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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 9 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 18 |
| 1876 | 92 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 35 |
| 1879 | 9 |
| 1880 | 27 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 103 |
| 1884 | 61 |
| 1885 | 93 |
| 1886 | 51 |
| 1887 | 58 |
| 1888 | 51 |
| 1889 | 145 |
| 1890 | 32 |
| 1891 | 140 |
| 1892 | 313 |
| 1893 | 289 |
| 1894 | 338 |
| 1895 | 349 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 65 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 141 |
| 1904 | 124 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 52 |
| 1909 | 195 |
| 1910 | 60 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 38 |
| 1916 | 59 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1919 | 2 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 24 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 15 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 4 |
3,253 stories matching held, from 242 towns
King County1,516
Thurston County185
Walla Walla County101
Spokane County90
Jefferson County50
Kittitas County35
Clallam County20
Stevens County19
Lewis County19
Okanogan County17
Chelan County12
Pacific County12
Clark County11
Mason County10
San Juan County7
Grant County6
Cowlitz County5
Lincoln County4
Island County4
Adams County3
Columbia County3
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Skamania County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded77