The Unlucky Snohomish Mule
A failed effort to board the steamer Zephyr ends in tragedy for a local man’s animal.
While an attempt was made to get a mule on board the steamer Zephyr yesterday, it fell overboard and drowned.
The mule belonged to a gentleman from Snohomish.
“While trying to get a mule on board the steamer Zephyr yesterday, it fell overboard and was drowned.”
Then · 1876150 years apartNow · 2026
Steamer travel and mule-powered transport were the lifeblood of Puget Sound commerce in the 1870s. Today, while we no longer ferry livestock across the Sound, the reliance on marine transit infrastructure remains a core part of the region's logistical challenges.
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