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1. A Close Call with a Cub in the Woods

   A young boy's attempt to capture a bear cub nearly ends in disaster when the mother bear returns to defend her offspring.

   May 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

2. A Close Call in the Cascades

   A mountain hunting trip turns into a terrifying chase when a mother bear takes offense at a hunter's pursuit of her cub.

   Aug 20, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

3. The Bear at 8th and Cherry

   An early morning kitchen encounter with a cub ends abruptly for a Seattle resident.

   Aug 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

4. The Art of Roping a Bear

   After a close call with a grizzly, a local man returns to the wilderness to capture a cub with a lariat for the town's amusement.

   Sep 10, 1891The Yakima HeraldMoxee, Yakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

5. The Unintended Urban Pioneers of Sumas

   Two land developers scouting for a new townsite find themselves unexpected fathers to a pair of bear cubs.

   Feb 13, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSumas, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

6. The Nahcotta Bear Fighter

   A meat market man from the coast fends off an angry mother bear using only his boot.

   Sep 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanNahcotta, Pacific CountyStrange But True

7. A Close Call in the Columbia River Gorge

   A young woman on horseback survives an encounter with a starving cougar.

   Jun 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanWoodland, Cowlitz County

8. The High Price of the Seal Hunt

   After returning from a season in the Bering Sea, the crew of the schooner Henry Dennis is paid off, while experts warn that seal herds are vanishing due to over-hunting.

   Sep 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

9. 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, King CountyStrange But True

10. The Rivalry Begins

    Seattle and Tacoma clash in a high-stakes football game at Madison Park, complete with a bear mascot and excursion trains.

    Nov 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Park, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

11. The Grizzly at Point Defiance

    A silver-tip grizzly escapes its cage at Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, wounding three park employees before being put down to protect the zoo’s deer and elk.

    Apr 4, 1904The Tacoma TimesPoint Defiance Park, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

12. 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

13. Should Seattle Have a Filipino Labor Commissioner?

    A 1923 community-paper debate pits a call for Filipino labor representation against a columnist who says the workers should simply go home.

    Nov 15, 1928Filipino Forum20 Maynard Ave, SeattleWork & Pay · Exclusion & Resistance

14. 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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