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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 13 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 45 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 18 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 52 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 44 |
| 1892 | 86 |
| 1893 | 111 |
| 1894 | 81 |
| 1895 | 111 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 34 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 43 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 2 |
998 stories matching agent, from 115 towns
Thurston County58
Yakima County48
Snohomish County46
Benton County35
Spokane County33
Jefferson County29
Walla Walla County21
Grays Harbor County20
Whatcom County17
Clallam County16
Kitsap County9
Adams County6
Franklin County6
Chelan County6
Kittitas County6
Lewis County5
Island County4
San Juan County4
Grant County4
Mason County3
Stevens County3
Clark County2
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Lincoln County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded12