248 EAKTHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



pronounced by scientists an extinct volcano. — S. F. Chronicle, Feb- 

 ruary 5, 1896. 

 This report has not been confirmed. — C. D. P. 



1896. February 5; Tananiz Mountain, via San Bernardino, Feb- 

 ruary 5. 



Parties who have returned from the San Jacinto Mountain report 

 that Mount Tauquiz gives out mysterious rumblings and that 

 smoke is plainly visible. To-day smoke was seen from this city. 

 — 8. F. Chronicle. 



1896. February 5; Tauaniz Mountain, via San Bernardino, Feb- 

 ruary 7. 

 Mount Tauquiz, a spur of the San Jacinto Mountains, and well 

 known to be an extinct volcano, situated about twelve miles from 

 the town of San Jacinto, is again reported to be giving forth 

 smoke. Two men from San Jacinto say a column of vapor can 

 be plainly seen rising from the highest point and that it looks 

 nearly as white as snow. Reports of this mountain being in a 

 state of active eruption have been numerous for several days, 

 and to-morrow a party of newspaper reporters will leave the city 

 on an expedition to Tauquiz. The last four miles of the trip will 

 have to be made through banks of snovi^ several feet in depth, the 

 mountain being covered with snow this season of the year and 

 being 10,000 feet in height. — S. F. Examiner, February 8, 1896. 



1896. February 5; Tauquiz Mountain, via San Bernardino, Feb- 

 ruary 9. 



It is reported to-day that people in and about Mount Tauquiz are 

 getting ready to leave the vicinity, as the action of the moun- 

 tain, to say the least, is very threatening. 



The first that was noticeable in its strange demeanor was a whis- 

 tling sound — not shrill, but hoarse and guttural-like. This was 

 followed by a deep roar like distant thunder, followed by peal 

 on peal. 



This continued for several days, when one morning the Indians in 

 camp were startled by a shock like that of a heavy earthquake 

 and immediately smoke was seen issuing from the mountain's 

 peak, at first in thin white layers, followed immediately by puffs 

 like from the smokestack of an engine. This has kept up almost 

 incessantly up to date. 



It has been handed down in Indian history in that neighborhood 

 that Mount Tauquiz once belched forth volumes of fire. — S". F. 

 Call, February 10, 1896. 



1896. February 6; East Clallam (Wash.); 91i. 55m. p. m. 



Quite a well-defined shock. The direction of the temblor was from 

 west to east. It lasted about a minute. Every house in the 

 town, large and small, was shaken to its very foundations, but 

 as far as can be learned no damage was done. 



