C. U. Shepard—Ivanpah Meteorite Iron. 381 
Art. L.—On the Ivanpah, California, Meteoric Iron ; by CHAS. 
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Upnam Sueparp, Emeritus Professor of Natural History in 
Amherst College. 
_ For my knowledge of the discovery of this meteorite, I am 
indebted to Mr. C. C. Parry, of the Academy of Science of 
Davenport, Iowa, and to Mr. W. G. Wright, Naturalist at San 
Bernardino, California, from each of whom I received a few 
weeks ago, communications upon the subject, accompanied by 
small fragments from the mass, for my examination and analysis. 
Before proceeding to the description of these, I may state 
the circumstances connected with this interesting se totes 
The locality is situated in a region known as the Colora 
Basin, within eight miles of Ivanpah, which place is about two 
ait miles northeast of San Bernardino in Southern Cali- 
ornia. 
The mass was discovered very recently by Mr. Stephen 
Goddard, who in returning one evening to his camp after a 
prospecting excursion, as he was crossing what is there called 
a wash, had his attention arrested by a singular looking bowlder. 
On striking it with his pick, he was still more surprised at the 
ringing sound produced by the blow. These observations led 
him to return the day following with a wagon, and to remove 
it to Ivanpah. From thence it was taken by Mr. Heber Hunt- 
ington to San Bernardino, where it was placed for some time 
on exhibition at the store of Mr. Craig. From thence again, it 
has lately been transported to San Francisco, and deposited 
with Mr. Henry G. Hanks, the State Geologist ; and will, in 
all probability, be preserved in the future geological collection 
of California. 
Description of the Meteorite. 
It is oval in shape, having one of its sides somewhat flattened. 
Its surface is entirely covered with depressions or dents, “‘ as. 
it had been patted all over with pebbles” or clam shells, while 
* From this account, it would appear that the mass resembles the Orange River 
(South Africa) iron of 170 pounds weight in the Amherst College cabinet, which 
Singularly enough has one of the finger-holes above noticed, which though not so 
deep, is as perfectly turned at sides and bottom, as if artificially formed. 
