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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 10 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 8 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
123 stories matching bargain, from 26 towns
King County60
Snohomish County16
Thurston County9
Benton County5
Jefferson County2
Spokane County2
Yakima County2
Chelan County2
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Clallam County1
Columbia County1
Walla Walla County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded1