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•I 6 . , Kettdali•Montaika, December n t 1902. A LARGE METEORITE.! wereven1infign oly c r i q i : t o r s i h i t ii i n t end. all e o P v i et t - in 7. There was one large crack. By nsing small sticks of dynamite. Eastern Scientist Locates One Weigh- Prof. Ward wns enohboi to separate several lorre speeimensof this meteor- ite, which he declared as be14 14 41fIli in ff.-emotion. The great masts will prob- ably never he removed. T-Te estircoted to • It would cost something like $50 con to get it to the sesnort. Pot the discov- ery is an exceedingly valuable one. in settling once end for all the existence of this meteorite, and is of sneciol in- terest of scientists. Tt is staled 1 , 1 Prof. Dodge president of the p e nd er , that Prof. Ward possesses the loreest celleetion of meteorite ever !Totten to - meteors when he s.ucceeded in, un- gether by one individuol. though the earthing Largest known meteor in latter says it ranks fourth in 'size in the world. Prof. Ward stated that he the world. had just returned from a to the -- --- West Indies, South America, pecaliarLties of Nickel -Steel. ico, and that while in Mexico he found Steel alloyed with 36 per cent, of what he went aftor—a very large nickel is said to have the smallest meteorite, reports the Rochester (N, coefficient of expansion of any Y.) Democrat, known metal, amounting to only one \You know how many meteorites two millionth for one degree Fahren have been found in Mexico?\ he said. heit. For this reason nickel -steel \Why they are so large and of iron has been largely adopted for the ma- formatiop is what pnr.z1 •.ome have feria' of pendulum rods in high said it is due to some Fives ,al attraction grade flocks. The change of length of the infnerals in Mexico, but this with rise or fall of temperature is hardT`seems poisibliTo are. owing to so n?hrly imperceptible that the the rapidity with which the earth re- counterbalancing change in the brass volves; and if a meteor were attracted bob suffices to compensate for it. Nickel eteel also possesses a remark- ing.Fifty Tons in Mexico. Some Special Attraction Seems Hxist an That Region for Me- tallic Misnites from the Heavens. At a meeting of the Rochester Acad- emy of Science recenitly, Prof. Henry A. Ward, of Chicago, talked informally on his latest expedi . .ion !n search of to a given spot, the velocity of the earth's momentum would throw it far from this noint of attraction. To me It seems likely that the e-olanation is the dry atmosphere o' 'Fr country— the meteor is not worn or decomposed. Still, it is hr interesting question what has causeti_lbla ine_tentie_ fall which has no parallel in tt.e earth. \The same finest ion might come up in regard to the construction of the meteorite,. which are all of iron there being only two or three st-ne c-rne. In Ari - tona and Wonsas the meteors found are all of stones. It is ,er, ',ling. • The Mexican reve-ement vas been very liheral in twinging t-gcther these meteorites, which are before a bnilfling in the City of Mex- ico. and 'handsomely mounted. some $50 ono being appropriated for this pitrnose. \I had heard roreor of a yer, lar re meteorite in thecountrylio- , 'ev•ice.the gi lr. Ties,. rnmors were ,r enrortpir that they mode a Fen r.vt ror it very tenvoting. 5 0 haviner a month at my disposal, T determined to set PIO nnd try to settle the onestion 're and for all in rewind to the existence of this meteorite.\ I'^ -f. Ward here rove a very inter- esting of:I - wont of his evneeThion in , earch of ti -e rrornmot% mete - , rite. 'rhe first thing 5 e-dif1 we. to twit min j-vvotorensvt.ne t n'.,.n\\ PT\' this matter .1 , •'r.