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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 62 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 76 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 52 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 83 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 62 |
| 1892 | 188 |
| 1893 | 190 |
| 1894 | 214 |
| 1895 | 203 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 64 |
| 1904 | 63 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 37 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
7 stories matching cut
- The Battle for the Big Cut
On the frontier of 1872, railroad crews fight the Cowlitz floods and 'Big Cut' rock to carve a path for the North Pacific line.
- The Great Timber Heist: Federal Law Cracks Down on Puget Sound Loggers
In 1872, the U.S. government enforced a strict new law protecting live-oak and red-cedar from unauthorized removal, threatening massive fines and ship seizures for anyone caught logging federal lands without Navy permission.
- Miner Gershall Wardpil Dies by Suicide in 1872
An itinerant worker seeking a new start in the Washington territory ends his own life, leaving behind only a watch and a pocket of cash.
- The Rowdiest Port in the Pacific Northwest
An 1872 report describes the brutal realities of the maritime labor market in Port Townsend, where sailors were coerced into service and returned to shore battered and bruised.
- The Gentleman Wood-Sawyer of Seattle
When a young man’s romantic and financial future hung in the balance, he traded his social standing for an axe to impress a boarding-house landlady’s daughter.
- The Tyrant of the High Seas: A Sailor’s Knife vs. a Mate’s Revolver
In a dramatic trial before U.S. Commissioner D.S. Smith, witnesses describe how the first mate of the brig *Sampson* beat a sailor into paralysis with an iron bar and revolver, sparking outrage over maritime abuse.
- Seattle’s 1872 Brothel Controversy and Public Hypocrisy
A scathing October 1872 letter to the editor condemned a Seattle establishment that advertised itself as a restaurant and skating rink while operating as a brothel, exposing the city’s hypocrisy.