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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 27 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 33 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 26 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 62 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 37 |
| 1892 | 79 |
| 1893 | 76 |
| 1894 | 108 |
| 1895 | 132 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 24 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 41 |
| 1904 | 35 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 45 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
970 stories matching concern, from 102 towns
Snohomish County46
Benton County35
Walla Walla County31
Pend Oreille County24
Grays Harbor County18
Whatcom County18
Yakima County16
Jefferson County13
Spokane County12
Kittitas County8
Skagit County7
Chelan County6
Clallam County6
Kitsap County5
Franklin County4
Clark County3
Island County3
Cowlitz County2
Lewis County2
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Klickitat County1
Lincoln County1
Mason County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded17