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The Hawaiian Star
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
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The May 18 earthquake near Santa Rosa dried up Hood's Hot Springs near Cloverdale and unexpectedly increased water supply at the municipal pumping station, potentially canceling a well development contract.
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SANTA ROSA, May 18.-The earthquake in this vicinity caused the drying up of springs that for years have furnished great quantities of water daily, and opened up many new ones in places where their existence was least suspected.
Hood's Hot Springs, a famous health and pleasure resort, fourteen miles west of Cloverdale, a gusher for many years, has absolutely dried up, and no trace of water can be found. Its destruction is a great loss to the vicinity.
At the pumping station of the Santa Rosa municipal water system there is more water than usual. In fact the pumps are not capable of handling it. The increased supply was developed by the earthquake. Previous efforts to obtain the quantity of water desired have failed, although large sums of money were spent in sinking wells.
When the earthquake occurred the city had a contract for the development of a fourteen-inch well at the station to a depth of possibly 300 feet. The contractor had broken his apparatus, and was awaiting a shipment of new machinery, when the earthquake accomplished what repeated efforts on the part of the well borers had failed to, and now the well is not required by the city. It is probable that the contract will be canceled before the new machinery is shipped.
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Primary Location
Santa Rosa
Event Date
May 18
Outcome
hood's hot springs dried up completely; increased water supply at santa rosa municipal pumping station exceeding pump capacity; potential cancellation of well development contract.
Event Details
The earthquake caused drying up of long-existing springs including Hood's Hot Springs near Cloverdale and opened new unexpected springs; at the municipal water system pumping station, water supply increased beyond previous efforts and pump capacity; city well contract likely to be canceled as earthquake achieved desired water depth.