A Misstep in the Thick Woods
A former local newspaper boy is recovering at Providence Hospital after a hunting accident near Port Angeles.
James M. Johnson was brought to this city last night from Port Angeles on one of the late steamers and taken to Providence hospital to be treated for a gunshot in the calf of his right leg. He was out hunting last Tuesday and as has happened to many another hunter made a misstep in the thick woods and shot himself. The wound is not considered dangerous, but it was thought best to bring him to a hospital where he could have the best treatment. Young Johnson used to sell papers in this city.
“He was out hunting last Tuesday and as has happened to many another hunter made a misstep in the thick woods and shot himself.”
Hunting remains a foundational activity in the Pacific Northwest, and the risks of venturing into the 'thick woods' near the Olympic Peninsula have been a constant for over a century. The story serves as a reminder of the proximity of wilderness to urban Seattle in the 1890s.
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