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1. The Girl and the Cougar of Ferndale

   A peaceful encounter between a child and a wild animal in the forests near Ferndale highlights the proximity of wilderness to the early settlements.

   Aug 29, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFerndale, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

2. The Predator of Hutchinsons Creek

   A Danish settler in a local farming community takes matters into his own hands after a cougar targets his livestock.

   Jun 22, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAcme, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

3. The Bear Hunter of First Avenue

   When a bear threatened a farm near Seattle, one determined man took matters into his own hands—and his own shotgun.

   Aug 23, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

4. A Terrifying Two-Mile Stalk in Snohomish

   After an unarmed rancher was cornered by a massive cougar, a dramatic rescue mission ensued to drive the beast back into the brush.

   Dec 18, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPilchuck Road, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

5. The Panther of Willapa

   A bold mountain lion terrorizes a logging site until a local man takes action.

   Dec 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWillapa, Pacific CountyStrange But True

6. The 'Beastly Indian Country' Divorce

   A fresco painter’s suit for divorce reveals the profound fear and racial anxieties of an immigrant wife refusing to join her husband in the American West.

   Mar 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

7. A Close Encounter with a Cougar

   Two young boys on a hunting trip in the Deschutes River valley survive an unnerving standoff with a massive mountain lion.

   Feb 1, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDeschutes River, Olympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

8. A 'Beast' in the Courtroom Says Only 'Not a Word'

   McGee, convicted of assaulting his wife with intent to murder, drew ten years in Walla Walla—but his appeal kept him in the King County jail while Seattle read about his courtroom act.

   Jan 27, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKing County Courthouse, SeattleTrue Crime

9. The Breakfast Guest That Wouldn't Leave

   A morning meal in rural Washington is interrupted by a massive bear, leading to a desperate struggle at the farmhouse window.

   Mar 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis, Lewis CountyStrange But True

10. A Close Call on the Logging Trail

    A local sportsman finds his gun jammed while a bear charges, forcing a desperate, makeshift solution.

    Jun 5, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAuburn, King CountyStrange But True

11. The Heifer-Hunting Beast of Kamilche

    A two-year-old cow goes missing, and a hunting party tracks a massive cougar to its end.

    Jun 13, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerShelton, Mason CountyStrange But True

12. A Bear Hunt in a Hollow Tree

    Two Snoqualmie settlers trap and kill a furious bear after an intense standoff inside a tree.

    Jan 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie, King CountyStrange But True

13. The Runaway Horse and the Vanishing Whiskers

    A local man's vanity is literally snatched away by a runaway horse during a dramatic street rescue in downtown Seattle.

    Aug 7, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

14. The Deadly Perils of Amateur Hunting

    A satirical warning about the 'sporting' men of the Pacific Northwest who, in their eagerness to bag big game, frequently mistake their own relatives for deer.

    Jul 31, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLopez Island, San Juan CountyStrange But True

15. A Terrifying Mountain Encounter

    A visiting tailor from Tacoma fled for his life after a face-to-face confrontation with a cougar in the hills near Hot Springs.

    Jun 28, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGreenwater, Pierce CountyStrange But True

16. The Bank President and the Federal Judge

    When the federal government began investigating his failing bank, a Tacoma business owner launched a public crusade against the judge presiding over the case.

    Feb 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · Scandal

17. A Woodsman's Night Terrors

    A Snoqualmie man's journey home turns into a desperate flight from wildlife after his lantern fails.

    Oct 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie, King CountyStrange But True

18. Bear Hunt on Main Street

    A surprise visitor causes a stir in a small town.

    Dec 23, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMain Street, Wilbur, Lincoln CountyStrange But True

19. The Revenge of the Clipped Horses

    A neighborhood feud in O'Brien turns into a courtroom drama after a farmer's prize horses are spitefully shorn.

    Feb 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerO'Brien, Kent, King CountyFollow the Money

20. The Sea Gives Up the Dead at Sequim Bay

    Storms and high tides tear open an old Native burying ground near Sequim Bay, exposing skeletons — and, reportedly, drawing grave-robbers to the loot buried with the dead.

    Apr 12, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSequim Bay, SequimExclusion & Resistance · Gone Forever

21. The Great Whale Hunt at Neah Bay

    Seventeen canoes descend on a leviathan, turning a tribal bounty into a winter food supply.

    Jul 20, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCape Flattery, Neah Bay, Clallam CountyStrange But True

22. A Hunter's Bear Hug Nearly Becomes His Last

    Adam Mechling shot at what he took for a fawn in the Skagit County woods and found himself beneath a 300-pound she bear.

    Aug 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHamilton, Skagit CountyStrange But True

23. The Hitching Post Fountain

    A historic Seattle landmark, rescued from use as a stable hitching post, is restored to its purpose by the W.C.T.U. and the Good Templars.

    Jun 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

24. The Devil's Range

    A drunken seaman's terrifying hallucination on a Port Townsend stove.

    Mar 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

25. The Lion in the Boiler Room

    When a traveling circus lion escaped into a Seattle industrial district, two workers found themselves trapped in a boiler-house, staring down a predator while attempting a quiet rescue.

    May 3, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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