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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 8 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 19 |
| 1892 | 45 |
| 1893 | 45 |
| 1894 | 40 |
| 1895 | 36 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
383 stories matching catch, from 78 towns
Pierce County40
Benton County21
Snohomish County19
Grays Harbor County18
Spokane County15
Walla Walla County12
Yakima County12
Whatcom County9
Jefferson County7
Skagit County7
Thurston County6
Pacific County5
Kittitas County3
Whitman County3
Kitsap County3
Lewis County3
Klickitat County2
Clark County2
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Lincoln County1
Okanogan County1
San Juan County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded8