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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 31 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 56 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 53 |
| 1886 | 39 |
| 1887 | 33 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 58 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 231 |
| 1893 | 179 |
| 1894 | 174 |
| 1895 | 188 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 45 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 53 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 117 |
| 1910 | 37 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
1,710 stories matching kill, from 257 towns
Walla Walla County50
Yakima County38
Grays Harbor County31
Jefferson County24
Stevens County22
Chelan County16
Lincoln County15
Pacific County9
Garfield County7
Cowlitz County6
Mason County5
Douglas County4
Klickitat County4
Grant County4
Island County3
Adams County3
Wahkiakum County2
Columbia County2
Asotin County1
Clark County1
Skamania County1