[meteorite-list] 1907 Ash Fall in Nome Alaska not Volcanic(?)
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:43 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV98zepDI8NFr0001364b_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0057_01C3BF00.55D56720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello List, Other cases of falling ash might include: Ship south of Newfoundland (1895) http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp05081895~ns3.html Meteorite Dust Hit Cornfield, Maryland (1879) http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp07051879DJ.html Thanks, Mark Bostick ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Verish Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:28 PM To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral Subject: [meteorite-list] 1907 Ash Fall in Nome Alaska not Volcanic(?) http://www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/more/bl-nomeash.htm Ash Fall in Nome & Related Events Norman Kagan has searched issues of the Nome Nugget (NN) prior to October 21, 1910, and and Nome Gold Digger (GD) of 1907 for articles of possible meteorite strikes or related events, and has compiled the following list. Thanks, Norm! A. Regarding Ash of November 1907 NN, November 25, 1907 - Volcanic ash fell throughout Gold Run country - Nome, Teller, Tin City. The source is unknown but is not nearby - Aleutian Islands possible. GD, November 27, 1907 - Volcano active near Cape Blossom, ash seen in Candle and Nome. NN, November 27, 1907 - Some 280 tons of ash are thought to have fallen on Nome. GD, November 28, 1907 - Theory of meteor ash, not volcano, fell in town - assayed at 30% iron GD, December 5, 1907 - Mail carrier Erik Johnson reports hard trip owing to meteoric dust over an inch thick covering the ice of Norton Bay. NN, December 6, 1907 - Ash 1 inch thick fell on Ear Mountain between Nov. 24 and 25; strong winds were blowing from Siberia. NN, December 7, 1907 - Arthur Gibson of the Nome Weather Bureau says the ash is not volcanic but meteoric as it has a high iron content. He believes the Andromedes meteors of Nov 23 and 24 caused the fall. He has sent a sample to Washington for analysis. NN, January 4, 1908 - Volcanic ash fell over all of Innoko district, says letter. NN, January 21, 1908 - Arthur Gibson has received four samples of ash from other Seward Peninsula areas; all differ in color and grain size, sent for testing. NN, March 23, 1908 - A. Gibson received acknowledgement of ash in Washington, D.C. NN, August 28, 1908 - Volcanic ash, says U.S. Geological Dept. analysis NN, Sept 4, 1908 - Hobson of Hobson's Landing, Kuskokwin says November ash was due to volcano some sixty miles north of his place, witnessed eruption. NN, Sept 9, 1908 - Alfred Brooks, local US Geological Dept. man, says ash came from Siberia or the Aleutian Islands. B. Events ca. June 30, 1908 NN, June 30, 1908 - 20,000 acres burning between Kokrines and Louden on Yukon River. - Tundra fires raging at Jess Creek, and a Candle throughout Seward Peninsula. NN, July 1, 1908 - Huge fires along Yukon River, worst ever, Penny River, Jess Creek and Fox River the past 3 days. Sam Simel's Anvik store destroyed. NN, July 2, 1908 - Letter from eastern Siberian coast reports strange winter weather: cold and disagreeable from 30 to 50 below zero, strong winds from all directions, only two days in February when miners could work. - Tundra fires burn in Kougarak District, Solomon Lake and Penny River. Fires also on Koyuk River, Fish River and east of Norton Sound. NN, July 3, 1908 - Rainfall extinguishes tundra fires above Penny River, Sunset Creek and Solomon Lake. NN, July 4, 1908 - Tundra fires persist at Unalakleet. C. Other News (Nome received ship and telegraphic reports, wireless after 1910) NN, July 13, 1908 (Philadelphia - July 11) Dutch Steamer "Ocean," Capt. Benkert reports near hit of large meteor some 200 miles east of Philadelphia. Tremendous wave swept ship, cloud of noxious gas forced men below decks, peculiar brown dust settled aboard. Meteor shower continued for several minutes, and sea was phosphorescent to horizon. This story seems to follow another in which a ship was wrecked by a meteor. NN, Aug 24, 1908 (Salina, Kansas - Aug 23): Salina shaken by nearby meteor strike. NN, Nov 21, 1908 (Salina, Kansas - Nov 21): A large meteor fell 3 miles north of Ellsworth last night - exploded on impact, lit up area for 20 minutes. GD, July 30, 1909 (Dawson, Yukon - July 10): Meteorite found on #7 Big Skookum Gulch, off Bonanza Creek. It weighed 35 lbs, was dense and smooth, dug out from long ago. Meteorites in the Circumpolar North: <http://www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa060400a.htm> All about Nome, Alaska: <http://www.explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/nomeindex.html> Last Updated on 12/9/2003 at 4:03:14 P.M. (Yukon Time) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ------=_NextPart_001_0057_01C3BF00.55D56720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Hello List,</D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Other cases of falling ash might include:</DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ship south of Newfoundland (1895)</DIV> <DIV>&nb= sp;</DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp05081895~ns= 3.html"><FONT face=3DArial>http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp05081895~n= s3.html</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Meteorite Dust Hit Cornfi= eld, Maryland (1879)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.m= eteoritearticles.com/znp07051879DJ.html">http://www.meteoritearticles.com= /znp07051879DJ.html</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks, Mark Bostick= </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN= -LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV styl= e=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style=3D"B= ACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Robert V= erish</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, Decembe= r 09, 2003 8:28 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> Meteo= rite-list Meteoritecentral</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subje= ct:</B> [meteorite-list] 1907 Ash Fall in Nome Alaska not Volcanic(?)