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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 35 |
| 1877 | 33 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 37 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 24 |
| 1892 | 67 |
| 1893 | 56 |
| 1894 | 81 |
| 1895 | 28 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 3 |
649 stories matching rest, from 102 towns
Snohomish County46
Benton County33
Walla Walla County21
Spokane County13
Yakima County13
Grays Harbor County13
Whatcom County12
Jefferson County7
Skagit County7
Kittitas County5
Pacific County5
Kitsap County5
Cowlitz County3
San Juan County3
Okanogan County2
Clark County2
Island County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Grant County1
Klickitat County1
Lewis County1
Lincoln County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded5