Deseret Evening News | 1890-04-18 | Page 4 | A Hint to Those About to Build Houses in Volcanic Districts

l Hint toITlicu About to IIoIU Houses la Volcanic Districts The Redo tunnel was driven under un-der the city Lisbon during ISS7 59 and M ChoOat of the Geolo glcal I Survey of Portugal took the opportunIty to examine the rocks avsncd which he found to be reUceous and tertiary strata accc o r fr = dated with baraltlc rock and dislocated dis-located fault Comparing three ascertained facts with tho e l d of the great earthquake of 1755 ho finds that ctructuics on alluvia ground near rivers were Invariably overthrow on tertiary ttrata Ihe biaalhr buildings alone stood willie on cretaceous and basaltic founda tlons neither small nor largo houses were thrown down fingliilt Me cftanie n