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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 10 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 12 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 40 |
| 1877 | 28 |
| 1878 | 26 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 52 |
| 1884 | 35 |
| 1885 | 37 |
| 1886 | 41 |
| 1887 | 39 |
| 1888 | 31 |
| 1889 | 73 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 86 |
| 1892 | 162 |
| 1893 | 180 |
| 1894 | 168 |
| 1895 | 244 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 69 |
| 1904 | 81 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 21 |
| 1909 | 97 |
| 1910 | 34 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1917 | 28 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
1,850 stories matching repres, from 140 towns
Thurston County217
Snohomish County70
Walla Walla County62
Yakima County54
Spokane County51
Grays Harbor County34
Jefferson County24
Kittitas County20
Clallam County9
Kitsap County8
Island County6
Chelan County6
Clark County5
Mason County5
Okanogan County5
San Juan County4
Grant County4
Lewis County4
Pacific County4
Adams County3
Lincoln County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1