Show earthquakes AND VOLCANOES IN california considerable Consid erable erabio exciter excitement rient has been crea created n certain parts of the tho country of late lite by the alarm ing frequency of the shocks earthquakes of 1 I 1 it I 1 I 1 estimated by a gentleman who has kept a 8 record of these events that an fin earthquake shock has oc burred in some parts of tile the state once a fortnight for tile the last year some of these have been very tery ery cry severe III in one of the southern counties comi ties if IV wilf be remembered a shock took place about a a month since which caused the cattle to bellow w with ith fright in one of the tile towns several houses were disturbed toa toja degree that it was lm possible impossible to close the doors the next day the earthquake which occurred in this city on the of june 1850 was sufficient in the present state of our buildings to do considerable mischief gen vallejo it is is fald raid has spoken of or i one of the tha visitations that took place in this city in 1843 1643 that would have levelled bevelled level led a large portion 1 1 of the city had it been built at fit that time them the recent observations of baron derloo a german geologist g have shown that the ground at the mission dolores lias has been raised by some subterraneous action atlon some eighteen inches within the last twelve months other geoltz geologists sis confirm this statement we are informed that in the iho coast range of mountains there are fissures I 1 in n th the e earth to an unfathomable depth which extends for miles evidently caused by earthquakes at no very distant date what effect a very I 1 severe severs earthquake would have in this vicinity it is impossible to tell in addition to any ony damage to buildings a very great change would doubtless be effected in the relations of water it is supposed by a skill shill skillful fut geologist that the result would be likely to be a of some somo eight to 0 o ten thousand acres of jand land which could be made wade into good solid ground in this country it is recorded that at the time of the destruction of callao by an earthquake an immense wave of the height of bf thirty seven feet overwhelmed the city and extended into the country 90 miles that great natural and comparatively recent recent change changes sr have taken place in this state no ona one can doubt who hag has hag given the subject the slight Alight slightest eit attention large quantities of shellfish shell sheil fish and beach stone stones are continually being found at tha thet leight height of 2000 to feet above the level of the tho sea and other indications show sith such changed changes times and transcript 1 |