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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 37 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 58 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 54 |
| 1886 | 25 |
| 1887 | 25 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1889 | 79 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 66 |
| 1892 | 101 |
| 1893 | 101 |
| 1894 | 159 |
| 1895 | 242 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 33 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 42 |
| 1904 | 42 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1909 | 68 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
1,451 stories matching thought, from 164 towns
Snohomish County48
Walla Walla County35
Yakima County27
Grays Harbor County25
Jefferson County22
Whatcom County15
Clallam County13
Kittitas County11
Clark County8
Skagit County8
Mason County6
Grant County6
Stevens County6
Lewis County5
Pacific County4
Columbia County3
Island County3
Franklin County2
Adams County2
Chelan County2
Cowlitz County2
Klickitat County2
San Juan County2
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Wahkiakum County1