Hello List and whomever you are that wrote this last email without signing
it, I am glad you seem to be as concerned as we are about
accumulating as much scientific data as possible on our excavations. It is
our hope to find a buffalo skull under one of our Brenhams, or a field mouse, or
at least some grass carried to the bottom of the impact pit. The odds of
finding a soiled loincloth are pretty slim, but we are looking anyway.
So for the last 6 or so digs at Brenham, I have had the Backhoe dig off
to the side and deeper than where the meteorite target is, then slowly he moves
over to where the specimen is at in situ. Then when we reach it, we dig
out above it so that we can get beside it and lift it up preserving the soil
beneath it with the imprint of the rock just removed. We are then
able to get samples of the soil for age dating and possibly other research that
guys in white lab coats might be interested in. I am not sure if the
Travel Channel will explain why we were digging the way we were. That part
might actually get included in the final production, or it might get cut to the
editing room floor. But even if they don't show it, or explain it, the samples
are being taken. By the way, what is your name? I'm justifiably and
unassailably an enemy of the irresponsible, counterscientific, hobbyist lack of
email signatures glorified by certain people and uncritically tolerated by
others (accomplices). Ex Astra, Steve Arnold www.BrenhamMeteoriteCompany.com
In a message dated 4/25/2006 7:37:32 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Oh great - another glorification of looting (relic hunting)! Do Any of
the Brenham pits get at least a cursory record of their possible prehistoric
components? I'm justifiably and unassailably an enemy of the
irresponsible, counterscientific, hobbyist attitudes glorified by certain
people and uncritically tolerated by others (accomplices). No, we don't need
degrees to collect lumps of asteroids, planets, and comets, but a bit of
respect for irreplacable biological taxa and cultural residues would make us
more than drooling, avaricious freebooters.
Ruben
Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi
all,
We had a great time filming an episode of "Cash and
Treasure". A
new series on the Travel Channel that
will air in early 2007. Each show
will be an hour long
and will feature various types of treasure
hunting.
>From gold prospecting to relic hunting to meteorites,
it
should be great.
Our half of the one hour show will feature
Geoff
Notkin, Mike Miller, Sonney Clary, Keith Jenkerson and
Myself.
It will detail a recent Glorieta Mountain
hunting trip where we found on
and off camera 12
Glorieta "Gems" by 3:30 p.m. and 16 total for the
day!
The second half of the show will spotlight Steve
Arnold along
with Geoff Notkin finding meteorites in
the Brenham strewn field that
most of us only dream
of.
This show is unique in that they
insisted that nothing
be staged or set-up. Everything was real! There was
no
planting meteorites, we were asked to just go and see
what we could
do. I think most of us were pleased to
come up with what we did.
The specimens were small averaging only about 10 or 12
grams
each. But as anyone who has ever hunted Glorieta
knows, one could walk
for days and never get close to
these extra-terrestrial
gems.
Check out some of the pictures:
Geoff, Mike, Sonny,
Keith, Me before the
cameras
rolled
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=e3f1re2.jpg&.src="">
Keep
Out!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=b500re2.jpg&.src="">
Me
and Becky(host of the show) finding the first
glorieta meteorite on
camera!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=91d2re2.jpg&.src="">
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=2787re2.jpg&.src="">
Mike,
Sonny, Ruben, Geoff and Luke the "camera man"
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=5c0bre2&.dnm=8f57re2.jpg&.src="">
Me
and
Geoff
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=5c0bre2&.dnm=8267re2.jpg&.src="">
Our
finds by 3:30
pm
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/meteoritemall/detail?.dir=e579re2&.dnm=3c1bre2.jpg&.src="">
Ruben
Garcia
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