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and tlie hole were two smaller indentations. It appears, there- 

 fore, that the meteorite travelled from a little north of west, 

 and, having torn np the ground on striking, ricochetted, and 

 came to rest practically on the surface of the ground. It was 

 lying breast uppermost with the heavier end nearest the hole 

 and raised some inches. 



From a ])reliminary examination of the meteorite, I am of opin- 

 ion that it is an "oriented meteorite," the breast being shown 

 in the photograpli (iig. 1). The greatest height is 35 inches, 



Fig. 1. 



width 47 inches, thickness at the right hand corner 19 inches, 

 left hand corner 9 inches. It tapers ofE toward the top, where 

 the thickness is 8 inches. The front shows some convexity, 

 whilst the greater part of the back is distinctly concave. The 

 piezoglyphic depi'essions are particularly well developed. On 

 the front they are comparatively small, the cusped groups 

 measuring 3 to 5 inches in diameter, and some half an incli in 

 depth. Many of the markings are deeper in proportion, and 

 resemble the imprints of an animal's paw in some soft material. 

 On the back of the meteorite the grouped depressions measure 

 from 5 to 10 inches across. The ]"idge outlining the meteorite is 

 sharp in parts, and shows distinctly the effects of fusion from 

 front to back. Drift markings or striations are only noticeable 

 on the front, and occur as more or less horizontal lines — more 

 pronounced on the right side, vphere they turn in a downward 



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