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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 11 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 74 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 37 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 85 |
| 1884 | 32 |
| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 44 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 49 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 46 |
| 1892 | 119 |
| 1893 | 145 |
| 1894 | 119 |
| 1895 | 132 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 44 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 20 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 27 |
| 1909 | 27 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
1,296 stories matching steamer, from 144 towns
Pierce County88
Snohomish County83
Whatcom County36
Clallam County25
Benton County15
Mason County9
San Juan County9
Spokane County7
Pacific County7
Cowlitz County6
Walla Walla County5
Chelan County3
Clark County3
Kittitas County3
Yakima County3
Franklin County2
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Lewis County1
Skamania County1
Whitman County1