The Ravalli Republican., 1895-03-06
EsRTi FIT HI ;. CONi.T.
The Great Mystery os Eiia,lo ta:,on no
Lou2cg y M.stc!.,.

Canon DinbIn. THE Wonderful cii-
ter in that ,icjn:ty. situated to the
eastward Of tha :,ll Francisco
mountains in Arizona. unsi1ubtcdIy
marks the sp5t Wilare 4 comet u;.ce
struck the earth Fer some past
geoloGi>t> haze fccn pEZHiinG eyer
this matter. 10 hc-in win. i hugv
hole WIS fu;ii.; that was Unique il
its way no pit resembling it bad
ever been discovered in any other
part CT tic crust If this planet. OF
circular shape and nearly 1000 feet
in depth. Hit, remarkable depression
measured tIN2e-Gu&.{ers of 4 mile ii
diameter ard was waited hv i nrcr-
Piec 50 steep t!lut animals ::tiIin. il
could moi possibly Hct rot aEai't.
The skeletons oI na11y io"r-.0utal
victims bore HitHess to tl;oir E4yin,:
met such 1 i;,tc>
When It W@:, made certain til:;i the
hole vas not Ct volcanic origin !; side
field for conjecture was ora"e5.
Prof, Gilbert. t,iu well isil"aii 9N.sip-
@ist, visited tile spot and expressed
the opinion that ui:y of2a theory
could satisfactorily account Tor tie
p|1cnoincn0il. 'iilc crater hid been
formed by the impact q 4 i@nt
meteor. important evidence il sup
port OF his idea was ;,iii'@TJj",. s.. i1itul-
crouS pieces Of mctcuii@ iron Witc!i
were found scattered around IN The
immediate vicinity ot the depression.
Surprising tiic suggestion be correct.
the mass Of the l,.i6z' must lie sunk
at the ',GttHtH Of :ile hole. Attempts
were made b. tie use Of iAe i4A"-
nct!c dip needle jJG;j,ain Indication,
Of q great mass OF metal beIo"
ground, but there vas 10 result. It
might be asked. VII, ;ct u-- for IT,:
Very easy to say. ;!l 4 ui@teo" biz
enough to lI!aFca llaic l!irca-ql.ariyGs
Of a mile in diameter Nigh penetrate
to the depth OF iluif +" mile.
But the puzzieiuent OF tho sccn-
lists continued. But They have kept
on invest li@&ti1H until Il may noW bc
said that the cNitt@ilcc ii lie case il
fairly complete. The crater i, 4
scar made by 4 comet Which struck
jha earth nobody t.jlJN, how: Is!;;4
;'go. On at least ii, one occasion
lhc planet has suffered from Su&Ii i
collision Is used to be So much feared
by i!nil! people booking forward t. Il
sudden destruction Ct the curtn.
DnlE within tile last few N@;ii.s how
over Has anything been understood
with accuracy - u the nature 0f 4
comet. 1t IS HoW kil1Ni that the
celestial tHSe!ei~ ere nothing EI4ip
or less han big nle!eors. 'Ii!cir fiery
trains i.H&a 10 @@it!#i substance, bat
arc merely an cii!i'l:aj'otl '!Na i'2'il.
.>'''aA c"'' sa' c@'e' "':tS t!i!s
c:nnnaliD;! is UrWi1H It always streams,
away 'f}'':A ts'e san.
Tia meteor ji!;.t 9iruHi. .!es!i e;taY!!
l;!"3l2 vas l;tfGe e.!t}''5ii 10 t1c tti.l:i-
ci' " Eoi'',.t. y :.eIE1a II +" "'s3 a"l'I5'io-
ca AZ !'st t'i;'I 'h2 pieces t}' fi:e'.l1l'e
'F9i' i3t!'io II t!ic ..tl!sllp21li:zsa &eEe
r;i"ellelI's' ,;czi}'cE%t From 1i1e H!';aa
On l''i:;att, se""ils5 apparent oNWe"&G
10 TIE contrary presently appeared.
!! ne .:'GGni&!!!* iss.;.* U.se=Aszi.eI 1::S
10 be ~, 2,1N"iltS 81 H,i. bat whole aa6t
perfect III ;e@riie4. .ietcar5 az"
cVmnlon!}E 'yr"Eei Hs ,siiEis. t:@
atmosphere but the piece aiSa.H :
siio" signs OF IiH@tI"e and oites tHeH.
may be fitted together. he @oilit iu,l
OF the mystery Is t!lHt TIES "it;.a
meteor Or comet Will Gidil@tel
something like 900 feet WAS mainly
Il stone body. .NanI m@seo.lt"5 are
largely comp 1SetI ul stony iAtil tl,,
ttlou il tAfs st uI thcnl are composed
almost entirely 0! mctHi. 'itloli itH.
mass fell pieces VI it Wero widely
scattered. Ill tie course q time