[meteorite-list] US States & Fed Govt Laws regarding prospecting, hiking, ...

From: GeoZay at aol.com <GeoZay_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 10:08:24 EDT
Message-ID: <d19.3c1c3e01.370a1558_at_aol.com>

>>I have to agree with you on Meteor Crater not being accessible for
prospecting. A person or business should not be able to own a major
geological feature and deny access and/or use rights to everyone else.
It's wrong on a deep level. <<

It would be even more wrong for everyone having use rights to something I
view as being a National Treasure at least. Meteor Crater is just that unique
to be protected from that never ending stream of meteorite hunters. After
seeing how things that are run by governments get runned down, I'm glad to see a
private enterprise is doing the overseeing. If folks were allowed to search
for meteorites in and around Meteor Crater, it probably wouldn't take too many
years for the place to look a mess. Trails and dirt roads coming from all
directions leading to dug out holes all over the place.

>> I guess someone will be purchasing the
Mississippi River next and telling the rest of us to get our boats out
of it. ;)<<

Probably not, but if someone did, most likely you'll still be paying the
same boating fees as before. But I'm sure the government has this river
regulated already. So we now have inadequate levees, dikes and what have you to take
care of flooding.

GeoZay

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Received on Sun 05 Apr 2009 10:08:24 AM PDT