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Candelaria (Charles N. Platt, weather observer). — He did not feel the shock and knew 
nothing about it until the newspaper report came. 
Laws. — Ten or more persons noticed the shock, which was slight. W. M. Richards 
stated that there were 2 shocks, one almost immediately after the other. The first was 
a gentle rocking motion, the second small jerks. The total duration was about half a 
minute. 
Tonopah. — Several communications were to the effect that no one had noticed any 
indications of the earthquake. 
Goldfield. — Several reports were received to the effect that no shock was noticed. 
A report was in circulation that the springs had changed somewhat in their flow, but 
the Superintendent of the Western Reclamation Company (I. A. Thompson), who keeps 
a very close watch of the wells and springs, says there was no change at all in the flow 
nor any other indication of an earthquake. 
Eureka (Clay Simms).—A slight shock was felt, the movement being from west to east. 
It seemed to last for about a second. It made hanging objects swing, but did not stop 
clocks. 
Bishop (W. A. Chalfant). — The shock was strong enough to waken many persons 
asleep. Large clocks in the jewelers’ stores were stopt. The length of the vibration was 
unusual, but was not timed. The earthquake was not felt as a sharp shock, but rather as 
a long and not severe rolling motion. Doors, windows, window weights, etc., were 
shaken, and hanging objects, such as incandescent bulbs, swayed back and forth thru an 
are of 12 to 18 inches, double amplitude. No damage whatever was done to property. 
Doors on the north and south sides of buildings seemed to have been affected most. In 
one instance a box of dry goods was moved about 3 inches. Out-of-doors the rumble of 
the shock was noted by a few persons. 
Independence (Mrs. E. M. Brooks). —Some clocks were stopt and windows rattled, 
but few felt any shock. 
Lone Pine. — A number of clocks were stopt, all facing north or south. The shock 
was noticed by only a few persons. According to one description, there were 2 shocks a 
few seconds apart. It seemed like a rolling movement, and a hanging lamp was noticed 
swinging north-south. Trees shook. 
Keeler. — Only 2 or 8 persons noticed the shock. It was only slightly perceptible. 
In gathering information concerning the California earthquake of the morning of April 
18, as felt in the Western Névada region, two other closely succeeding shocks were brought 
to light, one of which had much stronger local effects than the greater but more distinct 
earthquake. 
The Earthquake of April 19, 1906, about 2" 5" p. M.: 
This shock was mentioned by so few persons that I was at first inclined to consider it 
imaginary. It was reported, however, by reliable persons not known to each other in 
three different towns. The most definite accounts are as follows: 
[eno (Miss Lewers). — Observer on the third floor of the Agricultural Building at the 
University, in the photographic laboratory; felt a very distinct shock, but did not re- 
member the direction of movement. 
Olinghouse (Miss Norris). —The person reporting and her sister were sitting in the house 
and felt a distinct shock. Fearing it was the forerunner of a larger earthquake, they ran 
outside. 
Hazen. — A shock not generally felt was noted distinctly by Mrs. MacGregor, at the 
Reclamation Service headquarters. 
The Harthquake of April 19, 1906, 8" 15" to 8" 30" p.m. (Intensity, IV-V.) — This 
earthquake was distinctly felt along the east slope of the Virginia range and the valley 
land directly east and not far north or south of Lat. 39° 31’. Wherever reported it was 
