284 FieLp CoLumMpiAN MusEuM—GEoOLOoGcy, VoL. I. 
Plate XLIII (Frontispiece) were together and in contact at the upper 
end of the fall. The top of these projected about four inches above 
the soil and the lowest point to which they reached was perhaps two 
feet below the surface. Beside these large pieces a quantity of smaller 
fragments more or less imbedded in the ground extended down the 
slope in a northwest direction for a distance of from 15 to 20 feet in 
a gourd-shaped area which was perhaps six feet wide at the widest 
point. The accompanying section and plan (Fig. 1) from a sketch by 
Prof. Willard will give an approximate idea of the manner in which 
the fragments lay. The location of the spot where the meteorite was 
found is about three miles west of the present town of Long Island, 

Fic. 1. Section and plan showing nature of occurrence in place of the Long Island meteorite. 
one-half mile east of the west line of Phillips County and three miles 
south of the Kansas-Nebraska State line. It is from the neighboring 
town of Long Island that the meteorite takes its name. With regard 
to the time of the fall no knowledge has yet been obtained. The 
stone was noticed by early comers to the region and was generally 
reputed to be a meteorite, so that visitors had in many cases taken 
away pieces as curiosities. That the mass had lain a number of years 
in place is proved by the coating of carbonate of lime, in-some places 
two or three millimeters in thickness, which encrusts many of the 
pieces. Further evidence of the long exposure of the stone is given 
by the weathered character and rusty brown color of the surface of 
exposed fragments of the stone in contrast to the dark green color of 
their interior. The meteorite as collected by Prof. Willard was 
