258 C. G. Rockwood—Notes on Earthquakes. 
Oct. 26 to 29. In regard to the earthquake shocks of these 
dates in Alaska (already reported, vol. xxi, p. 201), the following 
details of separate shocks are given by the ‘Sitka pismlga en of 
an Oregon paper, as are also the two succeeding items in Novem- 
ber: Oct. 26th, 1.20 p. m., very severe shock, tweet: 2.14 P.M. 
and 8.46 p. M., slight shocks ; 27th, 5.35 a. M., two ‘short and 
sharp shocks, east—west 9.15 Pp. M., sharp shock, S.W. to N.E.; 
"11.04 P.M. and 11.45 P. M., slight shoe 8, east—west. 29th, 1. 05 
A. M., a shock; 6. AS Mi, a sharp shock, S.E. to my Weis with rum- 
bling noise ; ‘11.58 P a three shocks, N.E. Swi-w s 
cath. Rev. 
Nov. 13.—5.28 a.m. A shock at Sitka.—U. S. Weath. fev. 
Nov. 14.—5.50 a.m. Two shocks at Sitka, N.E. to S.W.— 
S. Weath. Rev. 
1881. 
- 1.—6.55 p.m. A shock at Red Bluff, Cal.; vibration, 
sheik atu. — U. 8. Weath. Rev 
Jan. 5to7. At wel inland, W. T, (47° 42° N., 192° 3) 
W.); slight shocks at 10.56 P. m. of 5th; at 4.20 Pp. Mu. of 6th, 
and at 10.15 p. . of 7th.— U. S. Weath. Rev 
Jan. 6.—6.25 p. Ms A shock at Red Bluff, Cal. ; vibrations, 
N.W. to S.E.—U. 8. Weath. Rev 
Jan. 7.—6.15 a.m. Slight shook at Campo, Cal.— U. S. Weath. 
Rev 
isc 3 16.—1l p. mM. Slight shock at Bainbridge Island, W. T. 
—U. 8S. Weath. Rev. 
Jan. 20.—9.40 p. mM. The shock felt in the vicinity of Bath sue 
Brunswick, Me. (vol. xxi, p. 202), was accompanied by a ru 
bling noise. 
Three shocks felt at San Francisco and Oakland, Cal. 
At the former place the times were stated as 8.54 Pp. M., 9.15 P. M., 
and 11.15 p. m., and the direction N.W. toS.E. At Oakland the 
first and second shocks were accompanied ae a low rumbling, 
- and the direction is stated to have been S.W. t 
Jan. 30.—9.45 p.m. A slight shock at Banbridge Island, W. 
— v. 
. At Visalia, Cal., at 4.11 p. m., three shocks lasting 
altogether about two seconds, and at 9.53 Pp. m, two more shocks. 
Motion, 8.E. to N.W.— JU. 8S. ’Weath. Rev. 
Feb. 2 ay slight shock from north to south at Salinas City, Cal.—JU. S. Weath. 
Rev. 
Feb. 2.—About 4 A. M. a slight shock at Boston, Mass.—J. M. B. 
Feb. 3.—4 a.m. A loud report and shock at Plymouth, Mass.—J. M. B. 
Feb. 4.—Loud report and earthquake shock at Greenland My Stratham, N. H. 
Feb. 12.—A shock at Portsmouth, N. H pi SB, : 
Feb. 14. Aslight shock at Uki eG ne “about one o’clock ; 
direction, east-west.—San Francisco Chronicle. 
Feb. 26.—10.55 p. m. Slight shock at heme Me.— Augusta 
— Journal. 
