stone. The larger of the two (whose weight was estimated at 
_— 40 lbs.) was cracked through the centre, by its fall upon 
e frozen ground. One of these halves (weighing 21 lbs. 7 02.) 
is in my possession. ‘The smaller perfect stone is represented, by 
the finder of it, to have been pyramidal in its shape ; and to have 
gore not far from 10 inches in length, by 8 at its base, and 
at the smaller extremity. It was completely coated by a black 
crust, like the other two stones. This stone (as well as one-half 
of the larger mass) has been broken up, and for the most part en- 
tirely lost. The few fragments of it in my possession, s 
ciently evince that it differs in no sensible manner from the otfier 
two, which are now to be more particularly described. 
The smaller stone will be best described, by comparing it to 
a short rectangular prism (the longer side measuring 4 inches, 
the ta ‘24 inches) surmounted at one extremity by a four- 
mid of unequal and much curved faces, and terminated 
at the Stic end by an obliqne, waving plane, upon which the 
‘stone is most conveniently placed for inspection. When in this 
position, the apex of the pyramid. is 34, inches from the. base. 
‘The angles and edges of the mass, as is usual in such bodies, are 
rounded and blunt. It has but few depressions in its surface. 
The crust is perfect in its continuity; and is smooth and black, 
though not shining. ‘The stone weighs 2 lbs. 8hoz 
The large mass (of 21 lbs:.7,0z.) is an roksiatien slnpeds Some 
sided pyramid, the summit of which, in place of being a point, 
— is an edge of four’or five inches in length. ‘The base of the 
a pyramid is formed by the fractured surface, which is nearly plane, 
and strikingly resembles the,.face produ iced by fracturing a simi- 
larly sized block of fine oe granite: »'The natural outside of 
ed stone strong, "hile its line of junction. with she same, 
fe “C tly defined throughout. When narrowly observed, it 18 
discovered that the surface of this crust is divided off, by cracks, 
into po ygonal se of from 4 to $ an inch in diameter, a con- 
sequence no doubt of sudden coolin 
The color of the stone within, is an uniform pearl grey. A 
closer inspection renders visible specks of iron rust, (though less 
abundant than common,) and numerous highly brilliant globules 
of. nickeliferous iron. It requires a still nearer search to 
magnetic pyrites, which is far less abuindant than the metallic 
Blackish veins and. glazed joints are nearly obsolete in 
wa stones. T’he same may be said of the little ovoid mass- 
vhich are also se frequent in most other stones. 
