[meteorite-list] NP Article, 05-1939 Goose Lake Meteorite Found

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:00 2004
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Paper: Reno Gazette =20
City: Reno, Nevada =20
Date: Thursday, May 04, 1939
Page: 16




METEOR IS FOUND IN MODOC LAVA COUNTRY


    OAKLAND, Calif., May 4 (AP) - Three scientists fought their way along=
 a seven-mile mountainside trail of boulders and fallen trees in far-nort=
hern California today to bring out what they called "the finest specimen =
of meteorite ever found on the Pacific coast." It weighed 1 1/2 tons.
    Prof. Earle G. Linsley, director of Chabot observatory here, sent wor=
d from the isolated area in the Modoc national forest, five miles south o=
f the Oregon line, that the meteor would arrive here by truck Saturday.
    The tall, sandy-haired scientists, in terming the meteorite the "fine=
st specimen" found on the coast, estimated it fell one thousand years ago=
. The ground beneath it was not dented, and Prof. Linsley theorized the =
meteorite fell when glaciers covered the area, and settled gently as the =
ice melted.
    He said it would be known as the "Goose Lake" meteorite because it wa=
s discovered in the Goose Lake area forty milrs from Alturas, Calif.
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    One of the largest meteorites ever found in the United States has bee=
n discoverd in the barren lava county of Modoc National forest in norther=
n California, officials of the United States forest service reported toda=
y. Weighing between one and three tons, the solid metal body takes a pla=
ce among the nation's seven largest known meteors. The wedge shaped mass=
 is reported to vary from one to three feet in width and is four feet lon=
g.
    C. A. Schmidt of Oakland made the find last October while deer huntin=
g on the Modoc forest with two companions. He confided his discovery to =
forest service officers and since than a number of scientists and represe=
ntatives of the scientific institutes have become interested in the falle=
n body. The Smithsonian Institute of Washington, D. C. has taken a parti=
cular interest in the discovery since all meteorites found on government =
land become the property of the institute. It was believed that consider=
able difficulty will be met in hauling the heavy object to civilization.
    Schmidt, accompanied by Professor Earle G. Lindsley of Mills College =
and Chabot Observatory, Oakland, and Dr. H. H. Nininger, scientist and ou=
tstanding meteor authority from Denver, Colo. packed in to the wilderness=
 lava beds this week to study the meteorite. The party is being assisted=
 by forest service rangers.
    Preliminary analysis shows that the meteorite is composed largely of =
iron. The extent of surface oxidation is said to be quite limited, indic=
ating that the body had fallen in geologically recent years.

Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor=
 and meteorite articles.

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left><B><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helveti=
ca, Arial Narrow">Paper: Reno Gazette </FONT></B></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft=
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ft><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, A=
rial Narrow">METEOR IS FOUND IN MODOC LAVA COUNTRY</FONT></DIV> <DIV alig=
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etica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow">&nbsp; &=
nbsp; OAKLAND, Calif., May 4 (AP) - Three scientists fought their way alo=
ng a seven-mile mountainside trail of boulders and fallen trees in far-no=
rthern California today to bring out what they called "the finest specime=
n of meteorite ever found on the Pacific coast."&nbsp; It weighed 1 1/2 t=
ons.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Ari=
al, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow">&nbsp; &nbsp; Prof. Earle G=
. Linsley, director of Chabot observatory here, sent word from the isolat=
ed area in the Modoc national forest, five miles south of the Oregon line=
, that the meteor would arrive here by truck Saturday.</FONT></DIV> <DIV =
align=3Dleft><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-he=
lvetica, Arial Narrow">&nbsp; &nbsp; The tall, sandy-haired scientists, i=
n terming the meteorite the "finest specimen" found on the coast, estimat=
ed it fell one thousand years ago.&nbsp; The ground beneath it was not de=
nted, and Prof. Linsley theorized the meteorite fell when glaciers covere=
d the area, and settled gently as the ice melted.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=
=3Dleft><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helveti=
ca, Arial Narrow">&nbsp; &nbsp; He said it would be known as the "Goose L=
ake" meteorite because it was discovered in the Goose Lake area forty mil=
rs from Alturas, Calif.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT class=3DHelv=
etica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow">--------=
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lign=3Dleft><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-hel=
vetica, Arial Narrow">&nbsp; &nbsp; One of the largest meteorites ever fo=
und in the United States has been discoverd in the barren lava county of =
Modoc National forest in northern California, officials of the United Sta=
tes forest service reported today.&nbsp; Weighing between one and three t=
ons, the solid metal body takes a place among the nation's seven largest =
known meteors.&nbsp; The wedge shaped mass is reported to vary from one t=
o three feet in width and is four feet long.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dle=
ft><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, A=
rial Narrow">&nbsp; &nbsp; C. A. Schmidt of Oakland made the find last Oc=
tober while deer hunting on the Modoc forest with two companions.&nbsp; H=
e confided his discovery to forest service officers and since than a numb=
er of scientists and representatives of the scientific institutes have be=
come interested in the fallen body.&nbsp; The Smithsonian Institute of Wa=
shington, D. C. has taken a particular interest in the discovery since al=
l meteorites found on government land become the property of the institut=
e.&nbsp; It was believed that considerable difficulty will be met in haul=
ing the heavy object to civilization.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FON=
T class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Na=
rrow">&nbsp; &nbsp; Schmidt, accompanied by Professor Earle G. Lindsley o=
f Mills College and Chabot Observatory, Oakland, and Dr. H. H. Nininger, =
scientist and outstanding meteor authority from Denver, Colo. packed in t=
o the wilderness lava beds this week to study the meteorite.&nbsp; The pa=
rty is being assisted by forest service rangers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3D=
left><FONT class=3DHelvetica10 face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica,=
 Arial Narrow">&nbsp; &nbsp; Preliminary analysis shows that the meteorit=
e is composed largely of iron.&nbsp; The extent of surface oxidation is s=
aid to be quite limited, indicating that the body had fallen in geologica=
lly recent years.</FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, =
a free on-line archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></DIV></BOD=
Y></HTML>

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