[meteorite-list] Treasure Hunters

From: MeteorHntr_at_aol.com <MeteorHntr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Apr 26 10:21:51 2006
Message-ID: <275.9f8e80f.31802ea1_at_aol.com>

 
Hello List and whomever you are that wrote this last email without signing
it,

I am glad you seem to be as concerned as we are about accumulating as much
scientific data as possible on our excavations. It is our hope to find a
buffalo skull under one of our Brenhams, or a field mouse, or at least some grass
carried to the bottom of the impact pit. The odds of finding a soiled
loincloth are pretty slim, but we are looking anyway.

So for the last 6 or so digs at Brenham, I have had the Backhoe dig off to
the side and deeper than where the meteorite target is, then slowly he moves
over to where the specimen is at in situ. Then when we reach it, we dig out
above it so that we can get beside it and lift it up preserving the soil
beneath it with the imprint of the rock just removed. We are then able to get
samples of the soil for age dating and possibly other research that guys in
white lab coats might be interested in.

I am not sure if the Travel Channel will explain why we were digging the way
we were. That part might actually get included in the final production, or
it might get cut to the editing room floor. But even if they don't show it,
or explain it, the samples are being taken.

By the way, what is your name? I'm justifiably and unassailably an enemy of
the irresponsible, counterscientific, hobbyist lack of email signatures
glorified by certain people and uncritically tolerated by others (accomplices).

Ex Astra,
Steve Arnold
_www.BrenhamMeteoriteCompany.com_ (http://www.BrenhamMeteoriteCompany.com)



In a message dated 4/25/2006 7:37:32 P.M. Central Standard Time,
endophasy_at_yahoo.com writes:

Oh great - another glorification of looting (relic hunting)! Do Any of the
Brenham pits get at least a cursory record of their possible prehistoric
components? I'm justifiably and unassailably an enemy of the irresponsible,
counterscientific, hobbyist attitudes glorified by certain people and uncritically
tolerated by others (accomplices). No, we don't need degrees to collect lumps
of asteroids, planets, and comets, but a bit of respect for irreplacable
biological taxa and cultural residues would make us more than drooling,
avaricious freebooters.

Ruben Garcia <meteoritemall_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi all,
We had a great time filming an episode of "Cash and
Treasure". A new series on the Travel Channel that
will air in early 2007. Each show will be an hour long
and will feature various types of treasure hunting.
>From gold prospecting to relic hunting to meteorites,
it should be great.

Our half of the one hour show will feature Geoff
Notkin, Mike Miller, Sonney Clary, Keith Jenkerson and
Myself. It will detail a recent Glorieta Mountain
hunting trip where we found on and off camera 12
Glorieta "Gems" by 3:30 p.m. and 16 total for the day!

The second half of the show will spotlight Steve
Arnold along with Geoff Notkin finding meteorites in
the Brenham strewn field that most of us only dream
of.

This show is unique in that they insisted that nothing
be staged or set-up. Everything was real! There was no
planting meteorites, we were asked to just go and see
what we could do. I think most of us were pleased to
come up with what we did.

The specimens were small averaging only about 10 or 12
grams each. But as anyone who has ever hunted Glorieta
knows, one could walk for days and never get close to
these extra-terrestrial gems.

Check out some of the pictures:

Geoff, Mike, Sonny, Keith, Me before the cameras
rolled

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=e3f1re2.j
pg&.src=ph

Keep Out!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=b500re2.j
pg&.src=ph

Me and Becky(host of the show) finding the first
glorieta meteorite on camera!

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=91d2re2.j
pg&.src=ph

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=2787re2.j
pg&.src=ph

Mike, Sonny, Ruben, Geoff and Luke the "camera man"
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=5c0bre2&.dnm=8f57re2.j
pg&.src=ph

Me and Geoff
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=5c0bre2&.dnm=8267re2.j
pg&.src=ph

Our finds by 3:30 pm
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=3c1bre2.j
pg&.src=ph

Ruben Garcia




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