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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 7 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1893 | 19 |
| 1894 | 9 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
124 stories matching showdown, from 24 towns
King County60
Thurston County9
Snohomish County7
Benton County6
Yakima County5
Columbia County2
Spokane County2
Walla Walla County2
Whatcom County2
Asotin County1
Chelan County1
Jefferson County1
Okanogan County1
Pend Oreille County1