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13 stories matching panther

  1. The Panther of Willapa

    A bold mountain lion terrorizes a logging site until a local man takes action.

    Dec 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWillapa, Pacific CountyStrange But True

  2. Trapped by the Beast in Eden Valley

    A rancher’s attempt to capture a predatory panther results in a harrowing fight at the edge of a cliff.

    Jan 19, 1904The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

  3. The Panther and the Mountain Cave

    A pioneer’s harrowing brush with death during a massive Washington landslide leads to an unlikely alliance with a wild beast.

    Feb 16, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  4. A Panther Encounter on the River Road

    Two locals survived a tense, face-to-face standoff with a wild cat between the Snohomish and Skykomish rivers.

    Sep 30, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

  5. The Beast on the Bluff: Hunting a Panther in White River

    A Seattle neighborhood turns out with dogs to track a predator that decimated a local farmer's livestock.

    Jun 23, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  6. King County Stops Paying for Wildcat Scalps

    Commissioners keep the bounty only for cougars and panthers—and end the days when wildcat scalps were burned as courthouse fuel.

    Apr 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKing County Courthouse, SeattleCity Hall

  7. Tragedy in the Woods Near Vancouver

    A farmer disappears while investigating his dog's barking; his body is discovered the following morning.

    Mar 28, 1863Washington StandardVancouver, Clark CountyTrue Crime

  8. The Tragic Cost of the Miner's Den

    In a remote mining camp, a man’s hard-earned savings and life are lost in a sudden, violent encounter with card sharps.

    Mar 6, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  9. An Expedition to the 'Niagara of the North'

    A rugged traveler describes a treacherous 1874 journey by canoe and foot to witness the majesty of Snoqualmie Falls.

    Jan 4, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSnoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie, King CountyStrange But True

  10. The Panther, the Mail Route and the Ox Team: A Frontier Preacher's Long Road to Walla Walla

    Rev. A. W. Sweeney, who carried the U.S. mail alone through the Arkansas wilds at eight years old and crossed the plains by ox team to the gold camps, died this morning at his son's house in Walla Walla at 76.

    Nov 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  11. The Case of the Misunderstood Brawler

    A sensational report of a violent street fight in Seattle turns out to be a classic case of mistaken identity, where a frightened man accidentally assaulted the wrong person.

    Aug 31, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  12. Guilty in Two Minutes: The Bunko Man With a Revolver in His Past

    Knowlton, alias 'Robert George,' was convicted of swindling an Aberdeen banker with two copper bars sold as gold—then prosecutors unpacked a record that included a murdered minister and a courtroom shooting.

    Sep 14, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  13. The Beating of Henry Brown: A Runaway Elevator Boy and a Family's Violent Secret

    A 14-year-old black elevator operator flees his home after a savage whipping by his father, revealing a tangled story of poverty, pride, and punishment in 1894 Seattle.

    Aug 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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