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  1. Why Is There No Sawmill on Port Townsend Bay?

    With foreign lumber ships crowding the harbor and the mills all seventy miles up the Sound, the Argus does the arithmetic on what the town is throwing away.

    Apr 27, 1877Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Port Townsend, Jefferson CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Hatch Left Open: How a Passenger's Injury Put a Steamship Under Arrest

    Mary Phelps was permanently maimed when a crew removed a hatch aboard the City of Panama. When the vessel reached Port Townsend, U.S. Marshal Hopkins seized it—prompting citizens to raise a $100,000 bond.

    Jul 14, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend harbor, Port TownsendDisasters

  3. A Potlatch at Neah Bay: Blankets, Money, and a Makah Celebration

    A newspaper correspondent visits a Makah potlatch and finds hundreds gathered, a wealthy widow, and gifts of cash and blankets distributed to friends and relations.

    Nov 10, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusNeah Bay, Clallam CountyStrange But True

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