[meteorite-list] NP Article, 07-1934 Nininger Hunts Meteorite
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:09 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV132QptgFrYI0000073b_at_hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C30676.35FBFC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Montana Standard=20 City: Butte, Montana=20 Date: Sunday, July 22, 1934 Page: 6 HUNTING METEOR FRAGMENTS ONE WAY TO MAKE PIN MONEY BILLINGS - Here's an odd way to add a little pin money to the = family bank account - go hunting for meteorite fragments. The currant market price for small pieces is about $1 per pound, = payable upon inspection by Prof. H. H. Nininger, Denver, Colo. On the trail of a great meteor that flashed over this part of = Montana last February, Professor Nininger carried his hunt into Billings = recently. The professor already has traced reports of the huge fire-ball = through Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Saskatchewen, South Dakota, = North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. He believes the ball broke = into three balls, two of which fell west of Omaha, the other in Iowa. However, although the three large particles appear to have fallen, = in Nebraska and Omaha, no trace has been found of them. Nininger = believes smaller particles may be found in any of the states he = mentioned. Meteorite particles may be identified by the following instructions = from the professor: "If anyone finds any odd-looking heavy stones, dark-colored, = irregular in shape, with more or less pitted or dented surfaces, he = should take a fragment and hold it against an emery wheel. grind it and = if it's a meteorite, he will see bright specks of nickel steel, in small = or large particles. Or it may be solid steel. Send a small sample to = my laboratory and if we find it's a genuine meteorite, we'll make a = price." Nininger, said the particles have a bluish-blackcoat and range from = size of a pea to that of a man's first. The professor began his unique avocation 11 years ago and is allied = with the Smithsonian Institution and the Colorado Museum of History. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C30676.35FBFC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type = content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=3DMailContainerBody=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; = COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: = none"=20 leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 acc_role=3D"text" CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"v" = /><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"o" /> <DIV>Title: Montana Standard <BR>City: Butte, Montana <BR>Date: Sunday, = July 22,=20 1934<BR>Page: 6</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>HUNTING METEOR FRAGMENTS ONE WAY TO MAKE PIN MONEY</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> BILLINGS - Here's an odd way to add a = little pin=20 money to the family bank account - go hunting for meteorite=20 fragments.<BR> The currant market price for = small pieces=20 is about $1 per pound, payable upon inspection by Prof. H. H. Nininger, = Denver,=20 Colo.<BR> On the trail of a great meteor that = flashed=20 over this part of Montana last February, Professor Nininger carried his = hunt=20 into Billings recently.<BR> The professor = already has=20 traced reports of the huge fire-ball through Colorado, Utah, Montana, = Wyoming,=20 Saskatchewen, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and = Iowa. He=20 believes the ball broke into three balls, two of which fell west of = Omaha, the=20 other in Iowa.<BR> However, although the three = large=20 particles appear to have fallen, in Nebraska and Omaha, no trace has = been found=20 of them. Nininger believes smaller particles may be found in any = of the=20 states he mentioned.<BR> Meteorite particles may = be=20 identified by the following instructions from the=20 professor:<BR> "If anyone finds any odd-looking = heavy=20 stones, dark-colored, irregular in shape, with more or less pitted or = dented=20 surfaces, he should take a fragment and hold it against an emery wheel. = grind it=20 and if it's a meteorite, he will see bright specks of nickel steel, in = small or=20 large particles. Or it may be solid steel. Send a small = sample to my=20 laboratory and if we find it's a genuine meteorite, we'll make a=20 price."<BR> Nininger, said the particles have a=20 bluish-blackcoat and range from size of a pea to that of a man's=20 first.<BR> The professor began his unique = avocation 11=20 years ago and is allied with the Smithsonian Institution and the = Colorado Museum=20 of History.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C30676.35FBFC40-- Received on Sat 19 Apr 2003 02:18:47 PM PDT |
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