The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-03
,cssAGE ARRIVES.

q MESSAGE ARRIVES.
,,,ol hours of hard riding
',.ebed the ranch house.
last in preparing a sa-
offer which the trio re-
y 10 broad piazza and began
lame cigars which Maddox
.bs desk of the superinten-
,.Bt was dark. The starry
me through the clear, dry
ropderful brilliancy. The
,sn vas not very laxative
Al occasional remark was
,.eprDing the object Of their
I'D the probabilities of sue
i'rel long Maddox remarked:
N is nearly midnight; sup
< LoovnnG Look at
/, directed the attention of
.a,pions 10 a portion of the
:5esrIy overhead. All looked.
Twas seen falling earthward,
gth a reddish light. 1t did
srapidly as meteors usually
n vas not so bright. It at
sHention because it con-
fall for an unusually long
Ibs strange sight was watch
IIlessIy by the three men.
JTn it came, still emitting a
lreddiSh glow.
curse was towards the Ranch
heading for US, sure" ex-
! Maddox.
Fling Egypt! but SO it be-"
led the ranger excitedly.
|, captain, will it strike the
ner7Ously inquired Maddox.
sperson addressed as the cap
be no answer. In a few sec
ore the glowing aerolite had
AiltO grove of trees about
Ezof a mile from the camp.
time the men were silent,
|ltbe ranger remarked:
At was that ar thing, cap
alltil morning, and We will
sEEed the captain, and not
sFmd would he utter. So
retired. The captain did
= bis eyes all night. His
N filled with strange conjec-
sai wonders, and a thousand
abR faGcies fitted through
'sl. Events long forgotten
zonbered, and they seemed
present themselves In a new
elst a meteor? Was the ques-
u occurred again and again
lard as he could to satisfy
With an affirmative answer,
~ always present an under
POI feeling that it was not q
|Iol as the time of dawn began
SsrVed on the white washed
Fcalled his companions.
Y be remarked, after a hasty
tS1 we will see about our
I visitor" He directed the
E3 j. md some assistance, and
'T N hoods, picks and crow
ilel he and Maddox walked
&pace where the aerolite had
tHed. The spot was found
~ 'uS meteor entered the earth
h sS'e' We're scorched and burn.
n, h strange odor filled the air
er 'ne meteor was deposited
!aia IN front Of the Ranch
\ !" having been necessary tc
SToog sled aud Ii team Oh
\, !" assl't IN moving it. The
s,l proved to be round. Il
%Ot three feet in diameter
,''l 500 or 600 pounds
| E%Tfed with a curious spopgJ
n, ! u d metallic nature. The
:. slowed the effects Of heat
j '' removed en-! with a sledgt
", When this was done
e. q L rggSeaIed a solid case, two
81 4 ta feet in diameter. I
~ sn 10 be unaffected by heat
b T5p pl of two equal hemi
|Se b uOund together by two
Essf s r passing around thu
|soi. ilgAt angles to each other
Soas were two inches wide ant
s III nalf an inch thick. Tn,
|@s% obs We're composed of
| @nno8t:a but differing from
h h. sOsl6g the bands. Evi
|et Nv spheres had been pu
b. " Eorkmen of skill an,
lJeri.ta11 thorough examination o
gsi io', mass, Maddox said:
lis on We are burning to kno1
savI sl1S visitor. Did 70,
lsgf such visitor9 What is 4
4 t5S eyes Of the capital.
df pat at Maddox, but It'll h
s,a he said: 'H' queS'i0i
10 Ii anxious n to hear what
sproio me say that we kno,
asOss.eo etl!e came from som
81. pi + 1t did not original mat
ia IN came from q
os W. say y i It fai i very foEy g gom
stl a Sod the period that W
= }osreooO dy would, unassiste
+ such 'l ! az any body could /
'ooii y known means. If IN n
Is is wanted that this mas a.