[meteorite-list] Eastern Oregon Meteorite on Ebay

From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu <lebofsky_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:36:12 -0700 (MST)
Message-ID: <1210.128.196.250.86.1171902972.squirrel_at_timber.lpl.arizona.edu>

Hi Al and Edwin, etc.

I have in my posession an article by Doug Borgard about Port Orford. The
article will be in the May or August issue of Meteorite magazine.

Larry


On Mon, February 19, 2007 7:50 am, AL Mitterling wrote:
> Hi Edwin and all,
>
>
> Port Orford. I don't know if you have read any of my posts related to
> the Port Orford Meteorite. While I admit that it could be a hoax, I have
> quite a few problems with the research on the Port Orford and don't agree
> with much of what was said. Believe me when I say I am very well read up
> on all of the research and still disagree. My efforts to discuss these
> points with the researches were dismissed very lightly.
>
> Some of the items that don't make sense to me is the fact they used a
> copy of John Evan's map of his exploration of Oregon. It could be an
> accurate copy or it could have been a deliberate misrepresented copy as
> there was a lack of funds to pay for the publication of Evan's work. The
> copy was not in Evan's handwriting but looks to be in the handwriting of
> his wife. I firmly believe that the researcher was on the wrong mountain
> based on some descriptions used before his work and other published
> records. There seems to be an effort bent on making John Evans a
> mismanager of his funds but it fails to account for the fact that the
> Oregon gold rush was on then and that the cost of things were much
> higher than had been estimated. There is another character that comes into
> play who may have substituted the Imilac for the real Port Orford pieces
> if there truly were any. I know this sounds like a conspiracy theory but
> it has cost the government lots of money for answering letters, phone
> calls for people wanting to hunt for the meteorite and there has been
> countless rescues of people who don't take the rugged terrain seriously.
> Since my sister and brother in law live in this state
> I have spent many months in Oregon and have hunted myself.
>
>
> I could go on but it would be better for interested parties to look up
> my posts as well as that of a college who has investigate this extensively
> and brings out the points that don't seem to match up. I addressed this
> extensively on the Meteorite Impact forum when it was in existence. All my
> best!
>
> --AL Mitterling
>
>
> Edwin Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> I would like for this to be Oregon's next find. Sadly, it looks like
>> another hoax much like the Port Orford meteorite which turned out to be a
>> transported piece of Imilac brought here to generate a bit of excitement
>> and ended up created what is now considered to be the most sought after
>> (and as yet unfound) meteorite in recorded history. For
>> those of you that don't know the story, it is said to pe a pallasite the
>> size of a prairie schooner!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Edwin
>>
>>
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Received on Mon 19 Feb 2007 11:36:12 AM PST