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Besides these metals there are present small quantities of copper, sul- 

 phur, phosphorus and carbon. The similarity in chemical composition 

 and the close proximity in which the masses lay when found indicate 

 the probability that they are parts of the same fall. 



WILLAMETTE 



(Siderite.) 



Gift of Mrs. William E. Dodge. 



This is the most interesting iron meteorite, as to external characteris- 

 tics, which has ever been discovered, and it is the largest ever found 

 in the United States. Its chief dimensions are, length 10 ft., height 



SECTION OF WILLAMETTE. 



6 ft. G in., thickness, 4 ft. 3 in. On the railroad scales in Portland, 

 Oregon, the net weight was shown to be 31,107 lbs. 



Willamette was discovered in the autumn of 1902 in the forest about 

 nineteen miles south of Portland, by two prospectors who were searching 

 for ledges likely to contain mineral wealth, particularly gold or silver. 



