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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 10 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 12 |
| 1863 | 8 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 20 |
| 1876 | 103 |
| 1877 | 101 |
| 1878 | 56 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 74 |
| 1884 | 43 |
| 1885 | 152 |
| 1886 | 81 |
| 1887 | 56 |
| 1888 | 53 |
| 1889 | 152 |
| 1890 | 24 |
| 1891 | 131 |
| 1892 | 265 |
| 1893 | 304 |
| 1894 | 420 |
| 1895 | 101 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 63 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 139 |
| 1904 | 114 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 97 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 46 |
| 1917 | 39 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
2,860 stories matching order, from 180 towns
Thurston County155
Walla Walla County121
Jefferson County67
Yakima County60
Grays Harbor County49
Spokane County44
Whitman County37
Kittitas County25
Clallam County23
Chelan County10
Clark County9
Stevens County8
San Juan County5
Lincoln County5
Island County5
Mason County4
Columbia County3
Grant County3
Adams County3
Douglas County2
Skamania County1
Wahkiakum County1