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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 54 |
| 1877 | 34 |
| 1878 | 28 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 52 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 47 |
| 1886 | 31 |
| 1887 | 32 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 46 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 39 |
| 1892 | 127 |
| 1893 | 109 |
| 1894 | 81 |
| 1895 | 107 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 42 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 32 |
| 1909 | 40 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,101 stories matching boat, from 153 towns
Pierce County86
Benton County49
Jefferson County48
Thurston County32
Skagit County22
Whatcom County21
Yakima County10
Mason County8
Chelan County7
Spokane County5
Walla Walla County5
Lincoln County4
Franklin County3
Stevens County3
Cowlitz County2
Douglas County2
Kittitas County2
Clark County1
Klickitat County1