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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 18 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 16 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 8 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 24 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 20 |
| 1892 | 44 |
| 1893 | 44 |
| 1894 | 30 |
| 1895 | 37 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 5 |
384 stories matching sleep, from 76 towns
Snohomish County18
Walla Walla County12
Grays Harbor County10
Benton County9
Yakima County7
Pacific County5
Jefferson County5
Kittitas County4
Whatcom County4
Skagit County4
Clallam County3
Mason County3
Lincoln County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded9