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ing the appearance originally bright and of a fresh fracture were 
clear, but are now soiled from handling. The color is a light 
steel-grey, with metallic particles interspersed. The structure 
is granular.” 
Through the recommendation of His Excellency, Gov. Mor- | 
gan, to the officers having in charge the state cabinet, a small 
fragment of the stone including a portion of the crust, was most 
obligingly transmitted to me by Mr. Woolworth, accompanied 
by the following note: 
“ Albany, Noy. 11, 1859. 
Prof. Cuartzs U. Suzparp, 
stroying the specimen they possess. Hoping it may be sufficient for your 
purposes, am, very truly, yours, &e., 
J. B. Wootworrn, See’ry, &c. 
Tam likewise much indebted to Henry A. Homes, Esq, the 
State Librarian, for his good offices in facilitating my early ac- 
quisition of the specimen which enables me to compare it with 
ose I possess from other localities. 
The crust of the Bethlehem stone is very peculiar. It is 
double the thickness of any in my collection, equalling that of 
thick pasteboard. It is perfectly black, and very open in its 
texture. The outer surface is rough, being nowhere perfectly 
fused, but on] y semi-vitrified. Without being fragile or carbon- 
d ure. 
emarks upon the Ohio stones of May 1, 1860.—Through 
the much. valued assistance of Prof. J. L. Smith, the large 53- 
Pound stone that fell near the house of Mr. Wm. Law of New 
