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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 10 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 16 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 22 |
| 1862 | 20 |
| 1863 | 12 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 21 |
| 1876 | 118 |
| 1877 | 79 |
| 1878 | 75 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 28 |
| 1882 | 30 |
| 1883 | 192 |
| 1884 | 121 |
| 1885 | 173 |
| 1886 | 92 |
| 1887 | 83 |
| 1888 | 84 |
| 1889 | 243 |
| 1890 | 41 |
| 1891 | 178 |
| 1892 | 404 |
| 1893 | 283 |
| 1894 | 348 |
| 1895 | 486 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 47 |
| 1899 | 92 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 151 |
| 1904 | 164 |
| 1905 | 13 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 80 |
| 1909 | 227 |
| 1910 | 45 |
| 1911 | 27 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 27 |
| 1915 | 43 |
| 1916 | 64 |
| 1917 | 39 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1919 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 11 |
5 stories matching peopl
- Relics of a Coast Salish Landing Found Beneath Seattle’s Locks
Stone tools and bone implements from an old Native American gathering place have been classified and added to the University of Washington’s Coast Salish collection.
- Tragedy on the Skookumchuck
A wedding celebration turns fatal as a group attempts to cross a swollen river on a log near Bucoda.
- A New Park Emerges from the Logging Woods
The Schater Brothers Logging Company gifts land to the state for a new park in Mason County, complete with a dance pavilion.
- Railroad Wins Five-Year Fight
The Interstate Commerce Commission finally authorizes the Wenatchee Southern railroad, promising a massive shift in Columbia River logistics.
- The Price of Reckless Clearing
A brush-clearing fire near Yacolt spiraled into one of the Northwest's most catastrophic blazes, incinerating 23,000 acres and destroying $200,000 in property.