[meteorite-list] NPA 12-24-1941 Colorado Men Strike Meteor (Wrong?), Nininger

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Dec 29 09:32:08 2004
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Paper: Reno Evening Gazette
City: Reno, Nevada
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 1941
Page: 18

Colorado Men Strike Meteor

    A magnetometer operated by Harry Aurand, Denver geologist is reported to
have located the large meteorite that is being investigated by Dr. H.H.
Nininger, Denver expert in this line of research. This meteorite came to
earth in the San Luis valley of Colorado. The magnetometer indicated the
position of the meteor at a depth of eighty feet, the Mining Record reports.
     A water well drill struck the meteorite but the metal could not be
penetrated. A more powerful drill was used and a few small pieces were
brought to the surface with a magnet. These samples are said to show nickel.
It is probable that a shaft will be sunk and torches used to split up the
meteor. Nininger says the meteor will in his opinion weigh millions of tons.
     The big meteorite formed a crater near the foot of Crestone Peak, on
Baca Grant, south of the town of Crestone.
     The next step in the study will be to take a diamond drill from Denver
and attack the meteorite with this. An electromagnet will be used to bring
fragments to the surface for examination. If this final proof is found, Dr.
Nininger plans to direct tunneling operations from outside the west rim of
the crater to recover the big cosmic body. The actual excavation will not be
attempted until next spring, it was indicated, as winter is making
operations more difficult at the crater.

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Mark Bostick
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