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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 27 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 43 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 47 |
| 1892 | 86 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 81 |
| 1895 | 26 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 56 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 46 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 22 |
| 1915 | 25 |
| 1916 | 34 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 5 |
869 stories matching big, from 123 towns
Snohomish County45
Walla Walla County43
Thurston County29
Grays Harbor County19
Whatcom County15
Kittitas County13
Chelan County11
Whitman County9
Jefferson County8
Douglas County7
Clallam County7
Stevens County5
Grant County4
Lincoln County4
Klickitat County4
Island County4
Adams County2
Columbia County2
Mason County2
Cowlitz County2
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Skamania County1
County not recorded7