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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 4 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 11 |
| 1893 | 19 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 11 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
108 stories matching elabor, from 19 towns
Thurston County8
Walla Walla County5
Snohomish County5
Yakima County4
Benton County3
Clallam County2
Spokane County2
Whitman County2
Whatcom County1
County not recorded1