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presented me a small fragment of his specimen, upon which I 
able to offer a few remarks, awaiting the results of Prof 
Litton’s analysis, for fuller information. 
The mass evidently belongs to the rather rare group of amyg- 
dalvidal meteoric irons, in which, like those of Steinbach (Sax- 
ony) and Hainholz (Westphalia), the peridotic ingredient pre- 
plana over the nickelic iron. Its specific gravity is 446. 
he iron is remarkable for its whiteness, while the peridot is of 
a well marked green color, and distinctly crystalline. No py- 
rites is visible in the very small fragments examined. It is 
reported that two considerable masses of this meteorite were 
found buried in the soil upon a hill-side; and that they are at 
present secreted under the belief that they contain silver. 
3. Bethlehem (New York) Meteoric Stone, of Aug. 11, 1859— 
The only stone found from the great explosion heard overa 
large district of northwestern Massachusetts, and extending into 
the state of New York as far as ten miles west of the cities of 
several interesting particulars concerning its dis- 
covery and properties. He was good enough to 
visit, at my request, the residence of Mr. Garritt 
Vanderpool (situated seven miles from Albany 
and one mile west of Bethehem church), where 
the stone fell, and to ascertain on the spot the 
facts respecting its descent. Mr. Vanderpool was 
at work near his house, and heard the explosion in common 
with other members of his family. About two minutes after, 
as it appeared to him, a stone, coming in an oblique cours 
struck the side of a waggon-house, glanced off, hit a log upo® 
the ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A 
lying in the doorway of the waggon-house sprang up, da 
out and seized it, but dropped it immediately, probably on a 
count of its warmth and sulphureous smell. Mr. Wells had two 
opportunities of inspecting the stone before it was sold to 
State Cabinet in Albany. It was far from being entire when 
first picked up, no doubt having been broken by its 
with the house. On the second inspection, he noticed that ont 
corner had been broken away, and other portions much mar? 
through the use of knife blades upon its surface by the ounont 
who, in this rude way, had been led to investigate its peculla™ 
hes. About “one-half of it however,” he observes, ‘is cove 
with the peculiar dark colored crust of meteorites, 3 ; 
burnt appearance. This is so well marked that it at once ¢ 
lishes its identity as a meteoric stone. The other sides present 
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