The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29
Arrival Of tho Sea Rird

arrived AZ San francisco on Thursday
January 18th, from San Diego bringing
dates ~ The At "f January.
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE
EARTHoUAKE The Los Ange es Star.
speaking of the late Disturbances of the
earth on the western coast If this conti-
tent, says, II shock of an earthquake was
very perceIptIbly felt in Los Angeles and
The Mission San Gabriel, on Sunday even
ing, Goth uIt 10y : ~"
Iwo sheep drovers from the Colorado.
give accounts of ''right smart" earth
quake IN the vicinity of that river some
two weeks since. The earth heaved and
rocked backwards and forwards tour or
five feet. and opened in sew raj places,
ard through the crevices the water sImut-
ed to- great height The waters uf the
C"lorado flowed up stream, broke through
its bankS, and cut up other antics unhe-
coming quiet river. Our nfnrn,ants,
who are known in this community to he
men of strict .eracity, say, that after the
shocks had ceased, several el. vatini,S Of
the ground were emotlrtd-elevations which
had nat existed before. One of the
Government buildings at the military pnst
was thrown down, but no other damage
was remarked.
). Since the above was written we
have conversed with Nr. Aurkly, who
was nt the Colorado during TIE occur
renee ofrhe phenomenon He says rhatrhe
shocks were frequent during three dayr.
aud were perceptIble for more Than "A
hundred miles this side of the Colorado.
AT the river it was reported thar a volcano
had opened beyond the Colorado. and the
snoke was visible ut the fort. Mr.. Auck-
ly says that the earth cracked in more
than twenty places, the crevices being
from six inches TO ii foot wide. through
which was elected substance difficult to
describe scientifically. but resembling, in
the language of the uninitated, blue mud.
NAvtGATiON OF THE CoLuR ,Do.-The
Star says IL steamer is already running as
high up aS the Junction with the G,Is,, and
Il project is now on foot To put on Il Steam-
er above the Junction, in order TO tacili-
tate the travel overland between the two
oceans. The distance from the head Of
navigation of the Colorado to Salt Lake
City, cannot exceed 400 miles. and NAV
he less. A railroad between these two
points, which the M0rinons will UNDER
take to build, will he the commencement
Of the great work which has been almost
III hE' I)T Tie last Iour
years--the Pacific Railroad and when
once IA commencement is made, its COM
pletion is rendered nearly certain. teI
Sheep.-l he same journal notices the
arr'vn in Los Angeles county of IA drove
of $500 sheep from New Mexico. They
are owned hy Me.srs. Jeantest s. Co,
and will he driven to the upper markers.
The owners lost some four hundred Of
their sheep by the poison weed on tho
desert. - 5.d.
Thirty-three hundred sheep at San
Diego sod by order of the administrator
of Danas Lopez, OF the a3d ult., brought
AN average Of Sc 25 per head. e
PRESIDENT FILLMo ,E AND THE SourH.
Alabama journals Indicate an intention to
extend formal invitation to MIR. Fill
more to visit that State in or after March
next, that an opportunity may be afforded
to the citizens OF expressing their appre-
citation his fidelity to Southern interests.