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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 33 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 18 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 25 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 17 |
| 1892 | 67 |
| 1893 | 70 |
| 1894 | 103 |
| 1895 | 49 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 29 |
| 1904 | 34 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 47 |
| 1910 | 42 |
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1912 | 13 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 2 |
787 stories matching wage, from 80 towns
Snohomish County97
Spokane County25
Grays Harbor County25
Benton County17
Walla Walla County15
Kittitas County11
Pend Oreille County10
Kitsap County10
Yakima County9
Whatcom County7
Skagit County6
Jefferson County4
Chelan County4
Mason County3
Island County3
Lewis County3
Clark County2
Douglas County1
Grant County1
San Juan County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded6