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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 63 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 22 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 46 |
| 1884 | 18 |
| 1885 | 34 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1887 | 17 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 78 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 51 |
| 1892 | 153 |
| 1893 | 152 |
| 1894 | 149 |
| 1895 | 35 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 43 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 47 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 41 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 23 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 34 |
| 1917 | 25 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 2 |
1,296 stories matching save, from 168 towns
Walla Walla County47
Jefferson County26
Spokane County21
Whitman County18
Pacific County9
Chelan County8
Kittitas County8
Okanogan County8
Lewis County7
Grant County6
Stevens County5
Mason County5
Cowlitz County4
Island County4
Franklin County3
Adams County3
Klickitat County2
Asotin County2
Clark County2
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1
Skamania County1