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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 24 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 26 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 27 |
| 1889 | 64 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 28 |
| 1892 | 92 |
| 1893 | 102 |
| 1894 | 170 |
| 1895 | 9 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 41 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1909 | 36 |
| 1910 | 32 |
| 1911 | 32 |
| 1912 | 12 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 3 |
977 stories matching strike, from 116 towns
Snohomish County116
Kittitas County34
Walla Walla County30
Spokane County29
Grays Harbor County18
Yakima County17
Jefferson County15
Kitsap County10
Whitman County10
Whatcom County7
Clark County6
Grant County6
Okanogan County6
Clallam County5
Lewis County4
San Juan County4
Adams County3
Cowlitz County2
Island County2
Mason County2
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Skamania County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded1