The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-09
SATURDAYS BIG EARTHQUAKE
Eureka Slightly Jared by Tenn
blor that Rocked Country from
Frisco to New York

Eureka and the surrounding Sec
tons experienced enough of last Sat-
urday's earthquake shocks for it to
be uppermost in the minds of the
people aud the general topic of con-
versation here since. No material
damage was done in this section, but
the quake that occurred at 1885 Sat-
urday night stopped the clocks in the
SENTINEL and other buildings in
town. 1t was of sufficient force to
arouse most of those who had re-
tired, and all who were up were
pretty we'll frightened and wondered
if it was going to quit or not. The
40 seconds the temblor is said to
have lasted seemed a considerable
longer time. and with the peculiar
feeling that comes over a person
during an earthquake, keeps one
guessing what is coming next. Some
of the people who we're living in the
older buildings here vacated them
until their nervousness had passed
and they felt that the worst was
over. A number of the minor shocks
that preceded and followed the big
one were only slightly felt here. and
according to reports from the out
side Eureka missed the severity of
the shocks.
Frank Romano and his son, AL
bino, and daughter, Miss Mary,
autoed up Friday from their ranch
in Diamond valley. q miles north of
Eureka. They report that the re-
cent earthquake disturbances were
severe in that portion of Diamond
valley. Quite a crack was put in the
stone portion of their dwelling house,
and since the shock the water in
their big spring has turned to chalky
color and continues to flow white.
Considerable white sand is also being
thrown up in the spring. Two small
assures about 20 feet in length now
lead north and south from the snring,
but the flow appears to remain about
normal. At the Bailey ranch. three
miles down the valley from Romano's,
a small stone building used for a
blacksmith shop was demolished and
a large timber supporting a corner
of the stable was thrown out. letting
down a portion of the roof.
Train men report that while the
shock was pretty strong in Pine val
ley. no damage is reported. 1t was
even harder at Palisade and threw
down huge boulders and earth in the
railway cuts both east and west that
compelled the calling out of the sec
ton crews to clear the track.
Elko County Considerably Shaken
Elko Independent: The earth
quake Saturday night tore a great
hole in the side of the mountain a
half mile from the Sam Cook ranch
on Spring Creek, Ia miles southeast
of Elko.
This hole is 300 feet across at its
face on the mountain side and Il
feet deep. 1t is in oval shape anC
the pit is 300 feet in width. The
scene of the phenomenon was .
Doggy place on the side of the noun
tain back of the Cook place. 1t wa:
covered with trees and a small spring
of water trickled from out of the
wooded spot.
This now is all changed. There il
water enough issuing from the holt
to fill a 12-inch pipe. The trees have
been torn up by the roots and hurlet
in all directions. Many thousand
tons of earth were thrown 300 fee
across the canyon.
The explosion occurred at the sam'
hour of the earthquake in othe,
parts of the State, just before l.
o'clock.
The Cook family were in bed asleel
when they were awakened by tn
shock and noise. Mr.. Cook and tn
hired man on the place who ventureC
out toward the scene of the explosion
were overcome by gas and it wa