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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1876 | 6 |
| 1877 | 8 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1893 | 17 |
| 1894 | 16 |
| 1895 | 20 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 1 |
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| 1904 | 6 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1912 | 1 |
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6 stories matching salt
- The Man Who Starved to Death on Doctor's Orders
A tragic case of medical conflicting advice leads to the death of a wealthy man.
- Inside the Tulalip Indian School
A rare 1883 report on the daily operations, hardships, and boarding school labor practices at the Tulalip reservation.
- The Salvage of the Mississippi
After four months of struggle, wreckers are forced to dismantle the sunken collier piece by piece.
- The Government's Bid for a National Telegraph
A proposed legislative act aims to link major cities, including Seattle, into a government-owned communication network.
- The Struggle for a Mountain Wagon Road
A persistent local pioneer lobbies for a Snoqualmie Pass road to connect Eastern Washington farmers to Puget Sound ports.
- The Canal That Would Make Seattle an Island
In 1883, surveyors proposed locks and canals linking Lake Union and Lake Washington to tidewater—so coal could move by water and Seattle could 'practically stand on an island.'