Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-11 | Page 3 | Huge Meteor, Lost for Century, Found Again

Huge Meteor Lost for Century F Found und Again BUENOS DUENOS AIRES April It The The whereabouts hereabouts of ot an ae of ot great size ize which was revealed to the Spanish conquerors by Indians about the middle of the seventeenth century and of ot which traces have hate been een lost since the year 1812 have again b been en ascertained according to o a. a communication received by Professor Protessor Clemente Clemento Oneill an Argentine Argentine Ar Ar- gentine naturalist from a B Senor who claims the redis redis- covery overy The Tho is Isloca located ed In the lie province of ot Santiago de del Estero Estero Es- Es tero Lero in the uninhabited Otumpa pampa which is also known as Sky papa after the celestial origin rigin of ot the stone alone Up to the year 1812 th the situation of ot tho the was well welt known and from the minerals which constitute its mass sev several ral flintlock muskets were ma made e. e It was about the middIe mid mid- die dle of ot the seven tenth century that the Spaniards g guided by the VIlelas Indians discovered the great reat meteorIc me- me teoria mass half halt burled buried in the sands Reports say that a large portion was brought to Buenos Aires and a part sent to the tho British museum After Atter the w war r of ot Independence and the I long ng period of formation of ot the tho Argentine nation nallon had passed several expeditions were sent sept out to search for the Other at attempts attempts at- at tempts were iere made In more recent times and arid It was only this year thai an attempt made by the authorities authorities ties of Santiago del Estero province ended in failure According to certain analysis al alleged al- al to have havo been made in 1812 the meteorite was tyas constituted of ot pure pure puro meteoric Iron nickel and co co- co balt baIt