[meteorite-list] My First Hunt-Ad

From: Don Young <dcyoung1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:37:36 2004
Message-ID: <3A429683.DFFD3674_at_swbell.net>

Hi Don,
>From another Don, Thanks for sharing your hunt and other info.
Don

Donald O'Keeffe wrote:
>
> Dear Michel and List,
>
> I very much enjoyed your site. I particularly liked this comment: "We
> will not say that it is impossible to hunt without a GPS, we will say
> it is criminal to forget or hide the localization of new meteorites".
>
> I agree. I think the GPS is essential to the hunt. One day, I took a
> spill on my motorcycle and smashed my Garmin. That was the end of the
> hunt for the day. I drove about a 200 mile round trip to get a
> replacement.
>
> I don't want to just catch a falling star and put it in my pocket. To
> me that would just make it another NWA (North Western Arizona). I take
> time with my finds: turn on the GPS, acquire position, set up various
> props (e.g., some combination of tongs, GPS, toothbrush, etc.) so I
> can later match the in situ photo with the stone, and I make field
> notes.When this is done I fill my hole and place three pieces of
> quartz on top. I can show you exactly where each and every one of my
> finds were made. As far as I'm concerned, it belongs in the public
> domain.
>
> Sincerely,
> Don
>
> Michel Franco wrote:
>
> > Bravo Don !
> >
> > Just have a look at what we, poor european hunters proposed a while
> > ago as
> > guideline for hunters.
> >
> > http://themeteorites.com/TM2/ethic.htm
> >
> > Congratulation again and welcome to the club!
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Michel
> >
> > ----- Message d'origine -----
> > De : Donald O'Keeffe <donald.okeeffe_at_signalhill.net>
> > À : <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Envoyé : jeudi 21 décembre 2000 01:48
> > Objet : [meteorite-list] My First Hunt-Ad
> >
> > > Untouched Meteorites!
> > >
> > > Hello list,
> > >
> > > Once again I'd like to thank all of you who wrote me privately to
> > share
> > > in the enthusiasm of my first hunt.
> > >
> > > I was elated with every find. I felt honored knowing that I was
> > the
> > > first person to be able to touch such an ancient object. After
> > finding a
> > > few, it came to me that I should reserve the thrill for someone
> > else. I
> > > then changed my collection methods. I wouldn't touch them. I would
> >
> > > harvest them with tongs and put them in a baggie. Of course, I
> > continued
> > > with my standard procedure of taking an in situ photo and
> > recording the
> > > date of find and GPS coordinates.
> > >
> > > I have put some of these up on ebay. If you would like to take a
> > look,
> > > here are the links.
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530278521
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530284928
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530291432
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Don
> > >
> > >
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-- 
Don Young (Faux-Oro) aka (Fools-Gold)
Have Cesium MagnetometerS
Will travel if you have a Site we can work together.
Have my own US METEORITE HUNTERS index by GPS Lat and Lon
and detailed maps for EACH meteorite..
Dallas, Texas
UPDATED PICTURES AS OF: 02 Dec 2000
My Hobbies: Gold prospecting, Metal detecting and Meteorites
hobby pics:
Meteorites found at Odessa Tx. With mag. Lg 1 at 16"+, sm at 6"+
http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/182/08/21820805.jpg
1856 army pistol ball and cap cylinder
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/12391569/cyl12.jpg
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/12391570/cyl3.jpg
Home made dredge:
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/9448307/Dredge2.jpg
(SUCKING UP--a target) Detector and suction hose 
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/9448310/Dredgedt.jpg
A little gold in the pan
http://images.honesty.com/cgi-bin/honesty-image/3957183/Cabgold.jpg

Received on Thu 21 Dec 2000 06:47:15 PM PST