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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 99 |
| 1877 | 71 |
| 1878 | 56 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 20 |
| 1882 | 15 |
| 1883 | 78 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 88 |
| 1886 | 38 |
| 1887 | 47 |
| 1888 | 63 |
| 1889 | 132 |
| 1890 | 26 |
| 1891 | 111 |
| 1892 | 254 |
| 1893 | 209 |
| 1894 | 209 |
| 1895 | 68 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 37 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 103 |
| 1904 | 73 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 49 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 49 |
| 1917 | 26 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 4 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 3 |
2,105 stories matching four, from 215 towns
Walla Walla County87
Yakima County59
Jefferson County40
Kittitas County24
Clallam County18
Chelan County13
Lewis County12
Island County11
Mason County7
Clark County7
Lincoln County6
Pacific County6
Stevens County6
San Juan County5
Adams County4
Douglas County4
Grant County3
Wahkiakum County3
Columbia County2
Cowlitz County2
Klickitat County2
Garfield County1