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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 15 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 11 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 24 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 59 |
| 1893 | 60 |
| 1894 | 55 |
| 1895 | 86 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 23 |
| 1904 | 22 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 27 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 3 |
612 stories matching payment, from 72 towns
Benton County22
Walla Walla County20
Snohomish County18
Pend Oreille County16
Whitman County15
Yakima County14
Spokane County13
Grays Harbor County11
Jefferson County10
Whatcom County10
Skagit County7
Chelan County5
Kittitas County4
Clallam County3
Lincoln County3
Mason County2
Stevens County2
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Kitsap County1
Okanogan County1
County not recorded3