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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 10 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 16 |
| 1862 | 15 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 22 |
| 1876 | 81 |
| 1877 | 78 |
| 1878 | 41 |
| 1879 | 11 |
| 1880 | 18 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 113 |
| 1884 | 47 |
| 1885 | 81 |
| 1886 | 50 |
| 1887 | 40 |
| 1888 | 67 |
| 1889 | 159 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 126 |
| 1892 | 211 |
| 1893 | 193 |
| 1894 | 249 |
| 1895 | 354 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 24 |
| 1899 | 37 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 92 |
| 1904 | 71 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 52 |
| 1909 | 130 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 25 |
| 1916 | 49 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 19 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
2,693 stories matching general, from 204 towns
Thurston County243
Snohomish County110
Walla Walla County87
Spokane County73
Jefferson County41
Grays Harbor County38
Clallam County23
Chelan County15
Mason County13
Skagit County13
Pacific County12
Clark County9
San Juan County8
Columbia County7
Grant County6
Island County6
Douglas County5
Adams County2
Cowlitz County1
Lincoln County1
Wahkiakum County1