[meteorite-list] 1910 Newspaper Article, Cape York Sold

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:23 2004
Message-ID: <F4eddZRkxQoFf7SMIae00000f0b_at_hotmail.com>

Paper: Manitoba Morning Free Press
City: Winnipeg, MB
Date: Saturday, February 5, 1910
Page: 7


Meteorites From the Arctic

     New York. Feb. 4. - Three meteorite that were brought from the arctic
by Commander Peary have been purchased by the American Museum of Natural
History. The price paid, it is learned, was in the neighborhood of
$10,000. It is understood that Commander Peary made a present of the
meteorites to Mrs. Peary and that they were sold by her to the museum. The
largest of the three weighs about forty tos, and other two an aggregate of
ten tons.

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Received on Mon 09 Sep 2002 12:26:45 PM PDT