\1 • since he \wsw ' rt t irq fine any one ir Ifnyio• the eNnedj'jf,11. ^..'r ro . vu. n1.111 arrangements ye P^. ••• •—ner They mode the loornev oartiv 'he rail, then :Gong the sonc,.. end the visloanic rerion eiserso•,-' at Colima and travelinrr ley 'role. around -Alit volcanic moitwoin of Colima. De deseribint tui volrorn OA pmiltino svidden and silent eves:Ins-lona of vapor' which ri , e in i 1 \1 4 . /11 44 like R flower lie t nix eled a hoot 05 mite, from t'-‘proftt. Wm' finally found the meteorite alsoue which so inany rumors had reneheeri the scientific car. Fnrfle 1 1 ( 4 1'1RTITIV 14 was as 1-irge ns a 0 1 1 1. It was found in n cultivate(' cornfield. Prof. Ward ergoged Some 2a Meld - can. to dig it met for \o r , the , 75 cents a d a y . yo-:ev, it took ll'ern p dpi' a half to die' orotund the , Tul v. pose its hose. It rested in re‘ e t- and had not thia rock inter , ened. it would have disappeared in the eorth the sneaker declared. These was littely no s -oil between it ;Ind the root - on whioli it lay. ,O11 the sm,rrou,n u iunp' soil had undoubtedly slink in since the meteor fell. ond if this is F41. 11 will carry its fall very far hack in the past. the speaker said. Prof. Word gave the she as 13 feet 1 inch in length. 6 feet 4 inches thick. and 5 feet 4 inches wide. ond the prob- able, weight as 45 or 50 tons. The rout side was Well preserved. the .ahience of moisture In the atmosphere pre - able oovver of resisting rust. if nickel should ever be discovered in sufficient cpiant*Ges greatly to re- duce its cost, it would have an 'im- portant influence on future steel eon- stroetion, for nickel steel won't! een- *rally I•e used. It is an in - Westing fact that nickel combined with. iron is freitnently found in meteorites.— Holland HirtorT. Holland. known as North and South Holland, forms part of the northern Part of the Netherlands. These prov- inces are composed of land rescued from the sea and defended by im- mense e , kes. Holland was inhabited by the liatvi in the time of Caesar. who made n tear— with them. It be- come part of Gallia Belgica. and after- wards of the kingdom of Austria. From the tenth to the fifteenth cen- tury it vs as governed by m tints under the German emperors. Holland was at one time a Dutch republic. It was created a kingdom in 1F06. and Louis Bonaparte. father of Napoleon 111., was declared king.—Detroit Free Press. Certainly a Financier. It has been found that a Columbr (O.) man whose salary is $7 50 a week has been leading a double life. That, man is wasting his time. He should turn his financial trlent to noble ac- count, says the ChicagfiTrecord-Per. old. A man who can lead a double life on $7.50 a week ought to be able to give Russell Sage pointers on the handling of money. Odd Bridal Gift, A German paper reports a singular freak of paternal liberaFty in the matter -et -wedding dowry. Gil The betrothal of his daughter lerr Ducha,scheck had announced that he would give her as her marriage portion her Weight in silver cur- rency. Accordingly on the wedding day the bride was formally weighed the drawing roon. in the presence of the assembled gueAts before Pro - reeding to the chorch. The bride turning the scale at 140 pounds, a sack was at once filled with silver (-rum Ili to the same weight. The ex- act numbfve of crowns was 13,500, about $2,800.—Chicago Chronicle. The Wrong Esprr••.en. The policeman heard high words an.. poked his head in the door. \Whot's goin' on here?\ he de- manded. \Nawthin't Nnwthin' at all!\ an- swered one of the belligerent 1-ist.- m-n in the middle of the floor. \There s nawt'itu' goi ' on, but there's a fIgh comin' if in liss than e minute if ye'll only keep ntovin'.\-- -Afmago Post.. BUSINESS and RESIDENT LOTS In the Town of Kendall are now on the Market 4 K ENDALL Is the Great Gold Camp of Montana And Now Is th_e Time_to_Secure_Town Property \ Those who bought lots last fall can now realize Five Times morethan they invested, and the boom has scarcely commenced.ji.O.Ajtjtjtjt All the information desired at my office in Kendall. W. A. SHAULES The Montana Land and Live Stock Exchange is my agent in Helena, nonfarm. SI Subscribe for the CHRONICLE, 12 a year
