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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 5 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 14 |
| 1876 | 95 |
| 1877 | 70 |
| 1878 | 54 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 83 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 71 |
| 1886 | 46 |
| 1887 | 42 |
| 1888 | 51 |
| 1889 | 111 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 106 |
| 1892 | 240 |
| 1893 | 214 |
| 1894 | 267 |
| 1895 | 70 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 57 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 105 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 96 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 7 |
2,152 stories matching run, from 208 towns
Walla Walla County87
Benton County86
Grays Harbor County66
Spokane County33
Jefferson County28
Kittitas County17
Clallam County14
Mason County13
Chelan County10
Okanogan County10
Franklin County8
Island County7
San Juan County7
Grant County6
Pacific County6
Columbia County5
Cowlitz County4
Adams County4
Clark County3
Stevens County3
Garfield County2
Lincoln County2
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Klickitat County1
Skamania County1