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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 11 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 131 |
| 1877 | 97 |
| 1878 | 44 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 108 |
| 1884 | 55 |
| 1885 | 113 |
| 1886 | 42 |
| 1887 | 50 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1889 | 167 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 127 |
| 1892 | 246 |
| 1893 | 256 |
| 1894 | 252 |
| 1895 | 398 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 30 |
| 1899 | 77 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 121 |
| 1904 | 94 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 56 |
| 1909 | 138 |
| 1910 | 44 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 30 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 58 |
| 1917 | 33 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 21 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 5 |
3,081 stories matching part, from 241 towns
Thurston County152
Walla Walla County93
Grays Harbor County73
Yakima County70
Jefferson County56
Stevens County27
Kittitas County27
Chelan County21
Clallam County18
Clark County11
San Juan County11
Mason County10
Cowlitz County6
Island County5
Adams County4
Columbia County3
Douglas County3
Garfield County2
Asotin County2
Wahkiakum County2
Grant County1
Klickitat County1
Skamania County1
County not recorded68
- Seattle12
- Tacoma7
- Cusick6
- Metaline5
- Newport5
- Olympia4
- Mount Rainier2
- Port Townsend2
- Auburn1
- Black Diamond1
- Blueslide1
- Burton1
- Centralia1
- Colville1
- Hansville1
- Island County1
- Lake Cushman1
- Loon Lake1
- Lyle1
- Mica1
- Olequa1
- Port Orchard1
- Pullman1
- Sequim1
- Skykomish1
- Slate Creek1
- Spokane1
- Steilacoom1
- Sunnydale1
- Tumwater1
- Vancouver1
- Vaughn1
- Walla Walla1