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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 10 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 53 |
| 1877 | 51 |
| 1878 | 51 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 64 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 26 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 59 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 84 |
| 1893 | 67 |
| 1894 | 79 |
| 1895 | 111 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 24 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 56 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 50 |
| 1909 | 87 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
1,256 stories matching section, from 183 towns
Yakima County60
Walla Walla County50
Spokane County33
Grays Harbor County22
Whatcom County18
Chelan County15
Kittitas County14
Stevens County13
Skagit County10
Jefferson County8
Adams County4
Clark County4
Cowlitz County4
Lincoln County4
Pacific County4
Clallam County4
Mason County3
Island County3
Grant County3
Columbia County2
Douglas County2
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1