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The Wide West – San Francisco 1857

March 20, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

CITY NEWS. The Earthquake.—One of those shocks that terra firma is heir to, visited our city on Thursday evening last, Feb. 5th, in the shape of an earthquake. Having given the oscillating movement a fair trial on its previous visits, the present tremblor adopted a different system of tactics, and addressed itself to the brick … [Read more…]

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