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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 118 |
| 1877 | 76 |
| 1878 | 48 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 91 |
| 1884 | 35 |
| 1885 | 77 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 44 |
| 1888 | 36 |
| 1889 | 72 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 143 |
| 1893 | 162 |
| 1894 | 115 |
| 1895 | 116 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 29 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 98 |
| 1904 | 51 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 44 |
| 1909 | 92 |
| 1910 | 28 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,730 stories matching mill, from 169 towns
Grays Harbor County113
Walla Walla County103
Thurston County46
Spokane County45
Whatcom County41
Benton County20
Yakima County13
Whitman County13
Clallam County13
Lewis County13
Pacific County9
Clark County7
Island County7
Cowlitz County5
Kittitas County4
Stevens County4
Columbia County3
Chelan County3
Adams County2
Franklin County2
Klickitat County2
Lincoln County2
Douglas County1
Grant County1
Wahkiakum County1