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83 stories
- A Mill Worker's Narrow Escape
A standard day at the Port Blakeley mill turned catastrophic when a falling door triggered the log carriage, pinning a worker against the machinery.
- The Cough-Mixture Case: Whisky, Good Fellowship and a Reservation Trial
A white 'Indian farmer' from Arkansas was charged with selling liquor to Indians after he shared cold medicine on a canoe trip. The case collapsed when the court heard it was born of a tribal feud.
- A Shipboard Altercation at Port Blakely
A sailor is hospitalized with a broken leg following a mysterious scuffle in the forecastle of a ship docked at Port Blakely.
- A Sailor's Crushed Hand and the Ship That Had to Answer for It
A seaman's right hand was crushed aboard the bark Cambridge at Port Blakely. He sued in Seattle for unpaid wages and $5,000 in damages, dragging the vessel into federal court.
- The Price of Industrial Progress: A Port Madison Tragedy
A dockside worker is crushed while maneuvering heavy machinery, highlighting the precarious nature of labor in the Puget Sound timber industry.
- The Herring Oil Boom on Puget Sound
A new industry turns Puget Sound's abundant herring and dogfish into a lucrative oil enterprise, promising a 'little fortune' for those early to the trade.
- The Perilous Crossing of the Sound
A young man attempted a midnight sailboat trip from Port Blakely to Seattle during a gale; now, only his empty boat remains.
- The Industrial Heartbeat of Port Madison
A century-old giant of the timber trade hits record-breaking production levels as demand for Washington lumber skyrockets.
- The Ghost Ship of Port Madison
A mysterious, unmanned scow drifts into the bay, sparking speculation about the missing crew.
- Vanished on the Sound
Two ranchers from Bainbridge Island fail to return home, sparking fears of a tragedy in the rough winter waters.
- The Drowning of the Beachcombers
A capsized skiff found at Jacobson’s Point reveals the grim fate of two men who vanished during a severe storm on the Sound.
- A Mill Owner's Warning: Free Trade and the Fight for Seattle's Lumber Future
Port Blakely's C. P. Holmes saw tariff-free lumber helping British Columbia, doubted the China-Japan war would rescue trade, and still believed Seattle's natural harbor would win.
- A Wharf Foreman Tied an Iron Bar to His Neck and Stepped Into the Bay
James Mobley, foreman for the Port Blakely Mill Company, left his hat on the wharf as the only clue — a private collapse in a company mill town.
- The Unlucky Mill Worker
A workplace accident at the Fort Blakely mill results in a serious injury for a local laborer.
- A Frontier 'Scraping Match' in Fort Blakely
A rough-and-tumble dispute between two citizens reveals the volatile nature of 1880s Puget Sound life.
- The Great Clam Bake of 1885
A Seattle party crosses the Sound to Port Blakely, where local Indigenous hosts treat the visitors to a massive, traditional clam bake that captures the awe and appetite of the pioneer era.
- The Clam-Bake Diplomacy of 1885
When a visiting excursion party arrived in Seattle, they were treated to a massive, industrial-scale clam bake at Port Blakely—and the spectacle of geoduck-sized clams that baffled the visitors.
- The Rapid Rise of Eagle Harbor
A quiet settlement nine miles from Seattle transforms into a thriving community with a school and regular preaching.
- An Italian Sailor's Missing Papers
A small bag of personal letters and navy discharge papers belonging to an Italian man washes ashore between Port Blakely and Eagle Harbor.
- A Diplomatic Salute in Fort Blakely
A French ship captain, confused by the celebratory shouting in a local harbor, fires a salute in honor of the wrong man.
- The Ferryman's Folly on Puget Sound
A squall catches an inexperienced sailor and sends a local ferryman’s sloop to the bottom of the Sound.
- John C. Hornbeck, Pioneer Steamboat Man
A gold-miner and engineer who built early Puget Sound steamboats dies in Kitsap County.
- Puget Sound Lumber Sails for South Africa
A new steamship and clipper line carries Northwest timber to Delagoa Bay and the gold fields of Johannesburg.
- A $3 Million Sawmill Goes Corporate on Puget Sound
Port Blakely’s mill owners incorporated in California, putting a $3 million lumber empire under a manager who would run it from the Washington Territory shore.
- The Six-Year Labor of the 'State of Washington'
A Port Madison artisan spends half a decade hand-crafting a scale model ship, turning ivory, gold, and silk into a $2,500 masterpiece.
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