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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 67 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 42 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 68 |
| 1884 | 34 |
| 1885 | 50 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 79 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 76 |
| 1892 | 112 |
| 1893 | 95 |
| 1894 | 122 |
| 1895 | 231 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 25 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 44 |
| 1904 | 42 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 80 |
| 1910 | 27 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 23 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 5 |
1,587 stories matching mean, from 153 towns
Thurston County106
Snohomish County70
Yakima County49
Walla Walla County47
Whatcom County24
Jefferson County20
Clallam County14
Kittitas County12
Skagit County11
Stevens County10
Chelan County8
Okanogan County7
Pacific County7
Columbia County5
Clark County5
Island County4
Lewis County4
San Juan County4
Adams County3
Douglas County2
Grant County2
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1