23 h. 50 m., another shock. After this shock the vibrations of the earth ceased to be noticeable.
October 9th, 10 h. 34 m.—Another light shock.
11 h. 32 m., another shock. After this shock the earth continued to vibrate at intervals till noon of the tenth.
October 13th, 2 h. 5 m.—A smart shock at San Francisco; felt at Oakland and Santa Clara; also at Angel Island.
October 14th, 23 h. 45 m.—Another shock at San Francisco.
October 15th, 3 h. 40 m.—Another shock at San Francisco.
November 24th, 3 h. 45 m.—A smart shock at Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co.
December 7th, 1 h. 15 m.—A light shock at San Francisco.
Professor Whitney presented the plate published by Mr. Haidinger, the distinguished Chief of the Austrian Geological Survey, to exhibit the structure of the Carleton meteoric iron. This plate, together with an elaborate article describing the appearance and structure of this meteorite, is published in the proceedings of the Vienna Academy of Science, Vol. XLVIII, page 301.
Professor Whitney also made some remarks on the nature and distribution of the meteorites which have, up to the present time, been discovered on the Pacific Coast and in Mexico; of these remarks the following is an abstract.