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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1876 | 5 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1883 | 4 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1893 | 22 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1895 | 18 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
168 stories matching pit, from 43 towns
Thurston County11
Benton County8
Snohomish County8
Walla Walla County7
Grays Harbor County6
Spokane County5
Yakima County5
Franklin County4
Whatcom County4
Chelan County2
Clallam County1
Pacific County1
San Juan County1
Skagit County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded1