[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Doesn't seem that much was going on of any note during 1884. On June 6, 1884, the Nebraska Nugget published a story of a cylindrical object that crashed on the prairie and left bits of machinery and gear wheels behind, glowing from the heat.

I'm not sure what this means, but thought you might find it of interest.

[Socratic]

"June 6, 1884, the Nebraska Nugget published a story of a cylindrical object that crashed on the prairie..."

Thanks for posting this. This reminded me of Frank Edwards and a book of his which was a favorite of mine when I was in 6th grade. It contained stories of the unusual such as this one and the mysterious well which supposedly still holds Captain Kidd's gold treasure. I'm going to find where I stored this book and re-read it!