Section IV, 1921 [69] Tr.\ns. R.S.C. 



The Annaheim Meteorite^ 



By R. A. A. Johnston, F. R.S.C, and H. V. Ellsworth, 

 M.A., Ph.D. 



(Read May Meeting, 1921) 



While engaged in mowing hay on a meadow on his farm about 

 six miles to the north of Annaheim, Saskatchewan, on July 30, 1916, 

 Mr. William Huiras noticed a peculiar metallic ring when one of the 

 guards of his machine struck some hard substance lying in the grass. 

 On making an investigation to ascertain the cause he was surprised 

 to find a chunk of metallic material of unusual form resting on the 

 tough sod. He removed the specimen to his house and from it, with 

 the aid of hammer and chisel, cut oflf a small piece which he forwarded 

 to Mr. F. Bradshaw, Chief Game Guardian, Regina, Saskatchewan. 

 Mr. Bradshaw, noting its peculiar appearance, submitted the piece 

 to the Department of Mines for an opinion. The piece, which 

 measured 5 or 6 centimetres in diameter, was possessed of the saucer- 

 like depressions commonly found on meteorites and a qualitative 

 chemical examination showed it to consist mainly of metallic iron 

 with some nickel. Shortly after this negotiations w^ere instituted on 

 the part of the Department of Mines and the specimen was acquired 

 from Mr. Huiras by purchase. 



The locality where the meteorite was found may be more accur- 

 ately defined as a meadow traversed by a small creek on section 32, 

 township 39, range 20, west of the Second Meridian — or about 50° 21' 

 north latitude and 105° 50' west longitude. 



As received at the Department of Mines the specimen was intact 

 except for the small portion which had been detached by Mr. Huiras 

 as previously noted. It was roughly crescentic in outline and 

 measured 30 centimetres in length and 15 centimetres across at its 

 widest part. One face was flattish while the other was very uneven 

 and marked by two relatively high angular prominences, one on 

 each horn of the crescent and close to the inner curve; near this 

 curve the specimen varies in thickness from 5 centimetres at the 

 centre to 8 centimetres on one of the horns and 9 centimetres on the 

 other. Along curves of the crescent the thickness varies from 2 or 

 3 millimetres to 3 or 4 centimetres. The weight of the specimen was 



^ Communicated by permission of Deputy Minister of Mines. 



