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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 9 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 124 |
| 1877 | 94 |
| 1878 | 60 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 22 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 122 |
| 1884 | 54 |
| 1885 | 119 |
| 1886 | 60 |
| 1887 | 64 |
| 1888 | 72 |
| 1889 | 221 |
| 1890 | 31 |
| 1891 | 133 |
| 1892 | 367 |
| 1893 | 372 |
| 1894 | 342 |
| 1895 | 87 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 100 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 240 |
| 1904 | 174 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 136 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 31 |
| 1915 | 35 |
| 1916 | 81 |
| 1917 | 23 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 19 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 7 |
3,369 stories matching sever, from 274 towns
King County1,533
Walla Walla County189
Thurston County141
Yakima County85
Spokane County57
Jefferson County57
Mason County16
Chelan County15
Clark County12
Adams County10
Stevens County10
Grant County6
Lincoln County6
San Juan County4
Asotin County3
Douglas County3
Wahkiakum County3
Cowlitz County2
Pend Oreille County2
Skamania County2
Klickitat County1