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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 29 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 37 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 54 |
| 1886 | 36 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 31 |
| 1889 | 50 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 38 |
| 1892 | 124 |
| 1893 | 114 |
| 1894 | 123 |
| 1895 | 52 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 25 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 45 |
| 1904 | 61 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 116 |
| 1910 | 72 |
| 1911 | 56 |
| 1912 | 26 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 5 |
1,293 stories matching worker, from 131 towns
Grays Harbor County46
Spokane County34
Benton County24
Walla Walla County19
Yakima County18
Whatcom County16
Jefferson County8
Chelan County8
Lewis County7
Clark County5
Stevens County3
Island County3
Franklin County2
Lincoln County2
Okanogan County2
Pacific County2
Adams County1
Clallam County1
Douglas County1