IIG W. T. Blanfovd — Iron Arrow-liends from Sind. [June, 



of the stone. I think it is inferable that the aerolite was originally perhaps 

 four times as large as these united pairs ; and that other portions of it must 

 have fallen. Tjiis might easily have occm-red unnoticed, as the country is 

 rather jungly. 



The character of the stone is of a common type : of a pale gray co- 

 lour ; made up, in order of abundance, of steel-gray granules, those of clear 

 yellow passing into ochrey granules, and of minute silvery specks, all in a 

 whitish earthy matted matrix. 



The account of the fall obtained by the native Police officer is as fol- 

 lows : it has the usual marks of fabrication — it is almost certain the aerolite 

 must have fallen before the man could have heard the explosion. 



Translation of a Report made ly the Chief Gonstahle, Narra, dated 6th 

 Marcli, heing an extract from Moznamcha of that date. 



Ghotan, Chamar of Mouza Singhampu.ri, made a report to the effect 

 that at about 11 a. m. on Thursday the 4th March, 1875, a stone fell from 

 the sky in Mouza Sitathali in Zamindari Narra, whereupon I despatched 

 constable Kalamath to fetch the stone from that place, which is situated at 

 a distance of 2 miles from Narra. The constable accordingly brought the 

 stone together Avith one Shaikh Madar Baksh ; from whose statement it 

 ajjpears that about the time above stated, a loud noise resembling the re- 

 port of a cannon was heard, and on coming out of his house to see what 

 was the matter, he observed an atmospheric disturbance in the southern 

 direction of the village ; and the stone produced f eU. immediately after- 

 wards with siich force that it was found buried 8 inches in the ground, at 

 a distance of 100 paces from the village and 50 paces from the spectators 

 themselves. 



The stone smells like gunpowder, and the day in question was stormy 

 and attended with thunder. 



Narra is situated G2 miles to the east of Ilaipur. 



Mr. W. T. Blaistord exhibited some iron arrow-heads from Sind, and 

 made the following remarks uj)on them : 



I am indebted for the specimens exhibited to Mr. H. E. Watson of 

 the Sind Commission. The arrow-heads Avere found by natives amongst 

 the limestone hills Avhich extend to the southward from the neighbourhood 

 of Sehwan. No arrows are now used in any part of Sind nor have any of 

 the Baluch tribes, who inhabit the country, any tradition of their former 

 use. It may fairly be inferred that the heads now exhibited are of consi- 

 derable age, perhaps some centuries old, for in so dry a climate as that of 

 Sind, iron would rust very slowly. 



The forms of some of the arrow-heads ap]icar to me familiar and I 

 think I liave seen similar shapes used amongst some of the aboriginal tribes, 



