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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 34 |
| 1877 | 38 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 35 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 28 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 41 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 87 |
| 1893 | 72 |
| 1894 | 78 |
| 1895 | 103 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 35 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
910 stories matching poor, from 104 towns
Snohomish County46
Walla Walla County43
Yakima County29
Benton County29
Grays Harbor County19
Pend Oreille County17
Whitman County12
Jefferson County10
Kittitas County8
Kitsap County8
Clallam County7
Chelan County5
Stevens County5
Franklin County5
Whatcom County5
Adams County4
San Juan County3
Pacific County2
Clark County1
Cowlitz County1
Grant County1
Lewis County1
Mason County1
County not recorded14