The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
Mexican earthquakes.

The latest Mexican journals contain
some very Interesting details OF tine recent
earthquake shocks which have been felt in
Northern and Western Mexico. AT
Guanajuato. Zinepecuaro and Acambaro,
saws the New York World. the shocks
wee particularly violent. with a prevailing
oscillation from east 10 west. At Guiana
juato. on the 18th Of November. at 2:5j a.
m. 'sharp trepidations' were felt.
followed Immediately by a prolonged o.
cillation Of the earth from east 10 west
On the next day, the 18th, the plienome-
non manifested itself in the form OF repeat
ed rumbling noises heard underground at
brief Intervals More than 4 hundred de-
donations OF this sort were registered i'm
the course OF twentv-four hours. Az
Puebla, many hundred miles 20 the south
east of Guanajuato. al 81 a. m. or about
half an hour after tbs .'sharp trepidations''
above mentioned were perceived az the
latter place. a vigorous earthquake shock
was felt which caused a good deal OF mis-
chief in the suburbs. and damaged i'm the
city of Puebla itself the two solidly built
Spanish churches Of the CanIpania and OF
San Rogue. The occurrence Of these phe-
nomena over 20 wide "A region Of Mexico
has naturally excited the attention of sci
entific men Of that country. who have
maintained a crcditable rank q the intel
lectual world. Senior CHatafaro. a distin-
gui-hed mining engineer of the capital.
has ju.t published in ihe Mner0 Me<icaao
a careful and interesting article on geo
graphical seismology OF Mexico. I'm which.
while commenting up0n these recent de-
monstratiOns of the subterranean forces,
he gives his reasons for believing that the
city of Guanajuato has actually sunk more
than sixty-nine meters, or 200 feet In round
numbers. In less than a century. Ii Is OF
much more than local importance 10 Next
co that this curious statement should be
accurately verified. and further evidence
on the point will be looked for with no
little interest. As we need hardly say.
there i no lack Of authentic instances OF
the subsistence within a comparatively
brief historical period OF considerable areas
Of the earth's surface. Greenland. and
those parts Of the Pacific and the Indian
Oceans which abound in the curious afOlls
or circular coral-cup islands. iiTst graph
cally described by Darwin. have been
gradually sinking during the last CENTURY
and a half. while, during the same period.
the wess coast Of South America, the
peninsula of Scandinavia. and some Of the
archipelagoes ot the Pacific have been as
gradually ri ing. But these Phenomena
have been mainly observed en- the shores
NJ the gTtaltr Octdu-- anu -uch a hdct A.
Senior Cuafaparo alleges Of the great in
land districts in which the famous mining
city Of Guanajuato j. situated. would be a
decidedly novel contribution 10 our means
Of forming n working theory OF these great
cosmical changes. IL j. honorable 10 the
Mexican Government that IL - devotinga
great deal OF practical atIs ntion now to b
study Of these questions. Senior Cauia-
parO, just named. has been recently ap-
pointed one OF the members OF = commits
sion Of -four pers Ms. charged with the
duty OF drawing up q thorough geological
map OF the state Of Mexico. or. ~ u
ought. W. suppose. TO b. called. the fede-
raj District.