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THE GREAT IOWA METEOR.

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station on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, about twenty-miles west of Iowa City. This little station became the headquarters

Fig. 1.—Iowa Township, Iowa County, Iowa.

of the "meteor-brokers;" for two dollars a pound had been offered for all these stones. Enormous profits were made,^[1] creating a "meteor excitement" in the region.

Fig. 2.—Iowa County Meteorites.

↑ One lot of stones, weighing 44 pounds, was found by Mr. Espenlaub on his hind at A, section six, Iowa Township. The above-mentioned agent bought this of Mr. Espenlaub for $2.50, and sold it to an astronomer for $88, thus making a profit of $85.50 on an outlay of $2.50.

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[1] One lot of stones, weighing 44 pounds, was found by Mr. Espenlaub on his hind at A, section six, Iowa Township. The above-mentioned agent bought this of Mr. Espenlaub for $2.50, and sold it to an astronomer for $88, thus making a profit of $85.50 on an outlay of $2.50.

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