384 J. L. Smith on the Cohahuila Meteorie Irons. 
and returned to town. Shortly afterward, an Indian brought 
a piece weighing 10 or 12 Ibs. into Santa Rosa, supposing it to 
be silver, having found it some 90 miles northwest of the town, 
being in the same direction in which Dr. Long and his friends 
been exploring, the doctor having been deceived as to dis- 
tance, he only going to the base of the mountain, instead of 
crossing it and then following the valley for some 40 miles far- 
. Butcher now undertook the search, after which he writes : 
‘*T have returned fully successtul, and am making preparations 
to send on the iron. In making my arrangements, I hired 
eight Mexicans and two Indians as guides, and started into the 
mountains in a N. W. direction, the same as taken by Dr. 
ox teams could bring them out, and get them to Santa Rosa. 
nearly 4000 Ibs. Before the explosion, the weight must have 
been much greater, as it is not probable that I have secure 
the whole, and we know some was taken away by the Indians, 
ve thought they found large masses of silver, and carried 
col ed in his opinion of silver, and took away a piece 10 or 
12 lbs, m weight, which he carried to Santa Rosa to sell. I 
have received from various sources, information relative to this 
