H. A. Ward — Canyon City Meteorite. 383 



Art. XXXYI. — The Canyon City Meteorite from Trinity 

 County ', California; by Henry A. Ward. 



On page 469 of vol. xxix (1885) of this Journal, Prof. 

 Charles Upham Shepard called attention to a mass of meteoric 

 iron purporting to come from Canyon City, Trinity County, 

 California, whence it had been brought by Captain C. W. 

 Davis of Holmes Hole, Mass., some ten years previous. 



Through the kind aid of Mr. A. P. Crowell of Wood's Holl, 

 I was able to find Captain Davis and to obtain the specimen, 

 which the latter gentleman had had in his possession for more 

 than a quarter of a century. Captain Davis' recollections of 

 the finding of the mass were clear, yet with little detail. It 

 was found in the summer of 1875 on the border of a little 

 stream which flows into the Trinity River, and about three 



Section of Canyon City Siderite, %. 



miles northeast from the town of Canyon City. It was brought 

 to Captain Davis by John Driver, who discovered it on the 

 surface of the ground. Captain Davis retained it entire during 

 his stay of several years in Canyon City, and subsequently 

 brought it with him to his Massachusetts home, where he had 

 since kept it carefully wrapped in a napkin and had shown it 

 to few visitors. 



The form of the specimen was nearly a square, about 8-J by 

 7£ inches in length and breadth, and 2|- inches in average 

 thickness. One surface was slightly convex, the other slightly 

 concave. The whole surface was much oxidized, and the flak- 

 ing off of scales of the decomposed iron had entirely obliterated 

 any traces of "pittings" which it originally doubtless had over 

 its surface. The general color of the whole is a dark yellowish 

 brown. The weight before cutting was 18f lbs. We have cut 

 several slices from the mass. 



The etched sections show a strongly marked octahedral struc- 

 ture with large figures ; the plates of kamacite vary much in 



