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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 61 |
| 1893 | 66 |
| 1894 | 107 |
| 1895 | 130 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 26 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
753 stories matching repli, from 77 towns
Pierce County66
Walla Walla County25
Snohomish County18
Benton County15
Jefferson County13
Grays Harbor County9
Spokane County8
Whatcom County7
Kittitas County6
Kitsap County5
Skagit County5
Clallam County4
Lewis County3
Douglas County2
Grant County2
Pend Oreille County2
Clark County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
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County not recorded16