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  1. When the Skagit River Swallowed Mount Vernon: The Great Flood of 1894

    A sudden heat wave melted mountain snow, sending rivers over their banks and putting whole towns underwater. In Mount Vernon, 300 men fought a losing battle against the rising Skagit.

    May 26, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMount Vernon, Skagit CountyDisasters

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  1. A Tragic End on the Tide Flats

    The body of a missing drayman is discovered by a switchman in the mud near the Northern Pacific tracks.

    Nov 22, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCommercial Street, Seattle

  2. The Outlaw Who Bought His Way Into a Saloon

    Frank Mossman, a notorious repeat offender with three prior jail breaks, walked into a Port Townsend saloon on Sunday night and refused to leave—until he threw rocks at the bartender.

    May 22, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  3. The Secretive Coal King of Seattle

    James M. Colman is quietly opening the McCallister mine, signaling a new industrial play near Renton.

    Jan 20, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerColman Dock, Seattle

  4. Miners Clash at a Wilkeson Roadhouse

    A quarrel over a woman and drinks ends in a shooting, sparking a community uprising in the coal-mining town.

    Feb 23, 1904The Tacoma TimesWilkeson

  5. The Mud-Slinging Rivalry of Newcastle and Gilman

    A friendly visit between two mining towns turns into a disastrous, mud-caked lesson in humility for a local horseman.

    Jun 10, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

  6. Counterfeiting Scheme Uncovered in Gilman

    Two coal miners are arrested after allegedly being caught in the act of minting counterfeit currency.

    Nov 1, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

  7. The Trusted Watchman’s Secret Life

    After 16 years of loyal service, a Hoquiam mill watchman is caught red-handed with a secret kit of burglary tools.

    Jul 21, 1905The Kennewick CourierHoquiam

  8. The Gilman Counterfeit Ring

    Federal marshals catch two men in a Gilman boarding house, caught in the act of minting bogus coins by the light of a stove.

    Nov 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

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