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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 7 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 116 |
| 1877 | 103 |
| 1878 | 59 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 27 |
| 1882 | 21 |
| 1883 | 72 |
| 1884 | 39 |
| 1885 | 86 |
| 1886 | 38 |
| 1887 | 49 |
| 1888 | 62 |
| 1889 | 129 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 120 |
| 1892 | 220 |
| 1893 | 241 |
| 1894 | 263 |
| 1895 | 67 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 57 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 10 |
| 1903 | 91 |
| 1904 | 99 |
| 1905 | 20 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 123 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 27 |
| 1916 | 65 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 4 |
2,378 stories matching put, from 181 towns
Walla Walla County83
Grays Harbor County70
Jefferson County50
Spokane County36
Whatcom County28
Clallam County14
Lewis County13
Chelan County11
Mason County11
Kittitas County11
Okanogan County10
Clark County7
Adams County6
Island County6
Grant County5
Douglas County4
Asotin County3
Columbia County3
Cowlitz County3
Pacific County3
San Juan County3
Lincoln County2
Garfield County1
Skamania County1
Wahkiakum County1