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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 51 |
| 1877 | 44 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 49 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 78 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 62 |
| 1892 | 174 |
| 1893 | 149 |
| 1894 | 132 |
| 1895 | 140 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 67 |
| 1904 | 42 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 34 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,355 stories matching though, from 163 towns
Snohomish County60
Walla Walla County52
Benton County42
Spokane County34
Grays Harbor County25
Jefferson County21
Whitman County18
Okanogan County9
Pend Oreille County8
Pacific County8
Clallam County7
Island County6
Lewis County6
Chelan County6
Kittitas County6
Stevens County5
San Juan County4
Clark County3
Garfield County3
Cowlitz County3
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Grant County1
Lincoln County1