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The california Earthquake.
SAN FRANcIsco. Sunday. Mar ~


SAN Francisco, Sunday, Mar. 81.
AdvIces from the volcanic country portI
Of the Mojaye river show that the earth
quake on Tuesday was felt with terri6,
force there. Reports from Inyo count,
place the number of killed by the earth.
quake at 30, besides 100 wounded Lone
Pine appears to have been directly over
the center Of the disturbance. and at that
place 20 persons were killed and 30
wounded, Fifty houses were demolished
aud the whole town is in ruins. Among
the killed was Mr.. Grey, aged ~. The
remainder were all Spanish. Americans.
The first shock is described as resembling
a park of artillery fired directly beneath
the town. Col. Whipple, who was in the
second story Of an adobe house, states
that he had barely time to get from his
bed and reach the doorway when the
house fell to pieces, b%urying him beneath
Its RUNS, from which he escaped after
receiving several severe, but not danger.
Gus wounds.
HE scene beggars description. Nearly
the whole populace was buried beneath
the ruins. The cries for help, and screams
the wounded beneath the ruins filled
The ar while those who escaped aided
their fathers, mothers and children. Over
sou distinct shocks were felt between
lalf-past 2 o'clock and 4, and there was
| constant tromble for over three hours
shocks continued decreasing in force
Until Thursday morning. when over 1000
'ere counted. AtSwanzea Col Trepallos
'as killed, and great desolation prevails
mong the inhabitants of LoupIne. Cerro
'ordo was badly damaged, having several
ulldings thrown down and one man killed
A chasm was opened, extended IS
down the valley, ranging from 8
lches to 40 feet in width. Rocks were
.rn from their places, and rolled down
to the valley. u
AT llbbett's rancho, Is miles above Y
dependence, 40 acres of grourd sunk 9
ven feet below the surface of the sur. u
undlng country. Big Owens lake has p
zen seven feet since the first shock. p
river ran over its banks. deposi,. P;
: shoals OF fish on the shore. After. III
Ird it receded for three or four miles Cd
rough Lone Pine the earth cracked Nv
G side remained stationary, while the on
Ter sank seven or eight feet, leaving a lei
II OF earth extenning over eight miles, wa
lere formerly was IA level plain. In OF
cracks were made throughout me
valley. Kearn's river was turned. TIL
ran up stream a few minutes. leaving ca;
bed dry, and finally returned with in. evl
ased volume. W full
The Indians have all fed frcm the vi ag'
lty OF Green Mount Hood in fright. ers
y have a tradition that a terrific earth see
.ke occurred in the section. a century pat
i, which produced what is known as
valley, but which was before A
in of mountains.
n the desert country stretching form
ems lake to the Mexican line are in.
%eratens, not Iong extinct, beside
mud volcanoes may be In errup.
again. A gentleman from Indepep.
'e asserts that smoke ashes from a -.
ano were distinctly seer southwark
that place, and word reached there
lava was seen flowing down the noun.
but the report was not autbenti- :.
! rrai
ne section affected by the e~artbouake are
arSely inhabited, mainly by people S,
ged 10 working silvor-bearine lead Ron
>. L is remarkable that only ala !,
! shock was felt in central and north. u
California. with
lere has been no parallel to this Line
quake since 1872, when several towns that
'wer California were destroyed. The 6ll,.d
quake IS the topic of conversation q, :
Ighout California. but Greats no alarm. o. J
dispatch from Vissalia, to-day. saws kans
several shocks were felt in that CITY. Th
coming from the southeast. the b