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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 23 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1893 | 27 |
| 1894 | 28 |
| 1895 | 53 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
281 stories matching experiment, from 3 towns
King County275
Kitsap County2
County not recorded4