S22 REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION. 
reports are practically unobtainable. This agrees, of course, with the elongation of the 
locus of disturbance. 
It also appears probable that the sensible effects extended farther along Humboldt 
Valley, which is practically parallel to the direction of propagation, than along those 
lines where successive mountain ranges were thrown across the advancing waves, as in the 
southern Nevada region. 
In most cases the direction of vibration was given as north-south, or northwest-south- 
east; tho in two or three cases north of west to south of east, or east-west, directions were 
given. Most of the clocks reported stopt faced north or south; a few faced west. 
In a few cases the statement was made that there were two shocks very close together, 
but most of the observers did not distinguish more than one. 
Details for the various localities follow: 
Round Hole, 70 miles north of Reno (F. MeMillan). — A distinct earthquake was felt 
which lasted several seconds. 
Peavine Mountain. — A number of ranchers and miners were up at the time of the earth- 
quake, on the north side of Peavine, about 10 or 12 miles northwest of Reno. No one 
noticed the shock nor any indications of it. 
Reno. — The shock was distinctly felt by a number of persons. Some were awakened. 
The great majority knew nothing of it. A good account was given by Mr. Jensen, of 
the U. 8. Weather Bureau. He was in the office to take instrumental readings. The 
office is on the fourth floor of a rectangular brick building, longer east-west than north- 
south. He heard some pictures rattle and thought the janitor was getting remarkably 
industrious downstairs; then he noticed that they were all rattling and surmised that it 
was an earthquake. His attention was attracted to an electric bulb on a long wire hang- 
ing from the ceiling, only a few inches from the west wall. It was swinging so as to hit a 
metal nipple on a pipe in the wall, thus making quite a noise. The building seemed to 
shake east-west. 
Olinghouse. — Many were interviewed, but none had felt the shock. While there are 
one or two vague reports, it is probable that no one really felt the effects at this place. 
Wadsworth. — A canvass failed to elicit any definite account. 'The postmaster claimed 
he talked with many people, but knew of none who had observed the shock. 
Hazen. — Quite a number of people were interviewed, but no good definite account could 
be obtained. Most people decidedly had not felt it, and were not sure of any one who had. 
There were one or two hazy reports of persons who were supposed to have felt or observed 
it, and one man admitted having noticed a “light shock.” 
Virginia City. — Only a few persons noticed the shock. Mr. D. T. Smith was sleeping 
on the third floor of a rectangular building that stands east and west. He woke up and 
felt a movement of the building. An electric globe suspended by a cord from the ceiling 
(about 5 feet) swayed about 1.5 inches with an elliptical movement, the major axis a 
little north of west. No one else in the building noticed it. 
Wabuska. — A few are reported as feeling a “jar.” No one noticed the direction. 
Yerington. — A few felt the shock. It was light and described as north-south. One 
person in bed but awake said the bed rocked and a curtain swayed north-south, producing 
a sort of dizzy sensation. 
Fallon. — Three persons were found who claim to have been awakened; they were all | 
women and light sleepers. One (Mrs. EK. W. Black) awoke and heard a noise which she 
thought was the rattling of the window weights. Another (Mrs. I. H. Kent) awoke 
hearing a noise like the rattling of a window. She also noticed a bird cage and a hang- 
ing plant swing in a north-south direction, the distance from the point of suspension to 
the center of gravity of these being about 5 feet. Others in the same houses noticed 
nothing. 
