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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 64 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 50 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 28 |
| 1888 | 30 |
| 1889 | 85 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 75 |
| 1892 | 123 |
| 1893 | 82 |
| 1894 | 135 |
| 1895 | 41 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 39 |
| 1904 | 34 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 30 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 1 |
1,151 stories matching almost, from 148 towns
Walla Walla County37
Grays Harbor County37
Whatcom County32
Yakima County25
Whitman County17
Kittitas County15
Spokane County14
Jefferson County13
Clallam County7
Lewis County7
Okanogan County6
Chelan County6
San Juan County5
Stevens County5
Mason County4
Adams County2
Columbia County2
Garfield County2
Island County2
Klickitat County2
Skamania County2
Clark County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Grant County1
Lincoln County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded11