The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-10-05
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SATURDAY
IN WlNhfMUt(A

DN "A severe SHOCK at il.D4 IN tne even
ing, and the tremblors kept up all
night, there being counted 26 between
that hour and o'clock Sunday morn
4 ing. Since that time there have been
/ several slight shocks, one at 7:3o last
evening and the last at about 6 o'clock
/ this morning.
The earthquake zone probably cover
/ ed greater area than evere befOr
known in the United States, embracing
the entire Pacific slope and extending
as far east of New York City, where
slight disturbances were noted Heavy
shocks were experienced Yesterday in
the upper peninsula of Michigan.
This was the first earthquake known
here for 81 years, a slight shock hav-
/ ing been felt in 1884 However, pio-
neers were informed by Indians, many
! years ago, that during the early 40's
heavy shocks We're of frequent occur
! renee for four or five years.
Although geologsrs claim that the
quake originated from a fault in the
Nasatch mountains which form the
earstern boundary of the Salt Lake
valley, it is believed by practical local
men, that il was caused by a fault in
the Sonoma range of mountains, lying
south Of Winnemucca. On the east side
of Pleasant Valley. beginning at Mud
4 Springs, 35 mile south of here. and ex-
/ tending for 40 or 80 miles, the earth
/ a opped, leaving a clean-cut, perpen-
/ dieular wall. from five to fifty feet in
/ height The center of the disturbance
was evidently at Kennedy, go miles
south Of Winnemucea. At that point
every building was razed TO the ground
with the exception of the mill of the
/ Roylanee company. although the ma
4 chinery was considerably damaged at
this plant. a 10000 gallon tank being
I demolished and motors strained on
! their foundations. II is estimated that
the damage to this property will
amount to about $500.
+ At the ranch of Cooper & Uniacke
i the house was moved from its founda-
tion Is inches, and there are bottomless
e 'aeks in the earth from few inches
to several feet in width At the Sehell
ranch there is crack in the ground
fourteen feet wide Here a spring of
pure mountain water was changed to
salt water
Since the shock Of Saturday night
there has been constant growing I'M
derneath the Ground. with intermittent
. - fDtDNlDhHs 1ottbNEN Nv SHdkts.
i Today the water is running everv-
where in the valley. and If il remains
nermanentlv. it IS th0ught that the
son ooN and sa0. 900 win he more than
co7aneneated for by the increased wa
ter supolv.
Damage to Local Business Houses
The greater number of Winnemucea
poople were In red when the shock
came. hut nsnv dressed and Joined the
thongs in the streets Superintendent
Rellirs who was at work with a force
of men laving the water main across
Bridge and Pond streets. pressed into
service all the evtra help he could find.
ard soon had his main connections
made. giving the town an adequate wa
ter SIMPLY in case of fire.
IT is probable that every brick and
adobe building in town was injured
more or less. injury to wooden build
mos being confined to knocking down
chimnevs
winneva hall was considerably dam
aged. the extent of which win be de
tcrmined by Mr.. Duval. an expert
sent no from San Francisco by M
/, Beinhart. owner Of the building. Other
hrildings damaged were the Winnie
mueea hotel. courthouse, Diehl lodging
house and the new Overland hotel, IN
course Of construction. Two plate glass
windows were demolished in the store
OF the f. Reinhart comnanv The Earle
drug store was probably damaged to
/, a greater extoot than any other husi-
ness house. This large room is lined
with shelves, filed with bottles, most
, of which were shaken to the oor. AZ
, the Stephenson drug store, the damage
vas confined principally to the pre-
saription case. Here all the stock bot
, ties are enclosed behind glass doors
which withstood the shock. There was
considerable confusion at the store OF
, the Winnenueca Mercantile company
but the damage in money was not
great;
With the advent of daylight people
became more cheerful and looked upon
the event more in the light of night
mare. During the afternoon and even
| ing places Of amusement were wei
! patronized, although the congrega
) tons at the churches were not inereas
! el 70 any appreciahle extent.
! At Paradise Valley and other towns
to the north the shock was of about
; equal violence, but no property damas'
has been reported
: At Golconda. one Of the hotel ho
, SPRINGS went dry. but the volume oi
! water was mere than made up by the
! increase at one of the other springs.
! All towns in the southern part of the
! county wore shaken M, but there has
been no serious damage reported
The most serious damage in Other
narts Of the state are reported from
Fallon. where the Southern Pacific de
pot was destroyed, and Carhn, where
the Western Pacific station was lie
: molished
i Views of a Mining Man
4 Some local mining men, who becaus'