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tance of nearly 200 miles, both North and 

 South. We have no records South of that 

 point. 



The shocks which we can authenticate within 

 the iimits of our own State, are as follows : 



Jan. 9. — This shock was felt from Sacramento 

 to the Southern boundary of the State. It was 

 preceded by three smart shocks the night and 

 morning previous. The time of its occurrence 

 at this city was 8h. 13m. 305. 



Jan. 18, 9 a. m. — A light shock at Martinez 

 and Benicia. 



Jan. 20, 8:30 a. m. — A smart shock was felt 

 at Santa Cruz and Mission San Juan. 



Jan. 21, 11 p. m. — On the evening of this 

 day a smart shock was felt in Mariposa. The 

 wave and sound seemed to travel from X. W. 

 to S. E. It was accompanied with a report like 

 that of a distant gun. 



Feb. 5, 7 p. m. — A smart shock was felt in 

 San Francisco, which shook the buildings that 

 are situated on made ground very severely, 

 while those situated on firmer bottoms were af- 

 fected. This shock was felt at Oakland and 

 Stockton, but was not felt at San Jose or Sac- 

 ramento, as reported at the time. 



March 14, 3 p. m. — A severe shock was felt 

 at Santa Barbara and Monticito. It was mo- 

 mentary in duration, attended with a loud re- 

 port. 



March 23, 12:27 a. m. — A light shock in San 

 Francisco. 



May 3, 10 p. H. — A smart shock at Los An- 

 geles and the Monte. 



May 23. — A light shock at Angeles ; a report 

 also that a severe shock had been felt at Fort 

 Tejon. 



June 14. — A shock was felt at Humboldt Bay. 

 On the same day several severe shocks were ex- 

 perienced at the penal island, Carmen, Gulf of 

 California, and which extended almost ninety 

 miles north and south of the island. 



Aug. 8, 11 a. m. — A smart sho^-k was felt at 

 Rabbit Creek, Sierra county. 



Aug. 29. — A severe shock at the Tejon Re- 

 serve. No time is given. 



Sept. 2, 7:45 p. m. — A light shock at San 

 Francisco. This shock was felt at Sacramento, 

 Marysville, Nevada, San Juan, Downieville and 

 Camptonville. 



Sept. 14, 2 p. m. — A light shock in San Fran- 

 cisco. 



Oct. 19, 6:30 p. m. — A severe shock of an 

 earthquake in San Francisco. On the follow- 

 ing morning, at 12:8 a.m., at 12:35 a. m., and 

 1:15 a. m., three other shocks occurred ; the last 

 was equally severe with that of Jan. 9th, at 8 

 a. m. People were much frightened, and left 

 their beds. The shock was felt at San Jose, but 

 not at Oakland. 



Nov. 8, 3:45 a. m. — A shock at San Francisco, 

 which was felt at Oakland and Bodega. 



Dee. 23, 7 a. m. — A light shock at San Fran- 

 cisco. 



Of the whole number which have occurred 

 during the year, two only have been felt at San 

 Francisco that were not experienced at other 

 localities, and four others h^ve occurred which 

 have been felt in common at other portions of 

 the State ; thus making about one-third of the 



whole number that were in common here and 

 elsewhere. 



Eight of the aggregate have occurred between 

 the summer and winter solstices. 



Seven have occurred during the spring and 

 summer months, and ten during the winter and 

 autumn. 



Eight have occurred between the vernal and 

 autumnal equinoxes. 



Sax Francisco, June 29, 1857. 

 President, Col. L. Ransom, in the chair. 

 Donations to the Cabinet to Jan. 1, 1858. 



Tibia of mastodon, from Shaw's Flat, by Mr. 

 Charles H. Stokes. 



Carolina limestone, from Alpha, Nevada Co., 

 by Mr. Isaac Wisner. 



One hundred and fifty species of marine and 

 land shells from the Sandwich Islands, by Mr- 

 Oarrett. 



Coleopterous insects, by Mr. T. F. Moss. 



Serpentine, perforated with Pholas, from Ore- 

 gon, by Mr. Beardsley, with tertiary fossils from 

 the same coast. 



Red and black oxide copper and sulphur from 

 Lower California, by Dr. Norrline. 



Copper ore from Hope Valley, by Hon. John 

 Bigler. 



Ajar containing preparations of the nutmeg in 

 every stage of growth, from Singapore, by Mr. 

 Thomas Dal ton. 



Ores of copper from the Arizona mines ; also 

 fossil Ostrea from the Desert, by Mr. J. Wilson. 



Dipterous insects of this State, by Mr. T. F. 

 Moss. 



Fossil vertebra of mammalia from Mission 

 San Antonio, by Dr. Eckel. 



Auriferous quartz and limestone from the 

 crystal mine at Angels' Camp, by Mr. Benja- 

 min. 



Specimen of the new genus Loxorynchus, 



(Stimpson), by Nahl & Bro. 



Kaolin clay from foothills San Joaquin county , 

 by Mr. Patrick, of Stockton. 



Marine fossils from Russian America, (tertia- 

 ry), Mr. T. F. Moss. 



Mastoid process temporal bone of whale from 

 San Diego ; recent and fossil shells of Physa hu- 

 merosa, planorbis Amnion, and two species of 

 Amnicola, Colorado Desert; also,three specimens 

 of carabus, fruit of two species of mezquite and 

 composite flowers, from same locality, by Dr. 

 J. A. Veatch. Also specimens of botany from 

 the vicinity of Santa Barbara. 



A collection of plants from the vicinity of Port 

 Orford, by Mr. Beardsley. 



Specimens of Pinus tuberculata and other 

 plants from Contra Costa, by Mr. Bloomer. 



