[meteorite-list] NP Article, 06-1977 Old Women Meteorite Disputed
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:19 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV11dsaKEDKPQ00001668_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C3884B.B987DF00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve Schoner wrote: And the Legal outcome of this case was terrible... I think that it was too bad that their Lawyers did not look carfully enough into the 1872 Mining Act permit that the Barringers applied for with regards to all meteorites found in "Meteor Crater" Under that very same 1872 Mining Act, they got not only the meteorites, but the entire crater, too. Steve Schoner. =20 P. S. =20 Post more on this Mark. Hello Steve and list, I think many of us agree with you the Old Women and Meteor Crater. =20 Here are two more Old Women articles I havent posted yet and two more can= be found on my website: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpoldwoman.html Title: Nevada State Journal =20 City: Reno, Nevada =20 Date: Saturday, June 18, 1977 Meteorite Plucked OLD WOMAN'S MOUNTAIN, Calif. (AP) - A Marine helicopter dropped into a cr= evice of this rocky desert mountain =20 Friday and plucked out a three-ton meteorite, the second largest ever fou= nd in the United States. Title: Reno Evening Gazette =20 City: Reno, Nevada =20 Date: Saturday, July 02, 1977 Page: 3 Meteorite might remain LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 3 1/2 ton meteorite found by three miners in the Old= Women Mountains may stay in Southern California at least until June 21 s= o that more people can see and touch it. In a ruling Friday, the Bureau of Land Manageent said the meteorite shoul= d be kept on the state at least temporarity so it can be displayed in mus= eums in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. "It's a victory in the first skirmish," said UCLA professor John Wasson, = a meteorite specialist who has been battling to keep the rock in Californ= ia. PS: Are you still wanting to go hunting Steve? I might be in your neigh= borhood shortly...... ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C3884B.B987DF00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Steve Schoner = wrote:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And the Legal outcome of this case wa= s terrible...<BR><BR>I think that it was too bad that their Lawyers did n= ot<BR>look carfully enough into the 1872 Mining Act permit<BR>that the Ba= rringers applied for with regards to all<BR>meteorites found in "Meteor C= rater"<BR><BR>Under that very same 1872 Mining Act, they got not<BR>only = the meteorites, but the entire crater, too.<BR><BR>Steve Schoner.<BR>&nbs= p; <BR>P. S. <BR>Post more on this Mark.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>&nb= sp;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hello Steve and list,</DIV> <DIV> <= /DIV> <DIV>I think many of us agree with you the Old Women and Meteor Cra= ter. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <= DIV>Here are two more Old Women articles I havent posted yet and two more= can be found on my website:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http= ://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpoldwoman.html">http://www.meteoritearticl= es.com/znpoldwoman.html</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DI= V> </DIV> <DIV><B><FONT size=3D2> <P>Title: Nevada State Journal </P= > <P>City: Reno, Nevada </P> <P>Date: Saturday, June 18, 1977</P></B> <P>= </P> <P>Meteorite Plucked</P> <P> </P> <P>OLD WOMAN'S MOUNTAIN= , Calif. (AP) - A Marine helicopter dropped into a crevice of this rocky = desert mountain </P> <P>Friday and plucked out a three-ton meteorite, the= second largest ever found in the United States.</P> <P> </P> <P>&nb= sp;</P><B><FONT size=3D2> <P>Title: Reno Evening Gazette </P> <P>City: Re= no, Nevada </P> <P>Date: Saturday, July 02, 1977</P> <P>Page: 3</P></B> <= P> </P> <P>Meteorite might remain</P> <P> </P> <P>LOS ANGELES (= AP) - A 3 1/2 ton meteorite found by three miners in the Old Women Mounta= ins may stay in Southern California at least until June 21 so that more p= eople can see and touch it.</P> <P>In a ruling Friday, the Bureau of Land= Manageent said the meteorite should be kept on the state at least tempor= arity so it can be displayed in museums in Los Angeles, San Bernardino an= d Riverside counties.</P> <P>"It's a victory in the first skirmish," said= UCLA professor John Wasson, a meteorite specialist who has been battling= to keep the rock in California.</P> <P> </P> <P>PS: Are you s= till wanting to go hunting Steve? I might be in your neighborhood s= hortly......</P> <P> </P></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV= > </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C3884B.B987DF00-- Received on Wed 01 Oct 2003 07:42:11 PM PDT |
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