The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-28
THE EARTH QuAKEs.

There were several shocks of earth
quake, night before last The first
occurred about six o'clock ia the even
ing, and was the shakiest ever expert
enced by white people in this State.
It's vibrations varied but little from
south to north. This shock brought
With it much trembling, and occnsiontd
the quiet inhabitants of this town sud
denly became very nervous, and were
active in getting mo the streets, and
alert in ascer,aining the Effect of the
eommotion npon otner people. Brick
and other buildings were slightly in
iured. But il has NOT come To our
knowledge ,ha, any serions accident
sherefrom occurred to life or limb. An.
other and lighter shock was frl, shou'
10 o'clock; md vet another. and n-ariy
% severe a. tho fr-t, 'r Inspired abour
2o'clock Yesterday morning. The ones
above mentioned were the principal
shakes, hn' lighter qnxkes are reported
At freqnpn: in erval- during the night.
The effect elsewhere is thu rsporfed In
the Gold Hill New, aud by telegr" ph
IN GOLD HILL.
Last night n -erie- Of earthquake shocks
Of greater or less force and duration visited
this section. commencing AZ 8 ocl ok in the
evening and continuing at Intervals until
little past o'clock rhi- morning. There
we're 10 perceptIhie shocks in all, and some
people think they dis lnsul-h' wen more.
They came in series IT three at A time
within a few seconds or minutes of each
other, according IL the best Of oar know
ledge and belief occurred >si'ely about
as follows: Al 6 O'clock three h 'rk>; at
10 minutes Of 10. three shocks; at 20 mIn-
u,es Of 2, three shocks. aud at 10 minutes
past 3, one shock. The vibrations IF the
FIRST appeared 10 he in the nertnery and
sou,herly direction, nut the Latter ones
seemed to De mere east and vest
IN sACRaNrN MO
Two very severe shocks of earthquake
were felt in he ciry last night about seven
minutes To xix O'Clock. causing great de'i
other at an interval of about I'll seconds.
The vibration in each case WAS Is near as
could be asc-r aiued from North to south
IN sILvrR MOUNTAIN.
At five Del cA nd twenty five minutes,
last evening, sh elk Of earthquake was
felt here, LISTING about seven seconds.
Another wa felt al about three o'clock this
morning.
IN GENOA.
A shock Of an earthquake was fel, here
last night at 6.25, lasting about seconds.
The sensation experienced was # a rotary
motion from the south iu.aTd the north.
vibrating bird cages TO aud fro in that dIree-
greater force, and vas felt about clock
this morning.
On THE RAILROAD NEAL: RENO.
The Pacific Express train bound west
left here at thnt,-nve minutes past 10 p. M.
fifty minutes late Il was detained Oh
the road between here and WaG>worth on
account Of The eauhqu Ike. Large rocks
rolled on the track, caused b' the earth
Quake this evening. he engine WAS
slightly damaged.
At EMPIRE.
The shock Of therarhquake a, Empire
CITY at o'cn'k last evening. upset an OIL
lamp. the find l. hitting on tue A"nr and set
ting fire To the house Although there WAS
plenty Of water across the street, in the
Yellow jacket hume, the CONSTRUCTION
among the people seems to have been SO
great that the flames got the upper hand OF
al subs quent exertinn> to snhdne them,
and the wnole house aud furniture were
burntup.