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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 138 |
| 1877 | 103 |
| 1878 | 55 |
| 1879 | 8 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 106 |
| 1884 | 38 |
| 1885 | 101 |
| 1886 | 66 |
| 1887 | 82 |
| 1888 | 71 |
| 1889 | 175 |
| 1890 | 27 |
| 1891 | 140 |
| 1892 | 323 |
| 1893 | 277 |
| 1894 | 282 |
| 1895 | 314 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 28 |
| 1899 | 82 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 146 |
| 1904 | 112 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 39 |
| 1909 | 147 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 38 |
| 1916 | 61 |
| 1917 | 37 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
7 stories matching turn
- The Mail Carrier’s Drunken Folly
A mail carrier abandons his duties after getting intoxicated, leaving the territory's correspondence scattered in his wake.
- A Debt, an Axe, and Three Deaths on San Juan Island
A wage dispute turns into a triple killing in a remote island neighborhood, and the accused are committed for trial.
- The Midnight Roommate Mix-up
A night of drinking turns into a farcical brawl when two roommates accidentally wander into each other’s beds.
- The Bold Navigator and the Tatoosh Island Light-Keeper
A maritime dispute over a salvaged anchor reveals the shady side-hustles of a government lighthouse official.
- The Bachelor Frontiersmen of White River
An early settler describes the agricultural promise of the river valley and the social isolation of the men carving out homesteads in the dense wilderness.
- The Governor’s Printing Office Grab
A territorial appointment turns into a public feud over who gets to choose Washington’s public printer—and whether the governor overstepped the legislature’s authority.
- The Land Office Money That Never Reached the Books
Register Isaac W. Smith accuses Receiver Selucius Garfielde of holding land-claim payments on private deposit and refusing to account for them—an 1861 public audit fight in Washington Territory.