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1 story matching Wellington

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  1. Sheriff Blocks 28 Miners From Landing — a Newspaper Calls Out the 'Chronic Pauper Hunter'

    In 1877, a steamboat captain brought 28 out-of-work miners from Victoria to Port Townsend. The sheriff said they were paupers and refused to let them off the boat. This Seattle editor wasn't having it.

    Mar 31, 1877Puget Sound DispatchPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyWork & Pay

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