[meteorite-list] Stone cairns on dry lakes

From: John Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:47 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20031214132611.0097af00_at_mail.theriver.com>

Three or four years ago, a letter written by H.H. Nininger himself told the
story about the recovery of the Clover Springs, Arizona mesosiderite. In
the letter, he stated that the original finder, a cowboy from Strawberry
and Camp Verde, had marked the location with a rock cairn. During our trips
to the area to hunt form more of the meteorite; Dave Andrews, John Blennert
and I must have found thirty or more cairns. Although we didn't find any
more of the meteorite, it was always exciting to walk through the forest
and come upon one of these stone monuments.

Maybe we'll get luck next time.

Best,
John

At 11:43 PM 12/13/03 -0800, Matson, Robert wrote:
>Hi Charlie and List,
>
> > I wonder, if in some far distant future, an archaeologist will write a
> > thesis on "The stone cairns of Roach and other dry lakes of the Far
> > West: towards a solution". :-)
>
>You're on to me! While I admit to a certain altruism for helping
>my fellow meteorite hunters by piling up all the offending rocks, my
>subconscious plan all along has been to build a sort of "Kilroy was
>here" legacy with all these cairns. Hard not to be motivated to
>leave some lasting calling card when you find so many Native American
>artifacts while searching for meteorites. Unfortunately, Mother
>Nature does not share my enthusiasm for "tagging": it is amazing
>how quickly these cairns get scattered by water and wind. --Rob
>
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