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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 65 |
| 1877 | 44 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 20 |
| 1883 | 50 |
| 1884 | 27 |
| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 49 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1889 | 129 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 74 |
| 1892 | 185 |
| 1893 | 180 |
| 1894 | 194 |
| 1895 | 62 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 99 |
| 1904 | 66 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 56 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 1 |
1,765 stories matching stand, from 154 towns
Walla Walla County77
Spokane County32
Yakima County31
Grays Harbor County28
Jefferson County14
Kittitas County11
Lewis County8
Chelan County7
Clark County7
Okanogan County6
Mason County5
Columbia County4
San Juan County4
Adams County3
Cowlitz County3
Stevens County3
Grant County2
Garfield County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1