Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
IN AN EARTHQUAKE
One DEATH Reported AND A
GREAT AMOUNT Of PROP
ERTY DAMAGED.
Violent Shocks Last Forty Minutes
See Good in Volcano-Hot Cinders
Pour Down Side of Grumbling Noun.
tain, Fertilizing Earth-Bering Sea
May Change Biologists Go North.

Fairbanks, Alaska, July s.-The most
violent earthquake ever known here
took place at 10 CLOCK Saturday night
the earth rocking continuously for 40
seconds. Less violent shocks occurred
throughout the night.
Louis Anderson, foreman of a mine
on Dome creek, was killed as a result
of the earthquake.
Recorded in Kansas,
Heavy earth shocks 70 minutes in
duration were recorded on the seimo.
graph at the university of Kansas, Sun.
day morning. The center of the dis.
turbance was estimated at $500 miles
distant.
Volcanic Dust Covers Region.
Seattle.-Fine volcanic dust is still
falling over the region within several
hundred miles Of Mount Katmai, AL.
aska, which awoke from slumber a
month ago. As only few hundred
people live permanently in the sphere
Of influence Of Katmai and sister vol
canoes, RedOubt, Hanna and st. Au-
gustine, the financial damage caused by
the shower Of ashes was not large and
the loss of life, if any, was among the
Indians of the fishing villages along the
Alaska peninsula.
Hot Cinders Pouring Out.
Following the first day of the erup-
ton, when the volcanoes, after q
struggle, blew out the rocks that clog
ged their threats, the discharge has been
only Of ashes, with no lava. At first
the red-hot cinders that poured down
the sides Of Katmai were supposed to
be lava.
The so-called ashes may be duplicat.
ed by reducing to powder the pumice
stone to be obtained at any drug store.
Fine particles of volcanic dust have
been known to float in the air for many
weeks and to be carried halfway around
the world.
Ash Composed Of Silica.
This ash is composed principally of
silica, but contains also all the chemical
elements required for plant growth, and
consequently acts as fertilizer of the
soil. On Kodiak, Raspberry and Afog-
max islands, which were entirely COW
cred by the ash, grass is pushing it's way
through the deposit where it is not too
thick, and where the cover is deep Gin
some places 80 feet) vegetation will OBJ
tain foothold from above.
Many Sheep Perish.
AT the government experiment sta
ton on Kodiak island the cattle were
saved, but many sheep persisted. The
water in the lakes and streams ran clear
in short time after the fall of ashes
abated, and fish were not exterminated.
In the ocean no injury was done to fish.
The spawning run of the salmon had
not begun at the time of the eruption.
The canneries are operating as usual.
and the salmon are going up the rivers
just as in former years. Government
rations are sustaining the inhabitants
of Kodiak island.
Felt All Over Alaska.
Cordova, Alaska.-The earthquake
shocks of Saturday night and Sunday
were felt all over Alaska. 1t is feared
Mount Katmai is again in eruption.
Wireless connection with Kodiak island
is broken
The fact that the United States navy
wireless station has been unable to
communicate with Karluk, Bristol bay
and other westward stations since the
earthquake is leading to the fear that
further volcanic eruptions may be TAX
ng place to the westward. Signals
from the Bristol bay station were faint
y heard about midnight last night, but
hose stations were unable to hear the
iavy station here.
katmai is known to be still smoking
md throwing off ashes.