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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 18 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 23 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 12 |
| 1892 | 52 |
| 1893 | 34 |
| 1894 | 52 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
382 stories matching ball, from 78 towns
Snohomish County30
Walla Walla County28
Benton County18
Thurston County12
Grays Harbor County7
Yakima County6
Chelan County6
Lewis County6
Whatcom County5
Kitsap County5
San Juan County4
Kittitas County3
Cowlitz County2
Jefferson County2
Klickitat County2
Pacific County2
Stevens County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Pend Oreille County1