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was bare at that point, showing that the grass had been killed. The 

 meteorite did not lie at the point where it had struck, however, but 

 about its own width (four inches) to the south. It had thus evidently 

 bounced southward on striking. Mr. McDonald, of Modoc, informed 

 the writer that the stone which he found had also bounded southward. 

 Mr. Freed, of Modoc, informed the writer that the stone which he found 

 had penetrated the sod about four inches. This was of tabular form 

 and was on edge. It weighed 11 lbs. 



The following list shows the individual stones which had been 

 found at the time of the writer's visit and the names of the finders. 

 All of these masses were seen by the writer. The weights are in sev- 

 eral cases approximate only. Those that are known accurately are 

 given in grams. 



Weight. Finder. 



1. io}4 lbs. (4,640 grams) .J. K. Freed. 



2. 7 lbs. (3,171 grams) O. C. Farrington. 



3. 5 lbs. F. P. Heller. 



4. 2 lbs. 10 oz. (1,170 grams) F. P. Heller. 



5. ilb. 15 oz. ( 879 grams) F. P. Heller. 



6. 1 lb. 6 oz. ( 624 grams) John March. 



7. 1 lb. 1 oz. ( 490 grams) Fred Yost. 



8. 14 oz. — McDonald. 



9. 12K0Z. W.E.Curtis. 



10. 10 oz. T. D. Marshall. 



11. 6 oz. Fred Yost. 



12. 6 oz. (170 grams) Fred Yost. 



13. 6 oz. Mrs. W. E. Curtis. 



In addition the find of an individual weighing 1 y 2 lbs. was reported 

 by O. L. Douglass, and of one weighing 2 lbs. by F. P. Heller. Thus a 

 total of at least fifteen stones has been found, having an aggregate 

 weight of about 35 lbs. (16 kgs.). 



The distribution of these specimens over the area in falling shows a 

 remarkable gradation in accordance with their size. The stones fell 

 in order of their weight from west to east. This is graphically shown 

 in Plate XXXVII. The two individuals weighing 1 lb. and 2 lbs. each 

 found in the vicinity of the 5 lb. mass are fragments, the remaining 

 portions of which were not found although extended search was made, 

 and the region is exceptionally favorable for searching for meteorites. 

 The smooth buffalo sod has no other stones upon it and the vegetable 

 growth is not sufficient to hide stones of appreciable size. These frag- 

 mentary individuals are shown in Plate XL. The complete indi- 

 viduals would probably weigh about 5 lbs. each. Some of the non- 

 crusted surfaces of these show" blackening while others are perfectly 



