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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 15 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 31 |
| 1893 | 17 |
| 1894 | 34 |
| 1895 | 43 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
321 stories matching count, from 43 towns
King County149
Thurston County23
Walla Walla County16
Benton County16
Pend Oreille County14
Yakima County12
Snohomish County12
Whatcom County7
Jefferson County4
Grays Harbor County4
Pacific County2
Stevens County2
Skagit County2
Clallam County1
Clark County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Kitsap County1
Kittitas County1
Lewis County1
Lincoln County1
County not recorded2