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  1. The 'Miraculous Devil' Seed

    A local curiosity exhibit features strange, jumping seeds from Mexico, rumored to be poisonous and charged with mysterious 'electric fluid.'

    Sep 19, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

  2. An Early Coastal Survey of the Quillehuyt River

    James G. Swan documents his journey to the Quillayute River, describing the geography, the Indigenous stronghold at James Island, and the aftermath of the Southerner shipwreck.

    Oct 12, 1861Washington StandardJames Island, La Push, Clallam County

  3. The Perilous Journey to the Salmon Mines

    Recent reports from the Columbia River confirm a trail of tragedy, as miners traveling in makeshift bateaux fall victim to capsizing boats and drowning in the treacherous rapids.

    Sep 13, 1862Washington StandardLewiston, Whitman CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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