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2 stories matching briar

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:briah, briartown, bri, brianer, bric, brig

  1. The Ghost in the Yellow Trunk

    A tip from surveyors leads two intrepid reporters to the shores of Alki Point, where they unearth a grim secret hidden in the brush.

    Jul 17, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWest Seattle, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  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, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

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