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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 11 |
| 1862 | 10 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 5 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 130 |
| 1877 | 129 |
| 1878 | 56 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 25 |
| 1882 | 23 |
| 1883 | 154 |
| 1884 | 62 |
| 1885 | 116 |
| 1886 | 64 |
| 1887 | 77 |
| 1888 | 59 |
| 1889 | 163 |
| 1890 | 23 |
| 1891 | 136 |
| 1892 | 330 |
| 1893 | 299 |
| 1894 | 317 |
| 1895 | 398 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 67 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 127 |
| 1904 | 115 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 37 |
| 1909 | 164 |
| 1910 | 38 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 55 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
3,404 stories matching hand, from 258 towns
King County1,701
Thurston County182
Spokane County113
Walla Walla County109
Pend Oreille County72
Yakima County69
Grays Harbor County60
Jefferson County47
Kittitas County34
Chelan County25
Stevens County13
Columbia County11
Lincoln County11
Clark County10
Okanogan County10
Mason County8
Grant County7
San Juan County7
Adams County6
Cowlitz County6
Pacific County5
Asotin County3
Douglas County1
Klickitat County1