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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 19 |
| 1877 | 28 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 21 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 27 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 21 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 22 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 32 |
| 1892 | 82 |
| 1893 | 62 |
| 1894 | 86 |
| 1895 | 133 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 41 |
| 1904 | 34 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 3 |
830 stories matching compel, from 98 towns
Snohomish County39
Walla Walla County23
Grays Harbor County19
Benton County19
Yakima County15
Jefferson County14
Skagit County9
Whitman County9
Kittitas County7
Whatcom County6
Clallam County6
Chelan County5
Stevens County5
Kitsap County4
Lewis County3
Pacific County3
Lincoln County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Mason County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded11