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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 10 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 12 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 40 |
| 1877 | 28 |
| 1878 | 26 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 46 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 37 |
| 1886 | 41 |
| 1887 | 39 |
| 1888 | 31 |
| 1889 | 73 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 80 |
| 1892 | 156 |
| 1893 | 175 |
| 1894 | 159 |
| 1895 | 226 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 19 |
| 1899 | 34 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 68 |
| 1904 | 79 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 88 |
| 1910 | 22 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 28 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,751 stories matching represent, from 140 towns
Thurston County201
Snohomish County68
Walla Walla County62
Yakima County53
Spokane County36
Grays Harbor County29
Jefferson County23
Kittitas County20
Clallam County8
Kitsap County8
Island County6
Clark County5
Mason County5
Okanogan County5
Grant County4
Chelan County4
Lewis County4
Pacific County4
Adams County3
San Juan County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1