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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 19 |
| 1876 | 98 |
| 1877 | 66 |
| 1878 | 61 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 78 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 71 |
| 1886 | 35 |
| 1887 | 35 |
| 1888 | 55 |
| 1889 | 101 |
| 1890 | 21 |
| 1891 | 79 |
| 1892 | 185 |
| 1893 | 171 |
| 1894 | 185 |
| 1895 | 50 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 38 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 86 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 45 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 3 |
1,761 stories matching half, from 194 towns
King County900
Walla Walla County72
Grays Harbor County46
Yakima County34
Spokane County33
Whitman County23
Kittitas County17
Lewis County12
Clallam County9
Island County9
Chelan County8
Okanogan County8
Mason County7
Clark County6
Pacific County6
Columbia County4
Stevens County4
Douglas County3
Lincoln County2
Klickitat County2
Adams County1
Garfield County1
San Juan County1
Skamania County1