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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 11 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 13 |
| 1862 | 15 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1872 | 24 |
| 1876 | 163 |
| 1877 | 101 |
| 1878 | 77 |
| 1879 | 8 |
| 1880 | 26 |
| 1882 | 21 |
| 1883 | 162 |
| 1884 | 80 |
| 1885 | 117 |
| 1886 | 79 |
| 1887 | 59 |
| 1888 | 79 |
| 1889 | 218 |
| 1890 | 37 |
| 1891 | 186 |
| 1892 | 273 |
| 1893 | 271 |
| 1894 | 300 |
| 1895 | 436 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 18 |
| 1898 | 45 |
| 1899 | 85 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 124 |
| 1904 | 109 |
| 1905 | 17 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 68 |
| 1909 | 157 |
| 1910 | 42 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 38 |
| 1916 | 54 |
| 1917 | 28 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1929 | 4 |
3,673 stories matching larg, from 286 towns
King County1,747
Thurston County179
Pend Oreille County112
Walla Walla County112
Spokane County110
Jefferson County48
Kittitas County33
Clallam County28
Stevens County26
Chelan County23
Mason County14
Clark County12
Columbia County8
Island County6
Klickitat County6
Adams County5
Grant County5
Lincoln County5
Douglas County4
Garfield County2
Skamania County2
Wahkiakum County2
Asotin County1
Ferry County1