Whatever the case may be, it's great to hear news from the field. This has always been my favorite part of what the list has to offer and the reason I read it religiously.
Thanks, Bill ---------------------------------------- > From: m...@meteoriteguy.com > Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:47:36 -0700 > To: actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com > CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill meteorite hunt > > All I have found is a rattlesnake. > The fragments I have I bought. Heavy rain all night last night, but clear > from now on. Perhaps today I'll get mine. > Michael Farmer > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 26, 2012, at 8:11 AM, "Stuart McDaniel" > <actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com> wrote: > > > Congrats on finding what you have found. > > > > > > > > > > ***************************** > > Stuart McDaniel > > Lawndale, NC > > Secr., > > Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society > > > > IMCA #9052 > > Sirius Meteorites > > > > Node35 - Sentinel All Sky > > > > http://spacerocks.weebly.com > > > > ********************************* > > -----Original Message----- From: Michael Farmer > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 1:14 AM > > To: meteoritelist meteoritelist > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill meteorite hunt > > > > Day two of the meteorite hunt ended with no new finds other than a few > > fragments of the parking lot specimens here in California. Many people are > > here, some new faces, most well known, all hunting for the fall of a > > lifetime, a CM2, only California's third fall. > > I walked many miles today, with nothing to show but sore feet, but i did > > buy out ~1gram of fragments recovered from the parking lot piece found by > > Dr. Jeniskens. more pieces were scattered in the lot. > > Sadly this rarest of rare meteorites fell in one of the toughest terrains I > > have ever had the displeasure of searching for meteorites in. As of right > > now less than 15 grams has been found despite large scale search. Of course > > that could change at any moment with the right find. > > So far it has been fun, i almost stepped on small rattlesnake today, so be > > careful, he did not rattle. Police were involved in a couple of hunters day > > for innocent reasons, seems landowners called cops even when hunters had > > permission, people are kind of private up here, and park rangers were > > getting interested in people hunting for rocks. It could get interesting > > really fast with tomorrow's barrage of news that is coming down the pike. > > Still, this is one of the rarest falls on my lifetime, and worth working > > oneself nearly to death to try and find. i hope as much as possible is > > recovered for the science that can be done. > > Congrats again to Robert Ward for finding the first smallest needle in the > > worlds largest haystack, something that 50 people today did not duplicate. > > Michael Farmer > > > > > > Michael Farmer > > > > Sent from my iPad > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
