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L. MARTIN ALASKAN EARTHQUAKES OF 1899 



tember has simplified collecting the record. It is known to have been felt 

 at the following places (figure 3) : 



Places. 



Location with respect to 

 Yakutat Bay. 



Observers. 



Disenchantment Bay 



Yakutat Village 



Dry Bay Village 



Dyea 



In Yakutat Bay 



J. Bullman, L. A. Cox S. 



Mouth of Yakutat Bay. . . 



60 miles east of Yakutat. . . 

 150 miles east-southeast. . . 



160 miles east-southeast. . . 

 160 miles east southeast.. 



170 miles northeast 



190 miles northeast 



240 miU^s east 



Cox, A. Flenner, J. D. 

 Fults, Jr., A. Johnson, 

 T. Smith, and D. Stevens. 



C. E. Hill, R. W. Beasley, 

 Mrs. Esther Early, Albin 

 Johnson, and others. 



Drv Bay natives. 



A. J. Walker, J. R. Beegle, 



Haines Mission . . . 



and others. 

 Prospectors. 



F. S. Williams and others. 



G. S. Fleming. 



Skagway 



Whitehorse. 



Tantalus 



Northwest mounted police. 

 John Bimms. 



Surprise Lake 



Pacific Ocean 



West of Yakutat 





Yakataga 



Katalla 



100 miles west of Yakutat. 

 170 miles west 



B. Durkey, S. E. Dover- 

 spike. 



C. W. Chamberlin. 



Cape Whitshed 



220 miles west-northwest 



210 miles northwest 



240 miles northwest 



240 miles northwest 



250 miles west-northwest. 



250 miles northwest 



250 miles northwest 



170 miles northwest by 



north. 

 250 mil es north-northwest . 

 250 miles north-northwest . 



295 miles west 



H. P. Ritter, E. B. Latham, 



Chugach Mountains 



Valdez 



and others. 

 W. R. xlbercrombie. 

 W. C. Babcock. 

 E, S. Larson. 

 L. S. Camicia. 



Copper River. .... 



J. F. Rice. 



Wrangell Mountains 



Nutzotin Mountains 



Tanana River 



A. N. Powell. 

 Oscar Rohn. 



G. B. Rorer. 



A. H. Brooks, W. J. Peters 



Latouche 



and others. 

 E. F. Glenn. 



Kenai Lake . . 



380 miles west 



W. E Lennox 



Homer 



430 miles west 



390 miles west-northwest. 

 410 miles west-northwest . 



480 miles northwest 



730 miles west-northwest. 



730 miles west-northwest. 



George Jam me. 

 F. R. Falconer. 



Susitna River 



Tyonek , 



Prospector. 

 J. S. Herron. 



Alaska Range 



Koyukuk River 



Lower Yukon River 



F. C. Schrader, T. G. Ger- 

 dine, D. C. Witherspoon, 

 and others. 



Rev. N. N. Amcan. 



Disencliantment Bay. — The Disenchantment Bay point of observation 

 is within 5 miles of the origin of the great earthquake of September 10, 

 and perhaps the September 3d shock also originated here. Eight pros- 

 pectors, who were washing the gravels of an alluvial fan between the 

 Hubbard and Variegated glaciers (figure 5) for gold and platinum, ex- 

 perienced the earthquake. They were J. Bullman, L. A. Cox, S. Cox, A. 



