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3 stories matching settl

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:sett, settler, sette, seattl, setter, set

  1. A New Frontier Near Neah Bay

    Surveyor R.P. Shotts reports on the opening of a new township, promising a flourishing settlement for hardy pioneers.

    May 25, 1877Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPysht River, PyshtBoom & Bust

  2. The Night Port Townsend Refused a Boatload of Strikebreakers

    Twenty-eight destitute men from a Nanaimo miners' strike were shipped to Port Townsend aboard the North Pacific. Sheriff Miller met them at the wharf and said they could not land.

    Mar 23, 1877Puget Sound Weekly ArgusCustom House, Port Townsend, Jefferson CountyWork & Pay · City Hall

  3. The Log Jam That Held Back a Valley: Skagit Settlers Propose a DIY River Clearance

    With a massive log jam blocking navigation on the Skagit River, a settler proposes that landowners take matters into their own hands rather than wait for Congress.

    Feb 12, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusSkagit River, Mount Vernon, Skagit CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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