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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 20 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 21 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 29 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 34 |
| 1892 | 77 |
| 1893 | 57 |
| 1894 | 67 |
| 1895 | 87 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 40 |
| 1904 | 29 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 21 |
| 1909 | 32 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
735 stories matching spent, from 108 towns
Thurston County41
Walla Walla County32
Pend Oreille County25
Snohomish County24
Yakima County20
Spokane County19
Grays Harbor County16
Whatcom County10
Whitman County10
Jefferson County9
Okanogan County7
Skagit County7
Stevens County5
Lewis County5
Kitsap County4
Kittitas County4
Clallam County3
Chelan County3
Pacific County3
Mason County3
Island County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1