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1 story matching bearkil

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  1. Seattle’s Food and Shelter Depot Served 5,572 Free Meals in December

    The charity’s weekly report defended free meals, promised work for the able-bodied, and insisted it served all comers regardless of race or religion.

    Jan 2, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent

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  1. The Fifteen-Year-Old Hunter of Avondale

    A teenage boy fells a massive black bear with two shots in the woods near Avondale.

    Jun 18, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAvondale, Redmond

  2. Camp Kelpie: A Seattle Hunting Party in the Last Great Bear Country

    In 1895, Seattle sportsmen pitched camp on Hood Canal between the Duckabush and Hamma Hamma rivers and found a wilderness thick with black bear, salmon, and one very unlucky tenderfoot.

    Mar 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBrinnon

  3. A 'Native Son' for the Toughest Town

    While fleeing to California to escape the mountain snows, a stranded couple makes history in the rough-and-tumble railway camp of Skykomish.

    Apr 17, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkykomish

  4. The Cosmopolitan Hotel's Escaped Bear

    A bear cub makes a frantic dash through the streets of Seattle, smashing mirrors and leading his pursuers on a wild chase.

    May 31, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle

  5. The Bear Who Drank the Molasses: A Lumber Camp Disaster

    A hungry black bear broke into a West Branch Lumber Company supply shed in Washington's Cascade Mountains, getting hopelessly stuck in a keg of molasses and becoming a spectacle for the workers.

    Mar 3, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie Pass

  6. An Unexpected Huckleberry Picnic

    A timber claim worker in the mountains above Dayton comes face-to-face with a 250-pound visitor while foraging for berries.

    Jul 13, 1903The Evening StatesmanTouchet River, Dayton

  7. The Pit and the Claw: A Tacoma Man’s Terrifying Tale of Surviving a Bear Attack

    Larsen describes the agony of being pinned in a bear trap, his arm crushed by the beast's jaws, and his desperate fight for survival in the woods near Schomaker.

    Mar 7, 1899The Seattle StarTacoma

  8. Brutal Assault Leaves Wallula Rancher Fighting for Life

    A stranger’s unprovoked attack with a jagged beer bottle has left a rancher in critical condition, shocking the Pasco community.

    Jul 9, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterPasco

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