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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
46 stories matching makeshift, from 16 towns
King County30
Spokane County2
Walla Walla County2
Benton County2
San Juan County1
Skagit County1
Thurston County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded1