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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 13 |
| 1863 | 14 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 22 |
| 1876 | 84 |
| 1877 | 46 |
| 1878 | 71 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 16 |
| 1882 | 17 |
| 1883 | 77 |
| 1884 | 37 |
| 1885 | 59 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 49 |
| 1888 | 29 |
| 1889 | 64 |
| 1890 | 21 |
| 1891 | 82 |
| 1892 | 137 |
| 1893 | 97 |
| 1894 | 88 |
| 1895 | 153 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 79 |
| 1904 | 39 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 71 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 20 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 4 |
1,664 stories matching dollar, from 147 towns
Thurston County104
Snohomish County100
Walla Walla County68
Grays Harbor County58
Yakima County54
Spokane County43
Jefferson County30
Kittitas County26
Whatcom County23
Mason County13
Kitsap County11
Clark County6
Lewis County6
Pacific County6
San Juan County5
Chelan County5
Clallam County5
Lincoln County4
Grant County3
Adams County2
Franklin County2
Klickitat County2
Wahkiakum County2
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Island County1