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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 22 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 27 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 8 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 41 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 38 |
| 1892 | 101 |
| 1893 | 111 |
| 1894 | 135 |
| 1895 | 147 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 35 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 55 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
1,080 stories matching although, from 132 towns
Walla Walla County29
Yakima County26
Grays Harbor County22
Pend Oreille County21
Jefferson County21
Whatcom County15
Clallam County8
Stevens County8
Chelan County7
Kittitas County7
Whitman County7
Pacific County6
Lewis County4
Mason County4
Okanogan County4
Island County3
San Juan County3
Adams County2
Garfield County2
Clark County1
Douglas County1
Franklin County1