[meteorite-list] Barringer Meteor $$$$

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From: walter branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:37 2004
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$14.00/person!

That's outragous!

If/when I ever visit the crater I will be sure to bring
my own lunch. I would not want to see how much
a sandwhich costs.

-Walter
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www.branchmeteorites.com

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: MARK BOSTICK=20
  To: Steve Schoner ; Tom aka James Knudson ; Michael Blood ; =
StarHarvest_at_aol.com ; Meteorite List=20
  Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:55 AM
  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Barringer Meteor $$$$

  The always helpful Steve schoner wrote:

  My opinion...

  Meteor Crater should be owned by the people of the
  United States, and managed by the National Park
  Service. The mining claim is invalid; there is no
  mineable meteorite resource in or under the southern
  rim, and the only thing being mined are the pockets of
  those now paying to see it.

  The opinion of many, including myself would agree with that. As I =
wrote in my latest Collectors Corner article their is no way I would =
have paid the $14.00 (per a person) I did a couple months ago had I not =
traveled all that way just to see it. By comparison, a whole family can =
visit the grand canyon for $20.00 for a car load. It seems to me that =
upkeep at the Grand Canyon would cost much more then upkeep at Meteor =
Crater. I think that the history of the crater given by the currant =
owners is totally bias and in very ill towards a man many of us hold =
with the greatest esteem (Nininger). Further by definition of national =
law of protecting sites of historic or scientific interest, I do not =
understand why the Barringer family has been allowed to keep the crater. =
To say that the land feature does not warrant national protection is =
wrong. Since no meteorites have ever been mined and claimed by the =
Barringer family, it seems to me their claim is not valid. It is not =
hard to understand why Nininger was bitter about the way he was treated =
by many including the Barringers. How nice it would have been to visit =
the crater, and this nice meteorite museum that could have been......and =
yet one man wanted nothing more then to donate his lifetime of work for =
just such a thing (Nininger). =20

  Sorry for the short rant and rave....

  Mark Bostick
  www.MeteoriteArticles.com

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>That's outragous!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>a sandwhich costs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>-Walter</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Dthebigcollector_at_msn.com =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dsteve_schoner_at_yahoo.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com">Steve Schoner</A> ; <A=20
  title=3Dknudson911_at_frontiernet.net =
href=3D"mailto:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net">Tom=20
  aka James Knudson</A> ; <A title=3Dmlblood_at_cox.net=20
  href=3D"mailto:mlblood_at_cox.net">Michael Blood</A> ; <A =
title=3DStarHarvest_at_aol.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:StarHarvest_at_aol.com">StarHarvest@aol.com</A> ; <A=20
  title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite List</A> =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 08, 2003 =
1:55=20
AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] =
Barringer=20
  Meteor $$$$</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>The always helpful Steve schoner wrote:</DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV>My opinion...<BR><BR>Meteor Crater should be owned by the people =
of=20
  the<BR>United States, and managed by the National =
Park<BR>Service.  The=20
  mining claim is invalid; there is no<BR>mineable meteorite resource in =
or=20
  under the southern<BR>rim, and the only thing being mined are the =
pockets=20
  of<BR>those now paying to see it.<BR></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV>The opinion of many, including myself would agree with =
that. =20
  As I wrote in my latest Collectors Corner article their is no way I =
would have=20
  paid the $14.00 (per a person) I did a couple months ago had =
I not=20
  traveled all that way just to see it.  By comparison, a whole =
family can=20
  visit the grand canyon for $20.00 for a car load.  It seems =
to me=20
  that upkeep at the Grand Canyon would cost much more then upkeep at =
Meteor=20
  Crater.  I think that the history of the crater given by the =
currant=20
  owners is totally bias and in very ill towards a man many of us hold =
with the=20
  greatest esteem (Nininger).  Further by definition of national =
law of=20
  protecting sites of historic or scientific interest, I do not =
understand why=20
  the Barringer family has been allowed to keep the crater.  To say =
that=20
  the land feature does not warrant national protection is wrong.  =
Since no=20
  meteorites have ever been mined and claimed by the Barringer family, =
it seems=20
  to me their claim is not valid.  It is not hard to understand why =

  Nininger was bitter about the way he was treated by many including the =

  Barringers.   How nice it would have been to visit the =
crater, and=20
  this nice meteorite museum that could have been......and yet one man =
wanted=20
  nothing more then to donate his lifetime of work for just such a thing =

  (Nininger).  </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV>Sorry for the short rant and rave....</DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV>Mark Bostick</DIV>
  <DIV>www.MeteoriteArticles.com</DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
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