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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 59 |
| 1877 | 30 |
| 1878 | 27 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 55 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 48 |
| 1886 | 24 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 116 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 62 |
| 1892 | 138 |
| 1893 | 116 |
| 1894 | 142 |
| 1895 | 180 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 19 |
| 1899 | 46 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 51 |
| 1904 | 40 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 46 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,446 stories matching seen, from 192 towns
Yakima County50
Walla Walla County47
Jefferson County26
Grays Harbor County24
Stevens County13
Pacific County10
Chelan County9
Clallam County9
Kittitas County8
Lewis County8
Adams County7
Island County6
Mason County6
Franklin County3
Cowlitz County2
Douglas County2
Grant County2
Asotin County1
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1