891 | 142 |
| 1892 | 412 |
| 1893 | 383 |
| 1894 | 359 |
| 1895 | 455 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1898 | 28 |
| 1899 | 102 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 262 |
| 1904 | 197 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 84 |
| 1909 | 254 |
| 1910 | 56 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 31 |
| 1915 | 39 |
| 1916 | 93 |
| 1917 | 26 |
| 1918 | 9 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 28 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
11 stories matching sever
- The Boiler Bursts at Five Twenty
A mill boiler at Port Madison exploded before the morning shift was fully at work, killing five men and scalding a sixth. A witness wrote that ten minutes later would have killed more.
- Vancouver Block Destroyed by Fire
A massive blaze erupts in the early morning hours, causing thousands of dollars in property damage and leaving a man critically injured.
- Tensions Rise on the Upper Columbia
Miners and settlers report growing hostility as military protection is withdrawn from the frontier.
- An Escape on Scott Mountain
A prospector narrowly survives a harrowing encounter with an armed man while traveling through the rugged wilderness near Tumwater.
- The Divorce Factory of 1861
Tired of a legislative session flooded with endless divorce petitions, the Washington Territorial Council finally moves to curb the practice.
- Public Brawl Erupts at the Simcoe Indian Agency
A political power struggle between the Superintendent of Indian Affairs and a suspended agent descends into a physical fight involving guns and local partisans.
- A War Party Among the Makah
James G. Swan recounts the violent return of a Makah war party to Neah Bay after a retaliatory expedition against the Elwha people near Dungeness.
- A May Day Celebration on Chambers Prairie
While war clouds gathered on the horizon, the citizens of Olympia took to the countryside to celebrate May Day with a traditional picnic, Maypole, and dancing.
- 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.
- The San Juan Island Standoff
Tensions between American settlers and British authorities on San Juan Island flare in the territorial legislature, sparking a debate over sovereignty and the treatment of American interests.
- Gold on the Wenatchee
Miners returning from the Wenatchee country report paying prospects—and a rush is already forming from Puget Sound.