290 REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION. 
Toward the Cienaga lime-kilns the intensity lessened considerably. One man in the 
foot-hills 4 miles southwest of Paicenes, reports seeing a wave coming westward thru a 
grainfield, and some oaks waving considerably ; but he did not hear nor feel any shock. 
Four miles southwest of Paicenes, a hanging lamp swung strongly east and west, and milk | 
was spilt from the pans. At the kilns, in a granitic region, tho a distinct noise is said 
to have preceded the shake, only one slight shock was felt, and that was not sufficient to 
spill water from a full bucket standing on a table. Along the river between Paicenes and 
Mulberry, a distinct vertical motion is reported, causing weighted windows to be thrown 
up and down, and stove-lids to dance about. Liquids were strongly affected, as were 
trees and hanging lamps, and a few articles were thrown from shelves. 
On the afternoon of June 13, a lady near Mulberry, 5 miles south of Paicenes, was 
talking over the telephone with a friend in Hollister. The latter suddenly gave a startled 
ery as a slight earthquake shock occurred. It was felt at Mulberry several seconds later. 
From Mulberry to San Benito the shock uniformly lessened until, at the latter place, 
altho distinctly felt, even liquids were not disturbed by it. 
Thru Bear Valley the only noticeable effects of the shock were the swinging of lamps 
and the disturbance of water surfaces. Little or no sound was heard in Bear Valley, but 
several people noticed 38 distinct periods of vibration. It began easily, rapidly increased, 
and then, after a pause, there came a harder shake. At one house a lamp hanging bya 
chain 3 feet long is said to have swung north and south nearly to the ceiling. Articles 
on shelves were not moved, nor loose window lights shaken out. At the summit at the 
south end of Bear Valley, about a bucketful of water was thrown from a barrel only two- 
thirds full, and cream was thrown north and south from pans of milk. Here also the hang- 
ing lamp swung strongly north and south. A man outdoors became dizzy and nauseated, 
but did not at the time realize the cause. 
Thru the south end of the valley, hanging lamps are said to have swung east and west, 
and water is said to have spilt mostly east and west. Several people became dizzy, 
but the motion seems to have been too slow to be distinetly appreciable. 
At the Pinnacles no loose rocks were displaced, so the movement must have been slight. 
Traveling southeastward from San Benito up the valley toward Hernandez, the motion 
consisted of longer, slower vibrations, and was of remarkably long duration. In general, 
the effect was only to set rocking-chairs in motion, cause doors to swing, and trees to sway. 
Just south of the divide between San Benito and Hernandez Valleys, the intensity rose 
noticeably, the shock throwing a lamp and clock from a shelf. 
At Hernandez, pans of milk and troughs of water were almost emptied, and many minor 
shocks have been felt since. No noise was heard before the quake, but a report as of a 
blast immediately preceded the second (hardest) period of vibration. This is in an upland 
valley at 2,500 feet elevation, but the ground seems to be full of water. 
In the mountainous serpentine area between Hernandez and New Idria, the shock 
was evidently slight, as nothing was noticed to have been disturbed at Smith’s camp. 
At New Idria a few bottles and light articles were thrown from shelves, clocks were stopt, 
and a few bricks loosened from a building erected with mud mortar; but chimneys were 
not injured. One brick furnace was cracked, but it was not properly braced. Only 3 
minor shocks have been noticed at New Idria. The intensity was about the same as 
at Hernandez. 
In Vallecitos Valley, at an elevation of 2,000 feet, Tertiary rocks are overlain by 50 
feet or more of alluvium. In this valley, pans of milk were slightly spilt, but nothing was 
thrown from shelves. 
From San Benito southward thru the Bitterwater Valley, the intensity lessened, 
and only liquids were affected. The motion was too slight to be appreciable to some 
people. 
