Best, John
At 01:33 PM 12/14/03 -0700, John Gwilliam wrote:
Three or four years ago, a letter written by H.H. Nininger himself told the story about the recovery of the Clover Springs, Arizona mesosiderite. In the letter, he stated that the original finder, a cowboy from Strawberry and Camp Verde, had marked the location with a rock cairn. During our trips to the area to hunt form more of the meteorite; Dave Andrews, John Blennert and I must have found thirty or more cairns. Although we didn't find any more of the meteorite, it was always exciting to walk through the forest and come upon one of these stone monuments.
Maybe we'll get luck next time.
Best, John
At 11:43 PM 12/13/03 -0800, Matson, Robert wrote:Hi Charlie and List,
> I wonder, if in some far distant future, an archaeologist will write a > thesis on "The stone cairns of Roach and other dry lakes of the Far > West: towards a solution". :-)
You're on to me! While I admit to a certain altruism for helping my fellow meteorite hunters by piling up all the offending rocks, my subconscious plan all along has been to build a sort of "Kilroy was here" legacy with all these cairns. Hard not to be motivated to leave some lasting calling card when you find so many Native American artifacts while searching for meteorites. Unfortunately, Mother Nature does not share my enthusiasm for "tagging": it is amazing how quickly these cairns get scattered by water and wind. --Rob
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