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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 5 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 62 |
| 1877 | 40 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 18 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 57 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 45 |
| 1886 | 29 |
| 1887 | 29 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1889 | 106 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 63 |
| 1892 | 136 |
| 1893 | 127 |
| 1894 | 111 |
| 1895 | 33 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 43 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 44 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 31 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 2 |
1,288 stories matching fall, from 171 towns
Benton County73
Spokane County61
Walla Walla County40
Grays Harbor County29
Stevens County17
Kittitas County17
Jefferson County13
Okanogan County9
Clark County8
Chelan County8
Cowlitz County7
Columbia County5
Lewis County5
Mason County5
Grant County4
Adams County3
Clallam County3
Pacific County3
Garfield County2
Lincoln County2
Douglas County2
Island County2
Skamania County2
Wahkiakum County2
Klickitat County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded10