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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 72 |
| 1877 | 51 |
| 1878 | 51 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 73 |
| 1884 | 35 |
| 1885 | 89 |
| 1886 | 48 |
| 1887 | 53 |
| 1888 | 44 |
| 1889 | 162 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 89 |
| 1892 | 312 |
| 1893 | 263 |
| 1894 | 260 |
| 1895 | 279 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 54 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 74 |
| 1904 | 84 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 76 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
2,367 stories matching clock, from 184 towns
Walla Walla County72
Whatcom County53
Jefferson County32
Yakima County30
Grays Harbor County30
Kittitas County27
Whitman County23
Clallam County12
Lewis County12
Okanogan County9
Columbia County7
Cowlitz County6
Chelan County6
Pacific County6
Stevens County6
Grant County5
Adams County4
Lincoln County4
San Juan County3
Clark County2
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Klickitat County1