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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 36 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 27 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 46 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 25 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 61 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 43 |
| 1892 | 122 |
| 1893 | 94 |
| 1894 | 150 |
| 1895 | 151 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 15 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 39 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 67 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 4 |
1,212 stories matching hears, from 141 towns
Thurston County46
Snohomish County45
Walla Walla County30
Yakima County30
Spokane County22
Jefferson County21
Grays Harbor County16
Stevens County9
Clallam County8
Kitsap County8
Lewis County5
Chelan County4
Mason County4
Pacific County3
Adams County2
Columbia County2
Franklin County2
Clark County2
Grant County2
Island County2
Asotin County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1