The following was originally published on the Cripple Creek District Museum and Information Canter facebook page. They gave permission to repost the article here.
On the June 30, 1899 edition of The Victor Record was an article telling of the upcoming July 4th festivities. One of the events planned was an artificial Earthquake. According to various articles, five tons of dynamite were stored in different shafts near the summit of Big Bull Mountain. These shafts had been made especially for the occasion. Sound waves took 6-8 seconds to reach Victor after the eruptions became visible to the crowd. The concussion east & south of Big Bull Mountain were more severe than to the west and north. Shock waves were felt in Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Newspapers as far away as Germany wrote about "The Earthquake".
Search Colorado Historic Newspapers to read all the articles in The Victor Record.
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