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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 31 |
| 1877 | 16 |
| 1878 | 30 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 29 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 13 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 78 |
| 1893 | 77 |
| 1894 | 65 |
| 1895 | 99 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 23 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 19 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
717 stories matching fifti, from 123 towns
Yakima County22
Benton County22
Walla Walla County19
Grays Harbor County16
Pend Oreille County15
Spokane County15
Whatcom County14
Kittitas County12
Clallam County10
Lewis County9
Okanogan County5
Clark County4
Adams County3
Island County3
Chelan County3
Stevens County3
San Juan County2
Wahkiakum County2
Cowlitz County2
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Lincoln County1
County not recorded10