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2 stories matching capabl

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:cabl, capac, capaci, carabl, cap, culpabl

  1. A Ferry Before the Ferry: The Fight to Replace Open Boats on Admiralty Inlet

    Whidbey Islanders were crossing to Port Townsend in open rowboats through tide rips and chopping seas. Local merchants and an island resident with $4,000 wanted piers, a steamer and a regular route.

    Sep 15, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusAdmiralty Inlet, Port Townsend, Jefferson CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Pacific’s Lesson: Floating Decks and Real Sailors

    A correspondent proposes turning steamer decks into life-rafts—and blames the wreck of the Pacific on owners who replaced seamen with freight handlers.

    Feb 5, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusCape Flattery, Neah Bay, Clallam CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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