The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-11
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falls" SO called. which are represented.
Ordinarily. perhaps. each meteoric mass
which Is found represents a separate fall.
but often a meteorite splits into several
pieces, falling nifty or 100 miles distant
from one another. on striking the earths
atmosphere The common origin OF such
pieces ss often demonstrated by analysis
or by general appearance. but more often.
perhaps. II remains in doubt.
About y75 falls are represented nj Har-
ward. with total weight-another factor
in estimating comparative value--of about
$500 pounds. The largest neteorise
known II the famous one discovered BY
peary in Greenland The largest meteo-
rite In the Cambridge collection weighs
lie pounds But the largest meteorite IL
not necessarily the most valuable. Much
depends on the matter OF control"
very large and famous meteorite is Canon
Diahlo. 80 called. In accordance with the
recognized rule for naming mst~orites,
from the locality in Arizona where n was
found Here great pieces % n thousand
pounds or more can be obtained by amy
one who wants them for the trouble and
expense OF carting them away. In other
words. no one "controls'' ~. and II has
little or no money value. ON the other
hand, much smaller and less interesting
meieorite owned wholly or mainly by
single cabinet IL likely 10 he worth hum
Some valuable uieteoriie thus held may
easily bring. for example. At the rate 81
SIS or xie0 pound. The pound indeed
ia much too clumsy standard for 70
valuable a material as ueteoric stone or
iron and the weight 90 all specimens f.
recordsd In the catalogues In grams.
A museum needs only 20 keep tn. bulk
piece 81 a mefeorite 10 retain control %
e. Other pieces IL exchanges with other
collectors with a view TO Increasing tts
Representation OF falls. II Ia interesting 20
note how carefully the weight and dis
irritation 81 these various pieces are SCI
down IN museum records one Of the
most celebrated meteoriteH 10 the Her.
ward museum = cynthian3a. found in 'be
township 81 that name IN Harrison
county XIV II weighed. when found.
at,out s0ga grams o. which fg71 grams
are 'sproya0ie- that -. can - assigned
10 different collections n various weights
az this amount the 'Sa largest pieces.
vrsixhfng aIfg ard - grams respectively.
are retained ~ the university. While
other pieces from = single gram - 10.
warsx OF e1 are REID for exchange.
when control ~ thus retained TIE
museum - abb 70 count tbs raetsoFiss ~
one u its ~spsciaitaes" Harxasd Tet X
sss fwentv-thYee aceh sp@eial:tes IN It's
,o1i,ettor-cantruis that -. the largest
ana most Representative pieces 81 fwfniy-
three separate fnatsqTii@z
In ancient times ana smong savage
,rf,,es rnsteoriges have alSays been looked
,,ss,a NTH more Or less axe. ais have
often been obfscSs * worship lhe fAlia-
dun which fess a. Trey. fer example,
Vs. soaabsis~s a me.esrite. In three small
rnnteoritss discovered BY the Peabody
museum on affairs raised by tbs mound
builders 81 the I4ttie MAN, valley. IA
Ohio. Harvard possesses the only apthen-
nc prehlstorfc examples known % exist.
such archaeological or historical interest
naturally adds mach 20 the market value
az A rleteorsts- a Reil-knoEn American
collector recently secured from the shah
OF Persia a number OF pieces from a Ia
NOUS serni-sacrsd n1st~orits which had
ssen IN the possession Of the royal family