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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 44 |
| 1877 | 25 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 32 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 42 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 29 |
| 1892 | 89 |
| 1893 | 77 |
| 1894 | 101 |
| 1895 | 133 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 19 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 35 |
| 1904 | 39 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 51 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
959 stories matching wait, from 131 towns
Snohomish County32
Spokane County31
Walla Walla County27
Benton County20
Grays Harbor County16
Yakima County12
Jefferson County12
Stevens County12
Clallam County10
Skagit County8
Chelan County7
Lewis County7
Kittitas County6
Lincoln County5
Pacific County4
Kitsap County4
Adams County3
Columbia County3
Clark County2
Franklin County2
Klickitat County2
Mason County2
San Juan County2
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Grant County1
Island County1