</DI= V> <DIV> </DIV>http://www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/more/bl-no= meash.htm<BR><BR><BR>Ash Fall in Nome & Related Events<BR><BR>Norman = Kagan has searched issues of the Nome Nugget<BR>(NN) prior to October 21,= 1910, and and Nome Gold<BR>Digger (GD) of 1907 for articles of possible = meteorite<BR>strikes or related events, and has compiled the<BR>following= list. Thanks, Norm! <BR><BR>A. Regarding Ash of November 1907 <BR><BR><B= R>NN, November 25, 1907 - Volcanic ash fell throughout<BR>Gold Run countr= y - Nome, Teller, Tin City. The source<BR>is unknown but is not nearby - = Aleutian Islands<BR>possible. <BR><BR>GD, November 27, 1907 - Volcano act= ive near Cape<BR>Blossom, ash seen in Candle and Nome. <BR><BR>NN, Novemb= er 27, 1907 - Some 280 tons of ash are<BR>thought to have fallen on Nome.= <BR><BR>GD, November 28, 1907 - Theory of meteor ash, not<BR>volcano, fe= ll in town - assayed at 30% iron <BR><BR>GD, December 5, 1907 - Mail carr= ier Erik Johnson<BR>reports hard trip owing to meteoric dust over an inch= <BR>thick covering the ice of Norton Bay. <BR><BR>NN, December 6, 1907 - = Ash 1 inch thick fell on Ear<BR>Mountain between Nov. 24 and 25; strong w= inds were<BR>blowing from Siberia. <BR><BR>NN, December 7, 1907 - Arthur = Gibson of the Nome<BR>Weather Bureau says the ash is not volcanic but<BR>= meteoric as it has a high iron content. He believes<BR>the Andromedes met= eors of Nov 23 and 24 caused the<BR>fall. He has sent a sample to Washing= ton for analysis.<BR><BR><BR>NN, January 4, 1908 - Volcanic ash fell over= all of<BR>Innoko district, says letter. <BR><BR>NN, January 21, 1908 - A= rthur Gibson has received four<BR>samples of ash from other Seward Penins= ula areas; all<BR>differ in color and grain size, sent for testing. <BR><= BR>NN, March 23, 1908 - A. Gibson received<BR>acknowledgement of ash in W= ashington, D.C. <BR><BR>NN, August 28, 1908 - Volcanic ash, says U.S.<BR>= Geological Dept. analysis <BR><BR>NN, Sept 4, 1908 - Hobson of Hobson's L= anding,<BR>Kuskokwin says November ash was due to volcano some<BR>sixty m= iles north of his place, witnessed eruption. <BR><BR>NN, Sept 9, 1908 - A= lfred Brooks, local US Geological<BR>Dept. man, says ash came from Siberi= a or the Aleutian<BR>Islands. <BR><BR><BR>B. Events ca. June 30, 1908 <BR= ><BR>NN, June 30, 1908 - 20,000 acres burning between<BR>Kokrines and Lou= den on Yukon River. <BR>- Tundra fires raging at Jess Creek, and a Candle= <BR>throughout Seward Peninsula. <BR><BR>NN, July 1, 1908 - Huge fires al= ong Yukon River, worst<BR>ever, Penny River, Jess Creek and Fox River the= past 3<BR>days. Sam Simel's Anvik store destroyed. <BR><BR>NN, July 2, 1= 908 - Letter from eastern Siberian coast<BR>reports strange winter weathe= r: cold and disagreeable<BR>from 30 to 50 below zero, strong winds from a= ll<BR>directions, only two days in February when miners<BR>could work. <B= R>- Tundra fires burn in Kougarak District, Solomon Lake<BR>and Penny Riv= er. Fires also on Koyuk River, Fish River<BR>and east of Norton Sound. <B= R><BR>NN, July 3, 1908 - Rainfall extinguishes tundra fires<BR>above Penn= y River, Sunset Creek and Solomon Lake. <BR><BR>NN, July 4, 1908 - Tundra= fires persist at Unalakleet.<BR><BR>C. Other News (Nome received ship an= d telegraphic<BR>reports, wireless after 1910) <BR><BR><BR>NN, July 13, 1= 908 (Philadelphia - July 11) Dutch<BR>Steamer "Ocean," Capt. Benkert repo= rts near hit of<BR>large meteor some 200 miles east of Philadelphia.<BR>T= remendous wave swept ship, cloud of noxious gas<BR>forced men below decks= , peculiar brown dust settled<BR>aboard. Meteor shower continued for seve= ral minutes,<BR>and sea was phosphorescent to horizon. This story<BR>seem= s to follow another in which a ship was wrecked by<BR>a meteor. <BR><BR>N= N, Aug 24, 1908 (Salina, Kansas - Aug 23): Salina<BR>shaken by nearby met= eor strike. <BR><BR>NN, Nov 21, 1908 (Salina, Kansas - Nov 21): A large<B= R>meteor fell 3 miles north of Ellsworth last night -<BR>exploded on impa= ct, lit up area for 20 minutes. <BR><BR>GD, July 30, 1909 (Dawson, Yukon = - July 10): Meteorite<BR>found on #7 Big Skookum Gulch, off Bonanza Creek= It<BR>weighed 35 lbs, was dense and smooth, dug out from<BR>long ago. <= BR><BR><BR>Meteorites in the Circumpolar North:<BR><http://www.explore= north.com/library/weekly/aa060400a.htm><BR><BR>All about Nome, Alaska:= <BR><http://www.explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/nomeindex.= html><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Last Updated on 12/9/2003 at 4:03:14 P.M. (Yu= kon Time)<BR><BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?= <BR>Protect your identity with Yahoo! 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