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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 61 |
| 1877 | 49 |
| 1878 | 42 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 50 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 57 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 38 |
| 1889 | 85 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 71 |
| 1892 | 161 |
| 1893 | 153 |
| 1894 | 146 |
| 1895 | 154 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 57 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 28 |
| 1909 | 52 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,493 stories matching third, from 113 towns
Walla Walla County61
Benton County45
Snohomish County38
Spokane County30
Yakima County23
Jefferson County19
Grays Harbor County19
Whatcom County12
Kittitas County8
Skagit County7
Lewis County6
Clallam County5
Stevens County4
Chelan County4
Franklin County3
Mason County3
Pacific County3
Columbia County2
Clark County1
Cowlitz County1
Garfield County1
Island County1
Lincoln County1
Okanogan County1
San Juan County1