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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 10 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 25 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1892 | 32 |
| 1893 | 26 |
| 1894 | 26 |
| 1895 | 50 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
347 stories matching difficult, from 73 towns
Thurston County26
Benton County15
Spokane County13
Snohomish County11
Walla Walla County7
Grays Harbor County7
Kittitas County5
Whatcom County4
Kitsap County2
Clallam County2
Jefferson County2
Stevens County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Douglas County1
Franklin County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Mason County1
Pacific County1
Skagit County1
County not recorded9