> I wonder if the same ruling would have been applied if Barringer had been successful 
> in locating a large meteorite below Meteor Crater, Arizona.  Maybe it's a size 
> thing.....

Barringer bought Meteor Crater in 1903.
Meteor Crater is still privately owned and the Visitor Center there is
run by Barringer's descendants. They formed a company called the
Barringer Crater Company.  A large portion of the land 
surrounding the crater is also privately owned.

Ron Baalke

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