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1 story matching canoemen

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  1. Canoeing the Queets: Promise and Dispossession on the Olympic Peninsula

    An 1892 travelogue celebrates homesteaders in the Queets River valley while arguing that Native hunters should be confined to the reservation.

    Sep 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerQueets, Grays Harbor CountyExclusion & Resistance

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  1. Canoe Capsizes on Lake Washington

    Two men were rescued by a passing steamer after their canoe was swamped by high winds near Madrona Park.

    Jun 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLake Washington, Seattle

  2. Canoe Mishap on the Wynoochee

    A hunting party’s expedition to the Olympics hit a snag when a swollen river claimed their gear.

    Apr 12, 1894Aberdeen HeraldWynoochee River, Aberdeen

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