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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 #258 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Volcanic Activity From the recollections of Edna Bolduc Anderson: "One day, in that July (1893), George and I were ... on a high ridge, just above the Big Mashel River, overlooking a canyon. ... The sky was clear. .... We glanced up and across to Mount Rainier. We saw great clouds of black smoke coming from her crater. It curled up, far into the clear, blue sky. I'll never forget that sight as I have only seen it the one time."
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
1893                      Mt. Rainier  WA           
MISC - 2328 - - - MISC - 2328 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
2328  Homestead in the Foothills By Edna Bolduc Anderson 1884-1979; Compiled and Edited by her daughter Adrienne Anderson Swanson, 75? p.    No date or publisher is available for this document 
Transcription: One day, in that July (1893), George and I were hunting the cows, to bring them up for milking, as they would wander for miles searching for green feed. We were on a high ridge, just above the Big Mashel River, overlooking a canyon. It had been a hot day. The sky was clear. We had stopped to rest and listen for the cow's bells. We glanced up and across to Mount Rainier. We saw great clouds of black smoke coming from her crater. It curled up, far into the clear, blue sky. I'll never forget that sight as I have only seen it the one time.
 


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