Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-22
SAN Francisco, Oct. 81, 1870.
Rnrthounko Anniversary.

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Two years ago to-day Our confidence
In the stability Of things terrestrial re-
ceiyed a shock from which it took
months to recover San Francisco
never held 4 more demoralized conf
munity than the one that wandered
through her streets on that twenty-6rst
of October, and until she has n repetl-
ton Of the II experience, 1t Is not
likely that she will hold such another.
Two years have now elapsed since
then, and It Is not too late to inquire
what has been the effect Of that last
earthquake upon the prospects of the
city? 1t Is puerile to conceal the fact
that it did US an injury, and will con-
tinuc to do us an injury even If there
is not another tremor during the pres
ent generation. For admitting that
our earthquakes have hitherto done no
material damage though notwith-
standing that fine old joke of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, we know that two
million dollars would not cover the
actual destruction occasioned by that
shake Of October 'GS-no one n tell
when they may, and it Is this possibility
that keeps money away. Capital is
wary and will not invest in a place
that 1t believes may Mt any moment
become the center OLA century's ira
gedy. Another effect it has had. has
been to Increase the cost Of building,
70. all new edificcs have now to be
constructed with special precautions
against earthquake probabilities. This
item amounts to q large sum In the
course of a twelvemonth, and AZ In
creased cost Of building means In
creased rents, and additional charges
by storekeepers on goods sold, to meet
that Increase 1t follows that we all OF
us pay very dearly for the occasional
ag,e fits Of our common mother.
How to Predict Earthauakes.
Frank Stewart, Of SIN Jose, has
made quite a reputation for himsclfa as
an earthquake prophet. His plan of
determining the approach Of these
phenomena has hitherto been a secret,
but in order that every man may be-
come his own prophet, / have deter
mined to diyulge 1t. On the first OF
each month he predicts a shake be-
tween that time and the fifteenth; on
the fifteenth he postpones the event
until some day between then and the
thirty-first, and by regularly doing
this he never misses All earthquake.
Stewart has gained much credit for
wisdom in the Santa Clara Valley.
VEs RarthSuakos ISnsred.
I The Chamber Of Commerce has In
Its possession a number Of important
and Interesting data on California
earthquakes, which were collected over
eighteen months ago; the money for
the purpose having been furnished by
subscription. For some unex-
planned reason, the report Is neither
nor rendered accessible.
The s~upposition Is that that body Is
to diyulge to the world anything
that would have a tendency to damage
the trade and commerce Of California,
and therefore not wishing that anyone
of the State should know that
are afflicted with earthquakes, mas
determined to suppress the
As a rule, Californians
me proud Of their earthquakes: Until
yesterdays sllake-up In the Eastern
States they felt that they had some
hing that the Eastern States had not,
md fbe knowledge gave them s~atisiac-
But now that they are becoming
% common, there Is no longer any
,rrdit in living In an earthquake coun-
and It Is perhaps good plan 20
the example Of our commercial
nagnates and ignore them altogether.
Pure Miik.
One Of the Disadvantages OF residing
a great city Is the impossibility OF
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