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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 42 |
| 1877 | 36 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 39 |
| 1887 | 39 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 60 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 196 |
| 1893 | 171 |
| 1894 | 129 |
| 1895 | 164 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1903 | 57 |
| 1904 | 61 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,493 stories matching dead, from 239 towns
Walla Walla County44
Yakima County30
Grays Harbor County27
Jefferson County16
Clallam County10
Pacific County10
Chelan County10
Stevens County10
Okanogan County9
Island County7
Douglas County6
San Juan County6
Clark County5
Grant County5
Cowlitz County5
Adams County4
Columbia County3
Klickitat County3
Wahkiakum County2
Asotin County1