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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 95 |
| 1877 | 79 |
| 1878 | 44 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 24 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 92 |
| 1884 | 40 |
| 1885 | 93 |
| 1886 | 52 |
| 1887 | 60 |
| 1888 | 68 |
| 1889 | 170 |
| 1890 | 29 |
| 1891 | 114 |
| 1892 | 302 |
| 1893 | 254 |
| 1894 | 299 |
| 1895 | 72 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 56 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 118 |
| 1904 | 104 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 114 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 17 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 23 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 60 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 2 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 8 |
2,583 stories matching back, from 232 towns
Thurston County111
Walla Walla County71
Yakima County63
Jefferson County46
Spokane County39
Clallam County17
Island County12
Mason County11
San Juan County9
Okanogan County9
Adams County8
Clark County8
Chelan County7
Garfield County7
Pacific County7
Franklin County6
Grant County6
Stevens County6
Columbia County5
Douglas County5
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1