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5 stories matching lasso

  1. The Cowboy of Elliott Bay

    A Spokane journalist turns cowboy on the open water, lassoing a fleeing deer from the deck of a Puget Sound steamer.

    Jan 1, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDuwamish Head, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Tragedy of a Lonely Laborer

    A Norwegian laborer, recently arrived in Port Townsend with a large sum of money, commits a desperate act of self-strangulation while in city jail.

    Feb 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The San Juan Huntresses of English Camp

    Two young women in the San Juan Islands hunted a deer without a gun, pursuing it by rowboat until they could dispatch it with a knife.

    Jan 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEnglish Camp, San Juan Island, San Juan CountyStrange But True

  4. The Sea-Faring Buck of Blaine

    A steamship crew takes a detour five miles offshore to rescue a exhausted deer lost at sea.

    Jun 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlaine, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

  5. The Card Sharps Who Picked the Wrong Captain—and Sailed to Peru

    Two Seattle gamblers went to Port Townsend to fleece the master of the British ship Dimsdale. He found out, shanghaied them both, and set sail for Callao.

    Apr 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyNightlife

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