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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 4 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 22 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 18 |
| 1895 | 21 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 4 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
144 stories matching unnecessari, from 33 towns
King County81
Thurston County12
Walla Walla County6
Grays Harbor County6
Pierce County5
Jefferson County4
Spokane County4
Benton County4
Whatcom County3
Pend Oreille County2
Snohomish County2
Yakima County2
Kittitas County2
Chelan County1
Kitsap County1
Mason County1
Skagit County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded3