The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-05
Center of Disturbance Believed to Have Been
Sixty Miles South of Winnemucca

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and he acts mechanically, dis it were,
ir an endeavor to get outHide; when
outside, an opposite impulse seizes you
and your one desire is to get inside
again. During this state If mind, one
appears to lose all reason and founders
around like a ship Wit out a rudder,
with only one desire Ior the commo-
tion to stop.
While such an experience is Of
very dangerous natdre, il is not with
ont its humorous elements. Mr.. S. L.
I Berry, the superintendent at the Roy
lance Reduction works, a rather seri-
Gus and dignifed man, and a great
reader, occupied a room that requires
one to pass through two doors to enter.
These abrupt shocks occurred so irreg
ularly and suddenly during the even
ing, that Mr.. Berry decided on short
cut through a window This he did
mechanically so often that now he is
an expert in flying through a window
Iie can make a flying leap and clear
same without touching sides or sill and
bic performance would make Charlie
Chaplin wild with envy.
Referring again to the supposed cen.
ter and causes Of this seismic disturb
anee. 1t is my opinion that scientists
and students of these disturbances will
find considerable information should
they desire, by paying visit to the
townsite of Kennedy, Humboldt county,
Nevada. Kennedy is reached from
Ninnemucea by automobile, and the
| trip there can be made with the pres
ent condition of roads in about four to
five hours, with ordinary careful driv
ing, as the roads at this time of the
year are very bad in places, owing 70
high eenters and chuck holes.
There are number of small ranches
between Winnemueea and Kennedy, the
first being Sonoma ranch (better
known as Guthrie 's), which is about
/ 3 miles out The next place of note
on the main road is that of Hot
Springs 2s miles out. These springs
are within 25 feet of the road, are
sealding hot the year round and of a
] lsalphurous nature, there being a strong
door of sulphur i'm the air as you near
them. The next place is known as Mud
i Springs The water here is normally
cold and the ground is of black bog
gy nature. This is about 35 miles.
The next place is that of Goldbanks
mining camp, at present not in opera
| ton. This camp lies on the side of the
lmountain, in sight, TO the right and
about 3s miles out. 1t is best to keep
TO the main road to left than go by
iGoldbanks road.
The next place is the Siard ranch,
about 40 miles out. Next is the Pearee
ranch. opposite Pearce canyon on the
| left. Here it is best to take left road
in direction Of Pearce canyon, as it is
| the best road. Pearce ranch is about
Is miles. From Pearce ranch take the
road in a southwesterly direction and
| tiis leads to the old Sweeney ranch,
which lies at the base of the noun
tains, at the right of the valley. This
ranch is about 50 miles ont and about
four or FIVE miles from Kennedy.
To reach Kennedy take the first turn
to the right after leaving the fenced
corner of the Sweeney ranch. The next
four or five miles to Kennedy is one
continual grade of very bad road, but
Is easily made at this time of year.
In taking this trip no evidence in
particular will be noted of the seismic
disturbance until after you pass Hot
l Springs. Around Mud Springs there
ere slight indications. When we MAR.
vim Kennedy and myself passed this
nlace Sunday about 2:30 a. m, we met
Mr.. w l.. Pearee eamped there. He
stated that he arrived there about 4
-. m. Saturday and found the ground
ir such turmoil he was afraid to pro
ceed further owing to the rumbliue
! sound and the eonvulsive motion of the
ground He stated that at each great
llurch of the ground the water of the
spring spurted up in the air, and he
HAD never seen the like before and de
cided to await daylinght to proceed
Ihcme. We informed him of what was
taking place at Kennedy.
| At the Siard ranch we We're inform
ed that everything was down-house
lend stables At Pearce ranch we were
informed that everything was down
with the exception of dwelling.
The ground between Pearee ranch
land Sweeney ranch in places has sunk
fl ON eight TO ten feet and the road il
places shows cracks and are flooded
with water. As we passed over this
road at night, we were unable to se'
much of the condition and evidences
of the quake, but | have been Informed
that along the mountain sides or foot
hills at the left, or east commencing
labout opposite the Siard ranch and run
ming south past the Pearee ranch, th'
line of break or fissure caused by the
earthquake can be seen. Along thi
break the earth sank from six to twelve
feet, the appearance from a distance
being as if a new roadway had bee'
cut or graded along the foothills.
About A;30 p. m. SATURDAY. Mr.. Berr'
! and myself went up the hill at tn
| back Of the Roylance Reduction CO
mill to observe if possible whethe
! there was any indication of volcani
eruption. We noted that just above tn
{ mountains skirting the east side of tn
{ valley, from about Mount Tobin soutl
, and Pearee ranch, there appeared
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