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State of Sinaloa. 
12. The Ranchito mass was discovered in 1871, about 3 
miles southeast of Bacubirito, which is 127 miles southwest 
of El Valle. The mass is said to measure 3.65 X 2.0 X 1.5 
metres. If these measures are correct, it probably would 
weigh about 40,800 kilograms. 
State of Durango. 
13. The La Plata mass was discovered 500 yards north¬ 
east of a hill called La Plata, in the Sierra Madre, 13 or 14 
leagues from the city of Durango. Its original weight was 
about 124.7 kilograms, and it was first mentioned in the 
“ Gazetas de Mexico ” for 1802. A part of the mass was 
made into a plowshare and the remainder has disappeared. 
14. The Guadalupe Masses. —(1) One mass mentioned by 
Karawinsky, and supposed to have been cut from a mass 
weighing several hundred pounds, was found lying in the 
plain northeast of Durango. This fragment is now in the 
Vienna collection. Its history is very doubtful. 
(2) A second mass was plowed up in 1882 at the rancho of 
La Pila, nine leagues east of Durango. It is now in the 
British Museum collection and weighs 46.4 kilograms. 
15. The Cacaria mass, weighing 41.4 kilograms, was in use 
as an anvil for several years at a blacksmith’s forge in Du¬ 
rango. It was carried to the city of Mexico before 1870 and 
is now in the Mexican Museum. 
16. The Mezquital mass was taken from Mexico before 
1868. Its discoverer and its history are not known, but it 
is said to have come from San Francisco del Mezquital. Its 
original weight was about 7 kilograms, of which the larger 
portion is now in the British Museum collection. 
17. The Bella Roca mass was found on La Bella Roca, a 
peak of the Sierra de San Francisco, about 85 miles north¬ 
west of Durango City; date of discovery unknown; was 
obtained by Professor Henry A. Ward, of Rochester, N. Y., 
in 1888; weight, 33 kilograms. 
