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  1. The Moss-Cloaked Giants of Bay Center

    A teacher’s letter from the Pacific Northwest frontier describes a landscape of colossal trees and lush undergrowth, challenging the myth of the harsh pioneer struggle.

    Apr 6, 1877The Daily IntelligencerBay Center, Pacific CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

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  1. Isolation and High Water on the Humptulips

    Heavy winter rains and falling timber isolate a community, trapping a funeral party and challenging travel across the rugged Grays Harbor backcountry.

    Feb 4, 1892Aberdeen HeraldHumptulips

  2. The Deportation of Ah Choong

    A Chinese resident is detained in Port Townsend despite possessing a Geary Act certificate, illustrating the arbitrary cruelty of federal exclusion laws.

    Feb 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  3. A Soaking and a Saving at the Seattle Waterfront

    A porter on the City of Topeka fell overboard while inebriated and had to be prodded with a pike pole to save his life.

    Apr 3, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Waterfront, Seattle

  4. A Fatal Misfortune for a Horse

    A bizarre and fatal accident involving a hatpin swallowed in a bale of hay highlights the perils of livestock management.

    Jul 28, 1905The Kennewick CourierKennewick

  5. The High Price of Opium Smuggling

    A ship's cook is arrested in Port Townsend after attempting to bribe an inspector to ignore a hidden cache of opium.

    Aug 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  6. Habeas Corpus Intervention for Chinese Merchants

    A local judge intervenes to stop the deportation of Chinese merchants aboard the SS Victoria in Tacoma harbor.

    May 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort of Tacoma, Tacoma

  7. The Indictment of Harry Baer

    A Spokane man faces a murder charge for a saloon shooting that was initially ruled 'justifiable homicide' by a conflicted jury.

    Mar 27, 1890The Yakima HeraldSpokane

  8. The Tragic End of Arthur Hislop

    A Tekoa man, plagued by chronic pain from an old railroad injury, takes his own life in a quiet, devastating final act.

    Jun 8, 1900The Colfax GazetteTekoa

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