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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 18 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 26 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 23 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 32 |
| 1892 | 57 |
| 1893 | 51 |
| 1894 | 89 |
| 1895 | 106 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 37 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
745 stories matching unless, from 94 towns
Thurston County71
Snohomish County29
Grays Harbor County26
Walla Walla County22
Yakima County19
Whatcom County14
Jefferson County8
Kitsap County6
Skagit County4
Kittitas County3
San Juan County3
Lewis County3
Chelan County2
Okanogan County2
Cowlitz County2
Franklin County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded12