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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 14 |
| 1862 | 11 |
| 1863 | 11 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 89 |
| 1877 | 63 |
| 1878 | 52 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 15 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 98 |
| 1884 | 40 |
| 1885 | 75 |
| 1886 | 43 |
| 1887 | 52 |
| 1888 | 37 |
| 1889 | 127 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 102 |
| 1892 | 258 |
| 1893 | 262 |
| 1894 | 288 |
| 1895 | 303 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 31 |
| 1899 | 40 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 128 |
| 1904 | 99 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 39 |
| 1909 | 128 |
| 1910 | 37 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
2,706 stories matching caus, from 231 towns
Thurston County158
Walla Walla County99
Spokane County68
Jefferson County52
Grays Harbor County50
Whatcom County35
Clallam County22
Stevens County17
Lewis County16
Adams County10
Chelan County10
Clark County9
Franklin County9
Island County7
Lincoln County5
Mason County4
Cowlitz County4
Klickitat County4
Wahkiakum County4
Pacific County4
Garfield County2
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Grant County1
Skamania County1