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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 10 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 24 |
| 1895 | 20 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
220 stories matching slow, from 56 towns
Snohomish County17
Benton County11
Clallam County7
Jefferson County5
Walla Walla County5
Yakima County5
Kittitas County5
Grays Harbor County4
Whatcom County3
Kitsap County3
Lewis County2
Pacific County2
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Mason County1
Okanogan County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded7