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The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21
Careful Resume of Shakes and Effects
at SOCOrrO to Date
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE BEEN DONE
Runners of Ruin and DeSOIatiOR IN the City from Earth
quake and Flood Are Absolutely Without FOuRda-
ton. Probably Cause of Disturbance

The above are the salient facts
of Socorro's remarkable earth
quake experience. All wild rum
orS to the effect that the walls of
buildings have tumbled down,
that the court house is a mass of
ruins, that the inhabitants of the
city are crazed with fear, that
a water spout has added its de-
structive effects to those of the
earthquakes, etc, etc, all this
this is pure, unadulterated fiction.
Business is going on just as
usual, except that most business
houses remain closed during the
evening. The inhabitants of the
city have become so accustomed
to the light shocks that it takes
a pretty severe one to call forth
other comment than quiet
Hello! there's another"
THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
BY slow process of cooling,
a rigid envelope was formed
about the once molten earth.
As the molten mass continued to
cool and contract, wrinkles were
formed in its envelope. The
great Rocky mountain system is
one of those wrinkles, and the
same cause that originated that
system is still raising it to a
greater height, or changing its
configuration otherwise. Great
areas of the earth's envelope oc-
casionally move under the tremen-
dons pressure produced by the
changing conditions implied and
earthquakes are the result. Three
months ago California suddenly
moved eight feet north, or a
portion of the bed of the Pacific
ocean moved eight feet south, no.
body yet knows which. AS a
result, a fault" now extends
three hundred and fifty miles
along the California coast and
probably other hundreds of miles
under the sea. Is it possible
that the tremendous tension re-
lieved by that movement has
made possible similar relief of
a lesser tension by lesser move
ment along a line extending from
Ration through Santa Fe, Albu-
querque, Socorro, FL Paso and on
into Mexico over a total distance
of about five hundred miles?
Such is the direction and extent
of the seismic disturbances now
being experienced in Socorro.
The last previous earthquake of
marked severity felt in California
occurred in 1868. The oldest in
habitant of Socorro still tells of
the earthquake of that selfsame
year when the ground rocked so
violently that he could not stand.
Have these coincident and parallel
movements in California and
New Mexico any connecticut 1t is
not unreasonable to presume that
they have.
But let the timid be at ease
volcanic eruptions are produced
by causes entirely different from
the above.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21
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The Chieftain has striven to
give the plain, unadorned facts
of the remarkable earthquake
record made at Socorro during
the. last three weeks. This has
been done with the hope of partly,
at least, refuting the wild rumors
OF destruction set afioat BY reck-
less or designing person. The
facts of the case are not altogether
pleasant, but any effort to sup
press or to misrepresent them
would be sure to result in more
harm than good.
THE FACTS OF THE CASE.
The present seismic disturb
auce at Socorro began at little
after three o'clock on Monday
morning, July ,. with rumbling
and a shaking that we're the most
remarkable felt in the city for
many years. No damage was
done, however, further than the
throwing down of little loose
plaster here and there. The next
severe shock came at ten minutes
past five on Thursday morning,
July II. This shock was much
more severe than that of ten days
before. Many walls were cracked,
about dozen chimneys toppled
over. and shelf goods, book cases,
dishes. and bric-a-brac suffered
considerable damage. The next
and, it is to be hoped, the last
severe shock came at about noon
last Monday. The effects were
about the same as before. Build
ings were shaken violently and a
good many chimneys were thrown
down, notably three on the court
house and two on the high school
building. AS a result of these
three severe disturbances there
are but few among the older
buildings in the city that do not
show some marks of the rough
usage they have received;
but well built modern houses bear
hardly a mark TO commemorate
the disturbance. 1t would doubt
less be liberal estimate to say
that the total property damage
done in the city amounts to
81. 500. Not a single person has
been injured.
The fact that there have been
frequent and occasionally violent
shocks for almost three weeks
has of course made large num-
Der of Socorro's inhabitants some
what nervous and has thoroughly
scared a few. About fifty people
have left the city. expecting to
return as soon as the disturbance
has subsidized. Almost the entire
population has taken the wise
precaution of living out OF doors
for the last ten days, and tents
are visible in all directions.
Many people are cooking, eating,
and sleeping in the open air
without the protection of even a
tent, but this is no great hard
ship, since the weather has, with
the exception of one or two light
showers, been uniformly pleasant.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21
La Joya Jottings.

The Puerco river is carrying
quite volume of water these
days, but no damage has been
done yet.
We felt quite shaking up at
Ranches from mother earth on
last Monday. Wonder if these
are sympathetic shocks from dear
Socorro.
Mrs. Julian J. Trujillo joined
her husband here ON last Sunday.
She was thoroughly scared with
the recent Socorro seismic dis
turbanceS.
According to last adviceS from
the press, iointure with New
Mexicans is a foregone conclus-
ion. Our precinct will be found
on the safe side.
1900 to 1000 fanegas is a very
conservative estimate of the
wheat that will be raised in La
Joya and immediate neighbor-
hood the present season.
Father Moog will celebrate
mass at Ranches next Sunday,
and both the newly born babies
of Mr.. l.. A. Contreras and H.
Gonzales will receive the sacra-
ment of baptism.
Don Paulin Carrillo from Abo
came ih this week with a load OF
lumber for the new Ranches
Catholic church. He reports lit
tie rain, but several destructive
hailstorms, out Mapzano way.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21
E. NJ. FINK. THE DREAMER
Gives II Paso, Herald Remarkable
Collection Of Picturesque False
Statements.

Baron Munchausen had better
revisit the scenes of earth and
look to his laurels. One +. NJ.
Fink, whoever that may be,
threatens to rival him in vivid
aud picturesque fiction. On Mon
day Socorro was hOnOred with
the presence of Fink. Fink went
to I'll Paso and gave the Herald
of that city an interview from
which a few gems are here re-
produced with comment: The
Socorro court house is a mass
of ruins" Absolutely and totally
false. While / was IN SocorrO.
eating at the Winkler hotel. a
shock knocked the wall of the
dining room out" Absolutely
false again. When | tried TO
walk it was just like the ground
rising up to meet my feet" Prob
ably true. Other visitors in So
corro have been seen to walk
under the same hallucination, but
they have usually found ac-
commodations, at the calaboose,
"Two-thirds of the houses in
town are cracked and tumblinR
down" Evidently not half SC
badly cracked as Fink, and GER.
tainly a mighty sight steadier or
their underpinning. Greats Mr.
Fink. .----.- -------.- - e.. 49,. s.. -,,.-
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21
$4,000 INDEBTEDNESS
For First Time in Memory of Old
est Inhabitant Part of SooOrro
County Debt
IS PAID BY THE COMMISSIONERS
This Act Verifies the Chieftain's
Early Prediction Concerning Con-
duct of Present Board.

Tally another for a Republican
administration of the affairs of
SocOrro county. For the first
time in many years, ii not the
first time ever, direct payment
has been made on the county's
debt as indicated in the following
resolution passed by the board of
county commissioners at their
last meeting.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas. There is now on
hand in the county treasury of
Socorro county, New Mexico, an
excess ot moneys for the pay
ment OF interest of the bonded
Indebtedness of 1897, 1899 and
1901 OF said county and such ex-
cess is now on hand, after allow
ing for the interest falling due
for the current year. and the
same exceeds the sum of five
thousand dollars; and
Whereas, There is no method
by which the said excess of in
terest moneys so accumulated
can be returned to the tax payers
OF this county; and
Whereas, The same cannot be
diverted to any other fund for
any other purpose; and
Whereas, The same is not
drawing interest and the pur-
poses Tor which the same was
collected was for the payment of
interest upon bonds, as above re-
cited; and
Whereas, In the opinion of the
commissioners, bonds might be
paid off to the amount of the
said five thousand dollars and
the interest thereon cease, and
thereby make saving to the
tax payers of the county; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved. That the treasurer
of this county be, and he is here
by authorized and directed to as
certain if any of the bonds now
outstanding of the county of So
corro can be purchased at par.
and If any such bonds can be so
purchased, he is hereby author
lied and directed to select five
thousand dollars of such bonds,
or so much thereof as he may be
able, and pay for such bonds up
to the sum OF five thousand dol
lars out OF the excess and accum-
ulated interest funds hereinbe-
fore referred to; provided, that
any bonds so purchased by the
said treasurer, as herein provid-
ed, be cancelled and delivered to
this board at its next regular
meeting to be destroyed in the
manner required By law.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21
ATTORNEY ELFEGO BACA
Tells the Albuquerque Journal
About the Recent Earthquakes
at Bocorro

AelAe tne AlouQuerqne journal
About the Recent Earthquakes
at socorro
The Albuquerque Morning
Journal credits the following in
terview to Attorney Elfego Baca
of this city:
Among the refugees from So
corro who arrived in Albuquer-
que last night was Elfego Baca,
former district attorney, whom
the county commissioners recent
ly tried to oust from Offices in
the Socorro court house. Mr..
Baca brought his family here
Yesterday and says that il. after
returning 10 Socorro. he finds
things still wobbling he will
move bag and baggage to this
city or FL Paso, until the dis
turbance subsidies.
Mr.. Baca says that by a
strange coincidence the Office he
has been occupying in the court
house is undamaged, and that he
has received no further objec-
tions from the commissioners
since the plaster began to fall
and the walls of the building To
crack.
When / left Socorro," said
Mr.. Baca last night. The hard
est rain for fifty years was fall
ing and everyone was drenched,
as all are living in thin tents or
in the open air and do not dare
to go into their homes. There
is good deal of distress among
the people as the result of the
rain which was a regular cloud
burst"
Mr.. Baca says the rumbling
underground is almost continu-
Gus. The strangest part of the
earthquake is the localization of
it." said he. eight
miles northwest very few people
felt any shaking at all. At Lem
itar, just north, some of the Sc
verest shocks have hardly been
felt. The movement seems to
me to come from the Ladrone
mountains rather than the Mag
dalenas, and to extend south
west across the Malpais towards
Alamogordo. The only place
where the shocks have been Sc
we're is for a distance of forty
miles up and down the valley.
From San Marcial to Socorro is
only twenty miles and San An
tonic is midway between. Right
along this twenty mile stretch is
where the trouble is"
Mr.. Baca says that several So
corro people claim to have seen
dust or smoke fly from the La
drone mountains at the time of
the shocks and corroborates the
story that hot springs could be
accounted for by the fact that
this slipping is known to gener-
ate heat, sometimes SO intense
as to fuse the solid rock.
Mr.. Baca says that half of the
people of Socorro are leaving for
this city, Santa Fe or FL Paso,
and that they will not return till
the shaking has ceased. AL
most all the houses are uninhab-
liable, and are being made more
so by the constantly recurring
shocks.
Mr.. Baca returned To Socor-
ro this morning and says that
some of the statements in the
above interview vary greatly
from what he really said. -
Editor.l
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21
Hold Their Regular Quarterly and
Attend to Business Of Un-
usual Importance.
LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS PAID
Attention Also Given to the Matter
Of Rsbating or Sustaining Tax
Lsvies Made.

board of county commissioners
beginning July ?, there were
present Chairman Eduardo
Jaramillo. Commissioner AL
fredo Armijo, Clerk and
Interpreter b. A. Pine, and
Sheriff Leandro Baca.
The minutes of the last meet.
ing were read and approved.
The resignation of Jose de la
Cruz Lopez as road supervisor
of precinct No. 27 was accepted.
John w. Richardson was APP
pointed justice of the peace of
precinct No. IS.
Andrew Jackson was appoint
ed justice of the peace and James
o. Nabours constable of precinct
No. g.
Commissioner Abran Contreras
was present at the afternoon
session of the board.
AS a board of equalization, the
board made the following abate-
ments in assessed Valuations:
Harold G. Wilson and VIM.
French, 81. 700.
+. G. Bartlett, real estate,
$500; sheep, S675.
The assessment made on the
sheep of ]. H. Nations by the as
SCISSOR was sustained.
The raises made by the ass
essor on the property of Jose
Felipe Castillo. Estanislao Pa
dilla, Manuel Padilla, we're
sustained; also the raise made on
the property of Francisco Cas-
tillo y Pine.
A resolution was passed re-
questing Attorney Elfego Baca
to vacate the judges chambers
and the court stenographer's
rooms within three days, and the
sheriff was ordered to take pos
session of the rooms at the expir-
alton of that time.
Attachments in assessed valu-
ations were made as follows:
Red River Cattle Co., cattle,
81, 10000.
Constancio Miera. real estate,
$4,000.
Esquipula Pine. head of fam
lily, $4,000.
A. +. Sipe, real estate and
horses, $4,000.
Loewenstein Bros, mdse.,
81, 10000.
Ramon Torres, cattle, S225.00.
Ramon Torres, mdse., S54s.00
Adolfo Torres, personal prop
erty, $500.
Socorro Company, real estate,
$11,617.00.
Francisco Padilla, cattle,
$4,000.
The assessors valuation on the
property of Jas. Z. Cree was sus-
tanned.
A communication was received
from ATTORNEY Elfego Baca say
ing that he declined to vacate
the rooms occupied by him in the
court house, on the ground that
he occupied the rooms by order
of the district Judge and the dis
trict attorney, and that he would
Vacate willingly by order of eth.
er of those officials, etc.
The assessment made by the
assessor against the Pullman
Car Co. by mistake was cancel
cd.
The taxes of Jose Torres )
Garcia of precinct No. for 1895
and 1900, $l1.46. were totally
abated.
The butchers bonds of S
q. Hanna, VIM. Gardiner. II. G
May & G. o. Biavaschi, A. H
Hilton Mercantile Co., were ap
proved.
The bond of +. j. Baca, road
supervisor of precinct No. 80,
and that of Julian Sanchez, con
stable of precinct No. 7. were ap
proved.
The butchers bonds of VIM
Tate and Chas. Clark were re
iected.
Reports of justices of tn,
peace for the quarter ending
June 80 were approved as follows
Felipe e. Moreno of precinct No
z, Joseph McQuillan 13, Ignacic
Santillanes ?, Marcas JaramillG
9, Jesus Contreras 3, Pablo Comes
IA, Amos +. Green /, Johr
Dwyer IS, Matias M. Torres IL
Rafael Valenzuela was ap
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21

Leandro Baca. services
as sheriff. $s2l 81
Same, feeding prisoners. 3Sl so
Same, Jailer r......... $50 90
Tomas Baca, Jail guard F.. l20 90
Henry Dreyfus, salary. 100 90
Alfredo Armijo, salary
and mileage ge........ ll0 so
Eduardo Jaramillo. same l04 30
Abran Contreras same l08 so
b. A. Pine, salary and
stamps .:............ :. 262 90
Quirinio Baca. salary. IS 90
ElfegO Baca, .. % so
II. A. Wolford rd... 62 so
Jose A. Torres Co.. sta
tionery ......... ? IS
A, B. Baca, stamps ~ rs
Jose +. Torres, same 80. 6l II
A. A. Sedillo, fees as
special district attorney 200 90
Eduardo Jaramillo, mdse o. 20
City of Socorro, water rent is 90
Manual Gallegos Y Garcia % rs
Geo. l.. Cook, coal .. 81 %
Socorro Mercantile Co.,
mdse. -, ......... 80 IS
Henry Chambon, same. 10 Is
Socorro Telephone Co.,
phones. -. -, 81 rs
Midland Chemical Co... 13 90
Socorro Drug and Supply
Co., stationery. y.... IL ~
New Mexican Printing
Co., same ...... so 90
Socorro County Publish
ing Co., stationery and
publishing proceedings 67 20
DIR. c. G. Duncan, serv-
ices ............... 5S 90
Amos E. G.een, j. p. fees l9 so
Misais Baca, constable
lees ............. 90
FL Defensor del Pueblo,
subscription ... 200
Matias NJ. Torres, j. p.
fees ..... ........,... 5 ~
Cresencio Martinez, con-
stable fees ........... rs
Julian Sanchez, same $50. 5 SO
David Baoa, j. p. fees q 90
Tomas Hernandez, coron-
er services s............: 7 90
John Dwyer, j. p. fees. 3 90
Plajires Gonzales, bury
ing pauper. er............. ; 90
Juan Gonzales y Trujillo,
j. p. fees. .......... 200
Francisco B. Nunez, con-
stable fees ......... l,57
Leopoldo Madrid, j. p.
Continued 10 page 4.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21

Contractors are making rapid
progress on the construction of
c. Il. Browns new residence in
the eastern part of the city.
The residence will be one of the
most commodious and comforta-
BILE in Socorro.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21

Continued 10 page 4.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21

Sunday school and preaching
services tomorrow at Presbyter-
ian church at usual hours, under
canvass in front of the church
building. Come let us worship
the Lord our Cod
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21

Sergeant X. w. Lewis of the
mounted police force arrived in
the city Monday from an extend
ed visit on duty in the Mogollon
mountains.
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21

pointed road supervisor of pre-
cinct No. ~ vice Jose dc la Cruz
Lopez, resigned.
The clerk was instructed to
correspond with District Judge
Frank w. Parker, and the dis
trict attorney, Hon. II. A. VOL
ford, to ascertain il Attorney
Elfego Baca was occupying
rooms in the court house by or
der of either of them.
The report of Jose E. Torres,
county collector and treasurer,
for the quarter ending June 30
was approved.
Interest coupons to the amount
of S3,Ss5.00 were turned in By
the collector aud treasurer, also
a large number of county war;
rants.
The report of Sheriff Leandro
Baca on Jail and prisoners for
the quarter ending June 30 was
approved; also his report on
liquor and gaming licenses.
Bills were allowed and order
ed paid as follows:
The Socorro chieftain., 1906-07-21

would be compelled to take lower
prices. But it is admitted that
the buyers this year will be the
conservatives, and fewer Specu-
lators. Albuquerque Citizen.
w. II. Lilies of this city was in
San Antonio at the time of Mon
days severe earthquake. Mr..
Lilies says that he was on the
main street of the town and that
he saw the tops of the front
walls of some of the business
blocks sway at least eighteen
inches out of plumb. He expect
ed one of them to fall upon him,
but he was so spellbound that he
could not have run away If he
had known it was coming.
The independent., 1906-12-20
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1.-THE Free Pass Bribery System is book Of
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In vigorous denuncation of the free pass evil.
Lnco n. and editor of the Independent newspa-
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the fusion ticket. Mr.. Berge speaks strongly,
and his handling of the politicians who accept
these little bribes Is scathing 1t ought to be.
1t is his opinion that the people will never Sc
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The independent., 1906-12-20
Candidate Seeks information

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Astounding Disclosures

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that 1t police the railroads in their
pery AL dispute between
vivid the author this
nominations for once how tsesup
plant pulls independent how it
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first be destroyed before tho people
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The independent., 1906-12-20
Former Land Commissioners View

Normal, Neb.--I have scanned us pages sII1
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The independent., 1906-12-20
The Issue in Nebraska

Mr. Democratic Populst candidate
OF Nebraska 1904 and would elected
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be the lobby and the free bribery
He insisted that these through
which the railroads the
these their
rates and teray the people whenever railroad
involved The campaign was without parallel
the MIR Berge battling "a
paign until this al parties in Nebraska will declare
against this vicious bribery and evident henext Cane
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The independent., 1906-12-20
AD WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THIS BOON

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The independent., 1906-12-20
Texas Legislator Needs II

Waxohachie. Texas member Oh lH. .ue T., =,
two legislatures Of this state nare ss,,o" y ID
wbat Won have TO say, inasmuch as elpeel
renew my efforts next session. J.M.AIDkhDie'