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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 32 |
| 1877 | 25 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 29 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 33 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 78 |
| 1893 | 80 |
| 1894 | 83 |
| 1895 | 88 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 43 |
| 1904 | 32 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 3 |
835 stories matching perform, from 107 towns
Walla Walla County44
Snohomish County40
Thurston County39
Benton County28
Spokane County22
Grays Harbor County20
Jefferson County16
Yakima County16
Whatcom County12
Lewis County10
Kitsap County6
Clark County3
Kittitas County3
Chelan County3
Clallam County3
Grant County2
San Juan County2
Adams County2
Pacific County2
Skagit County2
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Mason County1