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authorities there. We have, therefore, been obliged to treat the matter 
in a general way rather than in detail. 
The paper was discussed by Dr. Roseboom and others. 
The following paper was read : 
DESCRIPTION OF NEW METEORITES. 
By Epwin E.- Howe .t. 
THE WELLAND METEORITE. 
A brief notice of this new iron, recently added to the Ward & 
Howell collection, was given before the Geological Section of the 
Academy, Feb. 17th. This meteorite was found April 30, 1888, about 
one and one half miles north of Welland, Ontario, Canada. It was 
plowed up by Walter Caughell, on land owned by Mr. Shannon, and 
WELLAND MBTEORITE. 
(One-third natural size.) 
attracted attention by its specific gravity, but not being considered 
valuable was thrown one side after a small piece weighing 5 ozs. had, 
with much difficulty, been broken off. This piece was kept by Mr. 
Geo. Holland, brother-in-law of Mr. Shannon, until September last, 
when he gave it to Dr. McCallum, his family physician, who being con- 
vinced it was meteoric forwarded it to me. Mr. Holland was in due 
time engaged to search for the original mass, which he finally found 
December g, 1889, in a pile of old iron inside of an old stove oven. 
It is impossible to determine the original size of the mass as it has 
been so long exposed to oxidation that none of the outer crust or 
