, 1873-12-13
THE LATE EARTHQUAKE.
Somo OF tho Experiences from tho
Shock I'M california and Oro.0ns

SOnC OF fhB Experiences from inc
Shock iaa California and Orogors
this account of tho oarthquako ailocks III its
vicinity. "1.ast Saturday night. 22d Inst, ct 9
O'Clock, our cltizonB were startled by tito hoavioat
shock of earthquake ovor relt IL Yreka, tho
vibrations running north and south, and throo
IN number, iu quick succession, lasting about
eight or hino seconds. Many think tho
vibrations ranged from southeast. to north-
wost, and no ono ecoina to dispute TINT
thoy were betwoon TINT direction and
tho aI,ae % like % that of dlssat thunder, or tio
rolling Of heavy wagon on the atrcets or sito-
walks, while indoors the lights quiyorod, win
dows shook, and floors appeared to move, aa
though foundations wero sliding, Ii Stores tho
crockory rattioiI on tho sllolyeb in lively mat-
ner. and all tho largo pendulum, cocis, atopped.
Tho houses woro soon cleared Of people, all de-
eirous Of gotting outasdo Of buildings IN caso
another s!,ake should como, and ovorywhere ln
earthquake, oech telling tue atory "a to how they
felt IL, and what occurred to their observation.
Many funny incidents aro told, somo hardly
realizing that It was m earthquake, until thoY
shock. Wo hive henrd Of no damage, &C.
casioued, except a fow brick buildings hav-
lug their walls cracked to slight OK
tsnt. The earthquake extended as far north rs
Albany, III Oregoss. a1id to the sacramento Valley
southwasd. Tilis is tho second shock ovor felt
in town, the first boing about eight years ago,
although we boliovo there was slight shock fclt
HOu1o eleven or twelve years ago at Long md
Caual Gulchos. north OF town. Whnt ca,,sos
earthquakes in this section III o mystery, unless
It 10 from underground oonyulsionB undor tho
extinct volcanoes In tlis county, and should thcy
continue very often III Cir midst wo might begin
to fear an eruption Of Lount Shasta. which has
a hot sulphur spring Oh It's apox, Indicating that
its summit. It ia more gouerally supposed TINT
qhe shock oomos from the ocoau, or possibly tho
Sandwich Islands, reason glven for this being
the fact OF tho volcano At tlo Sandwich Islands
breaking out at about tho HAmo tlma tho
nhock is felt hero somo aeven or eight
years ago. Some Of our citizens who woro down
town when tho earthquake occurred, hurried
homo to SEQ If their families wore frightened,
aud In doing 80 noticed grind array Of lights
in front Of every house, whore tho women aud
children had como to tile door aud endeavorod to
Hco the earthquake through tho dnrknoss under
tho shadow Of d candle or kerosene lamp, MI
seeming to imagine TINT an explosion hnd oc-
cured or some building Ind falon down noar by
them. A correspondent 1T tho Eliza Ledge mud
mill on Hulnbug sends the following: 'Wo
Ind quite lively slluke up here, so much 80 that
for fow seconds 1t soenlol that tho mill and NIL
tho buildings belonging or otherwise appcrtai1l-
ing would DO shook to pieces, or othorwise
thrown togethor i'll q heap of ruinH. Windows,
doors, tnblcs, atoves, chairs bodstoada, III fact
everything movable, commenced to rattle rs 1t
all sptritualiBtA and mediums Of the neither ro.
gions wore abroad and on regular "behdor.
lilo vibrations tended from northeast to south
wcBt, md lastod five or six seconds
At Scott Dar a correspondent writes that a
severe shock of earthquake was felt on 8atuT'
day night. It's approach waa l,eraldea by low,
ruinbllng noise reso,nbling thuuder, Immediate
" succeeded by o yiolout oscillation Of tho
Garth. Tho whole thing, ho says, was over In
exactly nfty-Hix seconds from Tho time at which
it waa frst observed, which was at $3.50. Du.
l,ttlo damage was dono, aaye tho cracking OF
plastor ceilings and walls. aud tho breaking Of n
fow dishes, oto. Every ono Was badly fright
eued, and sny they have as much experience ID
this Nns ~ thoy care about for ai time to come.
The general direction Of tho shock, az nearly as
could DO Judged by thosc lenBt excited and most
! curious, was from southwest to northeast. This
| account makes the shock much later and longer
| than experienced elsewhere"