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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.

  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.