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" About forty-five minutes after the first earthquake shock a star 

 viewed in the 12-inch equatorial was seen to vibrate sharply over 

 an arc of 1" or 2". The telescope was clamped at the time. If 

 this was a second earthquake shock it was too slight to be felt." 

 — R. G. A. 



Smith Creek: a lady visitor reported that the earthquake of June 20 

 was felt at Smith Creek, foot of Mt. Hamilton. 



1895. June 16; Cocopah Mountains. 



George Neal, a mining man, saw a sight on the desert last Sunday 

 that filled him with amazement. He was in company with Lew 

 Hosgate at the time. Their property is on the Tajo River. At 

 that place the desert is in plain view for miles. Neal looked 

 across toward the Cocopah Mountains, and was surprised to see 

 a heavy column of smoke ascending from the central peak of the 

 three Pichacos that rose several hundred feet. Neal and Hosgate 

 Avatched the black column, and saw it shoot high into the air 

 at intervals, and a distant booming sound was heard as of can- 

 nonading. The Indians told them that the Cocopah country was 

 on one of its " tantrums " again, and that the mud volcanoes, 

 gas fissures, hot springs and fire volcanoes were all at work with 

 more activity than ever before. Many Cocopah and Santa Cata- 

 rina Indians were reported to have fled from the mountains 

 into the interior of the peninsula and over to the Colorado River. 

 Gas wells or fissures exist, according to the Indians, which blow 

 at irregular intervals, emitting a whistle which can be heard for 

 miles. — Newsj)aper report. Note. — This has not been verified.— 

 C. D. P. 



1895. June 24; Mount Hamilton; 91i, 26ni. SGs. ± 2s., standard Pa- 

 cific time. 



" One earthquake shock at the above time. I was observing with 

 the 36-inch. Planet moved north and south over about 5" or 6"." 

 — E. E. B. 



" A slight earthquake shock was noticed at 9h. 25m. 41s., Pacific 

 standard. The 12-inch equatorial telescope was directed at v 

 Scorpii at the time, and stars A and B were seen to vibrate three 

 or four times over an arc of nearly 4" north and south in the 

 field of view, coming back nearly to their original position." — 

 R. G. A. The duplex seismograph shows a single displacement 

 of the earth of about l^ mm. about north-northeast and south- 

 southwest. 



1895. Jnne 28; Seattle; Wash. 



Assistant Weather Observer E. 0. Hobbs has recently been making 

 some examinations on the summit of Mount Rainier with a small 

 telescope and has discovered a large dark crevasse through the 

 center of Columbia Crest, which can be seen plainly with the 

 naked eye. A large snowslide has recently occurred at the base 

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