Individual Event Report
| Event #286 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs |
| Other (non-earthquake) From Holden (1898): "1895. June 28; Seattle, Washington. Assitant Weather Observer E. O. Hobbs has recently been making some examinations on the summit of Mount Rainier with a small telescope and has discovered a large dark crevasse through the center of Columbia Crest, which can be seen plainly with the naked eye. A large snowslide has recently occurred at the base of Liberty Cap on the north side, and on the west side there appear to be several new crevasses of various sizes. Mr. Hobbs has also noticed the mountain steaming and smoking in the same manner as last winter.___S. F. Chronicle, June 29. Note.__This report has not been confirmed.___C.D.P. " |
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Mount Rainier |
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| HOLD2 - 1912 |
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HOLD2 - 1912 |
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Underlying Source Material
| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 1912 |
Holden, E.S., 1898, A Catalog of Earthquakes on the Pacific Coast 1769-1897, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1087 |
1898 |
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| Transcription: 1895. June 28; Seattle, Washington. Assitant Weather Observer E. O. Hobbs has recently been making some examinations on the summit of Mount Rainier with a small telescope and has discovered a large dark crevasse through the center of Columbia Crest, which can be seen plainly with the naked eye. A large snowslide has recently occurred at the base of Liberty Cap on the north side, and on the west side there appear to be several new crevasses of various sizes. Mr. Hobbs has also noticed the mountain steaming and smoking in the same manner as last winter.___S. F. Chronicle, June 29. Note.__This report has not been confirmed.___C.D.P. |
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| Source ID |
Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 887 |
Reid 2, unpub., Scrapbook and Cardfile, on microfilm at USGS in Menlo Park |
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| Transcription: Seattle June 28, 1895 |
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Publication |
Pub Date |
Pub Details |
| 273 |
Bradford, Donald C., 1935, Seismic History of the Puget Sound Basin, BSSA, V. 25, No. 2, pp. 138-153 |
1935 |
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| Transcription: 1895 June 28; Seattle. Assistant Weather Observer E.O. Hobbs has recently been making some examinations on the summit of Mount Rainier with a small telescope and has discovered a large dark crevasse through the center of Columbia Crest, which can be seen plainly with the naked eye. A large snowslide has recently occurred at the base of Liberty Cap on the north side, and on the west side there appear to be several new crevasses of various sizes. Mr. Hobbs has also noticed the mountain steaming and smoking in the same manner as last winter (San Francisco Chronicle, June 29). Note: This report has not been confirmed. C.D.P. |
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