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1S65. December 15; 9 p. m.; VII. 



Heavy shock at Dry Creek, Mendocino County, Cal.; nine shocks, 

 three being- quite heavy. — Mining and Scientific Press. 



1SC6. January 25; 10:32 a. m. 



Slight shock in S. F., Cal. (IV). At lOh. 10m., heavy shock in 

 Sonoma (V).^Fuchs. Another smart shock in S. F. at 10.40 (V). 

 — Perrey. 



1S6G. February 15; 8:45 a. in. 



Slight shock in San Jose, Cal., followed at 9.10 by a shock covering- 

 a greater area. — Fuchs. At 8.57 a. m. tvv^o shocks at S. F., Cal. — 

 B. ]\Is. Two shocks at Santa Clara. — Perrey. 



1866. February 17; IX. 



" The Klamath Eiver, fifteen miles above the Jacksonville road, was 

 suddenly raised, exposing its bed, while a hill on its bank sunk 

 away to a level plain; on one side of the hill, where it separated 

 from the mainland, it left an abrupt blufE. The river channel was 

 immediately changed, the water running around where the hill 

 had been standing-. Bob Whittle and others witnessed the phe- 

 nomenon, and gathered large quantities of fish that were left in 

 the old bed when the water drained off." — B. Ms. — Quincy Union, 

 March 10, 1866. — Treka Journal. 



1866. February IS; 4:05 i». m. 



S. F., Cal.— Fuchs.— Perrey. 



1866. March 26; 12:30 i». m.; IV. 



Earthquake from east to west, in S. F., Stockton, Sacramento, San 

 Jose, etc. — Fuchs. Two shocks. — S. F. D. 



1866. March 26; V. 



Quite a severe shock at Monterey. — B. Ms. 



1866. March 26; 12:12 p. m. (noon); III. 



Two slight shocks at S. F.— B. Ms. 



1866. March 27; 



Monterey. — B. Ms. 



1866. March ?; 



Monterey, Cal.— B. Ms.— 8. F. Golden Era, March 25, 1866. 



1866. April to November; 



San Jose, Cal. An earthquake register, invented by W. F. Stewart, 

 has noted nine distinct shocks in the past seven months. All the 

 shocks were northeast and southwest. — San Jose Mercury, Novem- 

 ber 8, 1866. 



