[meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle
From: walter branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:52 2004 Message-ID: <00b201c2f5a4$be22f980$7ec39f44_at_l1s2m3> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AF_01C2F57A.D51A96E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Mike and Everyone, I was afraid this would happen. Reminds me of Portales Vallay. Remember the lady who refused to sell her stone unless some very high price was met. What was her name? Nelda something? I wonder if she ever sold it. -Walter --------------------------------------------- www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Farmer=20 To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 7:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle Hello everyone, a little news from the strewnfield. The news is not = good. The people here all think that they are millionaires, they all = want $10 to $20 gram now. The police chief tols Steve Witt to leave or = be arrested as they think he robbed a meteorite finder by paying several = dollars per gram! The news has stated that they are worth $500 per ounce = ~$15 gram. The Museum in Chicago has not helped, stating that dealers = are here to rip the locals off and that they should "donate all the = pieces" to the university/museum.=20 I have been in 6 homes today that were penetrated by meteorites, = serious damage to many of them. There are many pieces but as I said, = people now want $100,000 for some stones and they are NOT JOKING. I wish anyone who plans to come out good luck, I will hunt tomorrow = and try to secure a stone or two, then go home and let people get to = reality.=20 I do have 4 pieces totaling about one kilo, 3 pieces that hit a house = and damaged the siding. The other piece is a half individual that = impacted the median in a road, and has the nose imbedded with yellow = street paint. I do not know if there will be any out for sale any time = soon, the price is so high we are just walking away from many people.=20 A few got a few cheap specimens, but very few. If any will come for = sale from me, it will likely be quite expensive. I do not know what the = next few days hold, more pieces should be found though so maybe we will = have more luck.=20 I will email more info later.=20 Mike Farmer ------=_NextPart_000_00AF_01C2F57A.D51A96E0 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=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Mike and Everyone,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was afraid this would happen. = Reminds me of=20 Portales Vallay.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Remember the lady who refused to sell = her stone=20 unless some</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>very high price was met. What was = her=20 name? Nelda something?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wonder if she ever sold = it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Walter</FONT></DIV> <DIV>---------------------------------------------<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></DI= V> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dfarmerm_at_concentric.net = href=3D"mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net">Michael=20 Farmer</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3DMeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 28, 2003 = 7:20=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Park = Forest=20 meteorite debacle</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello everyone, a little news from = the=20 strewnfield. The news is not good. The people here all think that they = are=20 millionaires, they all want $10 to $20 gram now. The police chief tols = Steve=20 Witt to leave or be arrested as they think he robbed a meteorite = finder by=20 paying several dollars per gram! The news has stated that they are = worth $500=20 per ounce ~$15 gram. The Museum in Chicago has not helped, stating = that=20 dealers are here to rip the locals off and that they should "donate = all the=20 pieces" to the university/museum. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have been in 6 = homes today=20 that were penetrated by meteorites, serious damage to many of them. = There are=20 many pieces but as I said, people now want $100,000 for some stones = and they=20 are NOT JOKING.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wish anyone who plans to come out = good luck, I=20 will hunt tomorrow and try to secure a stone or two, then go home and = let=20 people get to reality. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I do have 4 pieces totaling about one = kilo, 3=20 pieces that hit a house and damaged the siding. The other piece is a = half=20 individual that impacted the median in a road, and has the nose = imbedded with=20 yellow street paint. I do not know if there will be any out for sale = any time=20 soon, the price is so high we are just walking away from many people.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A few got a few cheap specimens, but = very few. If=20 any will come for sale from me, it will likely be quite expensive. I = do not=20 know what the next few days hold, more pieces should be found though = so maybe=20 we will have more luck. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will email more info later. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike = Farmer</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00AF_01C2F57A.D51A96E0-- Received on Fri 28 Mar 2003 10:39:02 PM PST |
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