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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 9 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 14 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1892 | 36 |
| 1893 | 38 |
| 1894 | 49 |
| 1895 | 33 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 14 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
309 stories matching jack, from 66 towns
Pierce County35
Benton County18
Snohomish County14
Walla Walla County11
Spokane County9
Yakima County8
Thurston County6
Grays Harbor County5
Jefferson County5
Whatcom County5
Pend Oreille County4
Kittitas County4
Skagit County3
Chelan County2
Clallam County2
Whitman County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Kitsap County1
Mason County1
Pacific County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded10