[meteorite-list] Thanksgiving find November 24,1995

From: MexicoDoug_at_aol.com <MexicoDoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Nov 18 02:53:09 2005
Message-ID: <e1.21001ae8.30aee25d_at_aol.com>

Dear Twink and the rest of the friendly crew,

Thank you most kindly for sharing that anecdote with us. Gold Basin is a
special strewn field. While so much excitement is gripping the meteorite folks
now with the massive finds of late, Gold Basin surely was a delicious Turkey
Shoot for a lot of fortunate people. 'twas in a time when an "expedition"
meant a good pair of walking shoes, not forgetting to charge the batteries,
checking the connections on the headphone jack, and in my mind, to be prepared
to pitch a tent under the gleaming night. Oh, of course! Some nice company
and enough money to split the $1.39-a-gallon gas for the trip.

Imagine! Information freely given, enthusiastic hearts sharing, and a long
fun-filled weekend...the participation and pleasure of digging up the
thrilling meteorite of our very own with the kindest group of discoverers.

It is hard to truly appreciate the significance of Gold Basin in today's orb
of legally and competitively painful morass. But I just took a step back,
closed my eyes, and pictured the events you so be-dutifully detailed. And I
realized the true value of my little Gold Basin friends that I got to take
home with me...

Congratulations on showing us what meteorite hunting is really all about. I
isn't about bigger, not rarer; nor costlier, nor prettier...not even about
possesing. I haven't any doubt - the glowing spirit of Gold Basin will
sparkle in the eyes of future generations of meteorite friends for many years to
come, when we are all gone, and our meteorites are once again stellar dust.

Gracias y Felicidades, Doug



Twink M. wrote:
It occurred to me today that it was ten years ago when my friend and
neighbor Jim Kriegh asked me to take care of his house and mail as he and
two friends were going to go metal detecting for gold over the Thanksgiving
holiday. They would be celebrating with deli turkey sandwiches, according
to Jim. He told me that he and his friends John Blennert and John Martin
were going to an area near Kingman, and showed me his topo map of the area
so Larry and I would know where he would be hunting. When Jim returned I
heard a tale of strange hot rocks which sounded like gold but were not
gold. He ended up taking some to a scientist at the University of Arizona
who confirmed that they were meteorites. The name on the map was Gold
Basin. Now you know the rest of the story.

Twink Monrad
Received on Fri 18 Nov 2005 02:53:01 AM PST