Show A A u allt in may 1868 1688 tho the national museum ol 01 brazil camo came into inal possession of one of the larteri t meteorites or aerolites ner aero olifee lites that was ever known to fall upon either section of the american continents conti tho the noble DOM e specimen weighs pounds and originally laid imbedded embedded im bedded in the ground near Bon boldego dego creek in one of the most inaccessible portions of brazil the cost of transporting it from tho the place khero it first struck american soil was defrayed by baron greatly the survey of tho the route and preliminary arrangements range ments occupied three months its journey to tho capital commenced NOVI I 1 I 1 I 1 0 I 1 I 1 y v I 1 I 1 1 I 1 tt 1 1 25 1887 an it was nearly fin months inter later i ore it was finally 1 at nt t the he 1 lattio i t t lo 10 r railroad at i r 0 ad d depot e p 0 t i in n ohp the e N wildai v i 1 det I 1 noes 0 m f from r 0 u i w L e n c e it was v a s t transported r a n 0 r t e d t rio janeiro i daring n r in g t the h e f four 0 u r m months 0 n th s in w which h i eh i was va s b being e in p puked u le 1 1 pushed us li e 1 I a and nl ro rolled ll 11 e d 1 b man and mule power through the track lesa less forests over steep mountains rde sandy wastes it crossed over one hun dred streams of all sizes was taken over one mountain monn tain chain feet in height beight besides many smaller elevations elevation all of this in a region where the best roads are only molo paths A better idea of the difficulties these scientists encountered in securing their prize may be had bad from a knowledge of the fact that a total of days was d in moving it from bendigo creek to the railway station a distance of only 71 miles the pluck and energy exhibited by these gentle gentlemen in moving this gigantic airstine aire air stone toneto to their national museum is a curious commentary on the scientific ideas of the early part of the which ylli cli denied the existence exis of such bodies besas as aerolites aero lites st louis lonis republic |