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Cascadia Historic Earthquake Catalog, 1793-1929
Covering Washington, Oregon and Southern British Columbia

Provided by: The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
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Individual Event Report
Event #222 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Volcanic Activity Known only from Plummer's article in the Tacoma Ledger - February 28, 1893: "Climbers in the Cascades in 1891 have seen fires coming from Mount Hozomeen, which is eastward from Mount Baker, Sheep herders east of the mountains have frequently seen eruptions of this mountain in recent years, and if one report is true this volcano is the "Old Faithful" of the Cascades."
TIME LOCATION MAGNITUDE MAX. INTENSITY FELT AREA
YR MO DAY HR MIN AM/PM Time
Type
LAT(N) LON(W) DEP
(km)
MAG Mag
Type
Felt
Plc.
Felt
St.
Inten-
sity
Int.
Type
Felt
Area
Felt
Area
Int.
Felt
Area
Units
1891                        Mt. Hozomeen  WA           
N-WPP - 2480 - - - N-WPP - 2480 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2480  Coombs, H.A., W.G. Milne, O.W. Nuttli, and D.B. Slemmons, "Report of the Review Panel on the December 14, 1872 earthquake",  1976  Appendix D: Selected Supporting Information -- Professor Plummer's Paper on "Recent Volcanic Activity" Read before the Academy of Science - Tacoma Ledger - February 28, 1893 
Transcription: (This is part of an 8 page article - see the WPPSS table for entire text RSL 7/1995)
Climbers in the Cascades in 1891 have seen fires coming from
Mount Hozomeen, which is eastward from Mount Baker, Sheep herders
east of the mountains have frequently seen eruptions bf this mountain
in recent years, and if one report is true this volcano is the
"Old Faithful" of the Cascades.
 


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