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University, it would appear that on August 31 

 earthquake shocks were felt at Toronto, London, St. 

 Catharines and Petrolia, but none were recorded in 

 Eastern Canada; nor does the year 1886 appear to 

 have been one of unusual seismic activity in Canada. 

 * At Montreal it would appear that no earthquake 

 shock was observed in 1886. For the other slight 

 shocks experienced in Canada in 1886 reference is 

 made to the report of Prof. McLeod, appended. 



1887 — Murray Bay and elsewhere in the Lower St. Law- 

 rence, several slight shocks at different dates. 



1888 — Jany. 11 — Ottawa Valley, several smart shocks. 

 Feby — Slight shock at Ottawa. 

 July 1 — Montreal, slight shock. 



Nov. — Lower St. Lawrence, several shocks at different 

 dates. 



1890 — Sept. 26 — Montreal, 2.45 a.m., perceptible shock and 

 rumbling noise. 



1892— July 26—10 p.m., observed by Dr. Ells between 

 Petite Nation and Lievre "River, a smart shock. 



1893— Nov. 2*7— Montreal (McGill College), 11.47 a.m. 

 Ottawa, as observed at Geological Survey, began 

 11 47' 05" continued 15 seconds, ended 11 47' 20". 

 Several observers report it as double, the second 

 being most severe. Quebec, 11.47 a.m. At all the 

 above places the shock was a smart one, shaking 

 buildings and causing some alarm and displacing 

 unstable objects. As observed by Prof. McLeod at the 

 Observatory, McGill College, the barometer stood at 

 30 in. 15 and falling, the thermometer 24° 5', the wind 

 was from the north-east and the sky overcast. The 

 vibration seemed to be propagated from the N. E. 

 This was a shock sufficiently violent and widely ex- 

 tended to excite much public attention. 

 The following extracts from the newspapers show the 



effects which the earthquake produced, as noticed at the 



time in the public press. At 11.47 o'clock this forenoon, 



the city and the country generally round about felt 



