Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-26
GOLD IN THE STARS
Prof. Turner Makes New
Discovery.
STARTLING THE LEARNED MEN
He PicSs Up Msssoris Stone Bearing
Wsli-Defined Traces Of Virgin Gold.
Theosiss Of the Scientists

SAN FRAscisco. Cal. Jan. Ash. w.
Turner. OF Washington. for two years
past under the auspices Of the Cahfor-
MA DIVISION Of Mining Geology. who
has been exploring the goli regions OF
the sIerras. mas arrived here. Turner
obtained from galeh st Cave CITY,
CalSveras eounty,a meteoric stone that
viii create no little interest," in the SCI
entitic world. II is about as LARGE as
ones u.s., and around good portion OF
10 Is a solid finn of gold. In one place
the gold shows for about an inch square
of surface.
Hitherto in all the discoveries in the
word no meieoric iron has been found
ia connection with gold. Ii demon
strates. Turner says. that there Is gold
IN worlds of space from which the me-
teorle iron has fallen. The specimen
will lie boxed and shipped To Wasning-
ton. o.her pr C = viii probably be- for
warded from Calayeras.
Il have exani1ei il very carefully"
said Mr.. Turner. at Is extremely
tough and 1t IS almost impossible To
break it. In my opinion 1t has fallen
from one OF the stars.
This demonstrates that there is geld
IN some OF the stars at least. Little bv
little We are getting TO the truth. |
shall send this piece TO the Smithsonian
Institution"
An Important Revelation.
Professor George Davldson's assist
| ants say that the discovery Is an I'M
portant revelation and is bound tn at
tract attention. since III all the Develop
ments of science thus far 1t has not
been determ ned that there was gold or
silver IN meteoric iron. State Mineral
ogist William lrelan said that it was q
fact that hitherto no gold had been
found III any meteors.
at Is true" said Mineralogist G.. c.
Snyder, "that meteorc iron is MALE
able. 1t has been known for 3 long
time that 1t has from to 20 per cent
OF nickel and some cobalt. Meteorlte
would not break. II would have TO be
cut, and even that is very hard to do.
Meteoric IRON is just like wrought iron.
81 have known of several instances
IN Mexico where roofs have been put
over meIeors and natives used them as
| anvlls established in blacksmith shops.
The native smith hammers away and
fashions his iron into shape, the meteor
beng so tough that 1t is just like 3
manufactured anvil, not being in the
least phased by hammering."
A Piece From n Meteor. AZ
A small piece has after great trouble
been cut from the meteor in Mr.. Tur-
| ner's possession. 1t is clear and white
looking, resembling nickel, ant show
I ing very tough grain, and gold flecks
| and iron IN many places. Mr.. Turner
IN his travels has been accompanied by
W. Lindgrsn, of the California DIVISION
IF mining geology. They have been at
work examining the gold regions for
the purpose of publishing Topographic
! cal contour mans. This work IS now
| finished. and the maps will IN few
days, be put in the hands of the printer.
They snow the contour of the coau-
| try, as well as the kinds of rock in
winch gold is found. No work of this
kind has ever been undertaken before,
| and It is considered Of great value.
lie SAYS:
at takes in the richest part of the
California gold belt. The country we
studied and mapped begins at point
above Nevada City and extends south
ninety or one hundred miles, and CON-
prises region in all something over
TOUR thousand square miles IN area"