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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 5 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 56 |
| 1877 | 53 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 69 |
| 1884 | 37 |
| 1885 | 57 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 40 |
| 1888 | 39 |
| 1889 | 91 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 70 |
| 1892 | 201 |
| 1893 | 156 |
| 1894 | 191 |
| 1895 | 201 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 43 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 82 |
| 1904 | 90 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 62 |
| 1909 | 167 |
| 1910 | 59 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 29 |
| 1915 | 36 |
| 1916 | 44 |
| 1917 | 31 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
2,135 stories matching start, from 253 towns
Pend Oreille County123
Walla Walla County66
Whatcom County35
Jefferson County17
Lewis County16
Chelan County15
Mason County8
Klickitat County5
Grant County5
Pacific County5
Clark County4
Adams County3
Garfield County3
Cowlitz County3
Columbia County2
Lincoln County2
Asotin County2
Douglas County2
County not recorded70