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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 12 |
| 1858 | 7 |
| 1859 | 9 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 23 |
| 1862 | 22 |
| 1863 | 30 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 3 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 26 |
| 1876 | 135 |
| 1877 | 134 |
| 1878 | 72 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 22 |
| 1882 | 22 |
| 1883 | 134 |
| 1884 | 87 |
| 1885 | 149 |
| 1886 | 81 |
| 1887 | 73 |
| 1888 | 65 |
| 1889 | 180 |
| 1890 | 36 |
| 1891 | 177 |
| 1892 | 367 |
| 1893 | 355 |
| 1894 | 423 |
| 1895 | 469 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 38 |
| 1899 | 88 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 10 |
| 1903 | 144 |
| 1904 | 141 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1907 | 10 |
| 1908 | 45 |
| 1909 | 190 |
| 1910 | 80 |
| 1911 | 36 |
| 1912 | 17 |
| 1914 | 41 |
| 1915 | 41 |
| 1916 | 62 |
| 1917 | 62 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 9 |
4,209 stories matching call, from 242 towns
Thurston County290
Walla Walla County107
Yakima County102
Spokane County102
Grays Harbor County80
Jefferson County50
Kittitas County38
Stevens County23
Clallam County20
Chelan County17
Clark County14
Lewis County14
Pacific County11
Adams County10
Island County10
Lincoln County10
Mason County9
Grant County8
Columbia County7
San Juan County7
Douglas County5
Wahkiakum County2
Asotin County1
County not recorded81
- Seattle18
- Mica7
- Olympia7
- Newport6
- Tacoma4
- Blueslide3
- Cusick3
- Metaline2
- Methow2
- Port Townsend2
- Tumwater2
- Aberdeen1
- Auburn1
- Camden1
- Cedonia1
- Clinton1
- Colville1
- Dalkena1
- Fort Simcoe1
- Glacier1
- Hansville1
- Hoh River1
- Long Beach1
- Lyle1
- Orient1
- Orting1
- Port Angeles1
- Pysht1
- Richland1
- Ruby1
- Skokomish1
- Slate Creek1
- Spokane1
- Sunnydale1
- Vaughn1
- Westport1