[meteorite-list] Secret BLM maps

From: wahlperry at aol.com <wahlperry_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:08:46 -0400
Message-ID: <8CD4A83FB921D12-C88-49AB_at_webmail-d099.sysops.aol.com>

Hi Adam and List,

>We can't tell you anything about locations. In fact there are many
more petroglyphs and over a hundred caves that are not on;your maps
and we can't tell you anything about."

This is for the protection and preservation of the native rock art and
artifacts. I have photographed numerous locations only to return and to
find the petroglyphs missing or destroyed. One area 20' by 20'?
?overhang / wall was covered with numerous carvings and removed by
heavy equipment. At another location we found what looked to be a
petroglyph of a man on a horse with one arm. This area was explored
by?Major John Wesley Powell in 1869, the same fate could possible occur
at this location if it was public knowledge.


>I hope you were not in Oregon or Washington State when you talked to
this BLM officer. If you were, do not mention the word "meteorites"
because they are now off limits there due them being considered
treasure the last >year.


I contacted BLM in Oregon at the first of year for a project that we
were working on and was told it is ok to hunt for meteorites but you
may need a permit. Today I contacted another BLM field office and was
told by the BLM geologist it should be the same law State to State.
As in Nevada, you are allowed to collect up to 250 pounds of minerals,
rock and invertebrate fossils a year on BLM-administered land. I should
have more information by the middle of next week.


Sonny




-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Hupe &lt;raremeteorites at yahoo.com&gt;
To: Adam &lt;meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com&gt;
Sent: Thu, Nov 4, 2010 12:10 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Secret BLM maps

Thomas
wrote:*******************************************************************
*****************Last week I was walking along a dry lake bed and
looked up to see the inevitable white truck parked next to mine. I
walked back and had a nice talk with a BLM officer. He was concerned
that we were picking up artifacts, which we were not. My wife mentioned
that we were going to look for some petroglyphs and asked him about
the roads in that area. "No Mam", he says. "We can't tell you anything
about locations. In fact there are many more petroglyphs and over a
hundred caves that are not on your maps and we can't tell you anything
about." Which makes me think that these locations must be a matter of
record somewhere. Does the BLM have secret maps not available to the
public?******************************************************************
******************I hope you were not in Oregon or Washington State
when you talked to this BLM officer. If you were, do not mention the
word "meteorites" because they are now off limits there due them being
considered treasure the last year. The BLM field personal sure don't
act like they are public servants and work for us in many cases. It
seems he could have been more helpful and offer some assistance since
they work for you. I found that they always seem to be secretive and
avoid answering questions, especially in California where one lied to
our group and told us we were hiking on radioactive soil. I
investigated his claims and found they were false after he managed to
scare the hell out of all of us with the radio active nonsense.Best
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