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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 88 |
| 1877 | 64 |
| 1878 | 54 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 20 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 78 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 59 |
| 1886 | 29 |
| 1887 | 40 |
| 1888 | 46 |
| 1889 | 104 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 90 |
| 1892 | 186 |
| 1893 | 162 |
| 1894 | 199 |
| 1895 | 244 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 17 |
| 1899 | 46 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 76 |
| 1904 | 52 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 36 |
| 1909 | 82 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
2,059 stories matching small, from 227 towns
Walla Walla County59
Spokane County56
Pend Oreille County48
Jefferson County39
Yakima County33
Whatcom County24
Okanogan County15
Chelan County13
Stevens County13
Mason County12
Island County12
Clark County10
San Juan County9
Pacific County8
Grant County7
Lewis County7
Douglas County5
Adams County3
Columbia County2
Klickitat County2
Asotin County1
Skamania County1