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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 5 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 14 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 4 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
94 stories matching seldom, from 35 towns
King County39
Benton County7
Spokane County6
Walla Walla County6
Thurston County5
Snohomish County5
Pierce County4
Yakima County3
Clallam County2
Jefferson County2
Skagit County2
Kittitas County1
Lewis County1
Okanogan County1
Pend Oreille County1
San Juan County1
Whatcom County1
County not recorded2