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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 88 |
| 1877 | 69 |
| 1878 | 35 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 17 |
| 1883 | 90 |
| 1884 | 45 |
| 1885 | 67 |
| 1886 | 30 |
| 1887 | 54 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 134 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 96 |
| 1892 | 223 |
| 1893 | 178 |
| 1894 | 201 |
| 1895 | 236 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 40 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 72 |
| 1904 | 60 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 62 |
| 1909 | 113 |
| 1910 | 39 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1916 | 45 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
2,236 stories matching side, from 249 towns
Pend Oreille County118
Yakima County66
Walla Walla County56
Jefferson County31
Clallam County17
Stevens County14
Chelan County11
Pacific County8
Lewis County7
San Juan County7
Clark County6
Franklin County6
Island County6
Adams County5
Columbia County4
Douglas County4
Wahkiakum County4
Cowlitz County4
Asotin County2
Klickitat County2
Skamania County1