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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 14 |
| 1862 | 9 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 79 |
| 1877 | 70 |
| 1878 | 56 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 20 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 97 |
| 1884 | 50 |
| 1885 | 88 |
| 1886 | 47 |
| 1887 | 50 |
| 1888 | 47 |
| 1889 | 100 |
| 1890 | 32 |
| 1891 | 105 |
| 1892 | 250 |
| 1893 | 230 |
| 1894 | 274 |
| 1895 | 321 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 26 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 11 |
| 1903 | 139 |
| 1904 | 132 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 36 |
| 1909 | 145 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 13 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 60 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 2 |
2,779 stories matching pay, from 202 towns
Thurston County138
Walla Walla County107
Grays Harbor County75
Yakima County62
Kittitas County31
Jefferson County30
Clallam County21
Chelan County17
Lewis County14
Stevens County13
Mason County11
San Juan County7
Clark County6
Grant County6
Island County6
Pacific County6
Adams County5
Columbia County4
Lincoln County3
Asotin County2
Cowlitz County2
Ferry County2
Wahkiakum County2
Klickitat County1