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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 23 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 24 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 38 |
| 1886 | 50 |
| 1887 | 38 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 63 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 52 |
| 1892 | 142 |
| 1893 | 149 |
| 1894 | 158 |
| 1895 | 157 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 90 |
| 1904 | 63 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 129 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,517 stories matching declar, from 129 towns
Thurston County143
Walla Walla County59
Spokane County44
Grays Harbor County23
Jefferson County18
Whitman County18
Whatcom County15
Clallam County9
Skagit County8
Clark County7
Lincoln County7
Chelan County6
Kittitas County6
Lewis County6
Columbia County3
Klickitat County3
Grant County2
Okanogan County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Cowlitz County1
Mason County1
Pacific County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded16