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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 13 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 21 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 50 |
| 1893 | 51 |
| 1894 | 50 |
| 1895 | 56 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 25 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
500 stories matching print, from 58 towns
Pierce County56
Thurston County54
Snohomish County29
Yakima County14
Grays Harbor County14
Benton County13
Spokane County12
Walla Walla County10
Pend Oreille County7
Stevens County7
Kittitas County4
Whatcom County4
Jefferson County3
Clallam County3
Whitman County3
Clark County2
San Juan County2
Kitsap County2
Lewis County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Douglas County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Skagit County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded11