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The verandahs of many houses have been separated from the main 

 structures. The line of separation approximating to N. — S. 



In Hussein Bux's house the principal cracks are in walls running 

 N. 30° W., the hade of cracks being to S. at 0° and 25°. Large por- 

 tions of a wall enclosing the roof fell outwards from the north and 

 west fronts. 



Ajab Pershad's house is fissured in all directions, the principal 

 cracks occurring in N. — S. walls. One of the gate-pillars, measuring 

 22"x22"x8 / fell to due west. 



Mitan Lai's house, like most of the buildings in Raj pur, is a double- 

 story brick erection. In the upper story the south and east fronts 

 have fallen out. The chief cracks are in walls running N. 20° E., and 

 hade S. at 30°. 



The minaret of a mosque fell to S. 85° E. The broken portion is 

 11' 6" long, and is an octagonal prism with faces 13" wide. It fell 

 from a height of 12 feet, and the fractured end lies 8' 6" from the base. 

 As the base of the mosque is stepped, the minaret probably slipped 

 down some distance after falling. 



From the evidence of fallen and cracked walls the chief direc- 

 tion of motion was from north to south, or in the same direction as 

 the slope of the ground. Of objects falling freely, however, a minaret 

 fell to S. 85° E., and a gate-post to due west. 



There is no reliable evidence from Raj pur as to time of the 

 shock, and no earthquake forms have been received. 



Mussoorie. 



Between Rajpur and Mussoorie the hillsides are composed of much 

 crushed slates and limestone. They rise steeply and culminate in the 

 E. — W. Mussoorie -Landour ridge at an elevation of about 7,000 — 

 8,000 ft. Mr. Simpson's report continues as follows : — 



Most of the buildings in the station are founded on limestone. 



This rock is usually found lying at high angles. It 



'ouii a ions, s rue- . g f re q Uen ^j y mucn shattered and contains numerous 



tural materials, etc. J 



veins of white calcite. It is often soft, and argil- 



