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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 58 |
| 1877 | 52 |
| 1878 | 27 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 45 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 35 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 70 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1892 | 90 |
| 1893 | 94 |
| 1894 | 132 |
| 1895 | 174 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 36 |
| 1904 | 27 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 34 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,162 stories matching manner, from 122 towns
Walla Walla County33
Spokane County32
Benton County31
Yakima County27
Jefferson County25
Whatcom County16
Grays Harbor County15
Kitsap County12
Clallam County10
Kittitas County6
Columbia County3
Mason County3
San Juan County3
Grant County2
Okanogan County2
Chelan County2
Lewis County2
Pacific County2
Skagit County2
Asotin County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Lincoln County1
Wahkiakum County1