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  1. Forest Fires Ravage the Dosewallips Valley

    Families flee their homes and bury their possessions as a massive, uncontrollable blaze sweeps through the settled Hood Canal valley.

    Sep 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBrinnon, Jefferson CountyDisasters

  2. Four Days Lost in the Olympics

    A prospecting trio faced starvation in the mountains after their supply boat route was blocked.

    Sep 9, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBrinnon, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

  3. Snowbound in the Dosewalips

    Isolated by record snowfall, pioneers in a rugged valley face the threat of starvation before a desperate trek to safety.

    Mar 22, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBrinnon, Jefferson CountyDisasters

  4. The Snow Drove Twenty Elk to the Beach. A Hunter Killed Them All.

    Near Brinnon, settlers formed a vigilance committee after an unknown hunter slaughtered a snowbound herd—and then burned his cabin.

    Jan 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHood Canal, BrinnonTrue Crime

  5. The Great Dosewallips Panic

    Exaggerated reports of forest fires in the Dosewallips Valley lead to a humorous scene of local panic.

    Sep 16, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBrinnon, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

  6. A Rare Shark Surfaces in Hood Canal

    A deep-sea fisherman pulls a species unknown to the Pacific from the waters of Puget Sound, stunning local museum curators.

    Dec 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanBrinnon, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

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