[meteorite-list] Stone cairns on dry lakes

From: John Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:47 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20031214134208.00988800_at_mail.theriver.com>

A quick correction to my own mistake before someone else points it out. I
came into possession of the letter three or four years ago...it wasn't
written then.

Best,
John

At 01:33 PM 12/14/03 -0700, John Gwilliam wrote:
>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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