Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Hi all, I have video, photos, and great story's about the adventure, finds and meteorite finding dog. Please be patient, they are coming! Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Tue, 2/24/09, Martin Altmann wrote: > From: Martin Altmann > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 4:35 AM > I want a photo of the dog. > How is his name? > > Martin > > > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im > Auftrag von Jeff > Kuyken > Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Februar 2009 09:16 > An: meteoritem...@yahoo.com; Frank Cressy; > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Walter Branch > Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West > Texas > > To Rob? I think that's a pretty fitting home for the > West Dog Meteortite to > go live with the Nakhla Dog! ;-) > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > > __ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas (OT)
Ruben, Walter and others- My bet is the dog is a lab.. I have a yellow one that someone dropped off as a pup here in the country a few years ago. She brings in most every rock she finds from the fields and drops them at my feet (of course after chewing on them for awhile..). I've read it's a trait of labs.. Now if she would just bring in something good...! Mike --- On Mon, 2/23/09, Ruben Garcia wrote: > From: Ruben Garcia > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas > To: "Frank Cressy" , > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, "Walter Branch" > > Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 8:15 PM > Hi all. > I'm heading home in the morning with a bag full of > meteorites. Ok, it's a small bag but I'm happy. I > got 6 complete individuals and a fractured specimen. I > interviewed some of the locals as well as hunters and should > have at least a couple of good stories/videos! > > I'm not sure (nor is anyone else) why the dog decided > to pick up the meteorite. However, the owners gladly wrote > out a nice little story about how it happened and for > everyone dying to know, the meteorite found by the dog was > purchased by my friend Rob Wessel. > > > > Ruben Garcia > Phoenix, Arizona > Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: > http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Walter Branch > wrote: > > > From: Walter Branch > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in > West Texas > > To: "Frank Cressy" > , > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:53 PM > > Hi Frank, > > > > Funny story. Thanks for sharing. > > > > BTW, I just re-read your article on in Meteorite on > > Braunau. Interesting detective work. > > > > -Walter > > > > - Original Message - From: "Frank > Cressy" > > > > To: ; > > ; > ; > > ; > > > > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in > West > > Texas > > > > > > > Hi Rubin and all, > > > > > > One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in > > Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a > > meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained > as the > > West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: > > > > > > “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, > and > > heard the explosion in common with other members of > his > > family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to > him, a > > stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side > > > of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the > > ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A > dog > > lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, > darted > > out and seized it, but dropped it immediately, > probably on > > account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” > > > > > > And of course there's the story about the dog > that > > found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must > have > > been too heavy to carry so he just "marked > it", > > probably so he could find it again. ;-) > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Frank > > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia > > wrote: > > > > > > From: Ruben Garcia > > > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog > in > > West Texas > > > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, > > mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, > > ensorama...@ntlworld.com > > > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM > > > > > > There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! > > > > > > Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve > Arnold > > and I drove into the strewn > > > field bright and early and immediately started > > knocking on doors to try to gain > > > permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a > particular > > house Sonny spotted a > > > meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he > picked > > it up, and laid it back > > > down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted > > meteorite on the porch?" > > > He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! > > Right there on the porch but > > > no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured > me > > that he wasn't going to > > &
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
In a message dated 2/24/2009 6:36:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, altm...@meteorite-martin.de writes: I want a photo of the dog. How is his name? Martin . * Martin, The dog's name is Hopper. The story actually very very funny. A group of us were gridding a piece of ground yesterday, walking in a line, and Rob told part of the story and I was in tears it was so funny. Rob has acquired the "Garza Stone" of the West fall. Or should I say, the "Monahan's 7 Stone" of West fall. Or Maybe the "Michelle Knapp Stone" of the West fall. I don't think anyone in our field could find a better match than this specific rock and this collector/dealer being put together. Congratulations to Rob! Well done. As for photos, I am sure Hopper will be going down in meteorite history forever. There will be no shortage of photos of this dog. Yesterday Rob spent the whole day hunting with Hopper. Rob would take out a meteorite, let hopper smell it and then pretend to throw it into the grass hoping the dog would run into the grass, looking for that meteorite, but might find another one and retrieve it. But no luck. Hopper was too smart to be fooled. There are some great stories about this rock and this dog. I am sure more will come out soon. I have to get back out in the field... Steve Arnold #1 **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
The best in west I'm guessing!!! ;-) Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: "Martin Altmann" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas I want a photo of the dog. How is his name? Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jeff Kuyken Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Februar 2009 09:16 An: meteoritem...@yahoo.com; Frank Cressy; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Walter Branch Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To Rob? I think that's a pretty fitting home for the West Dog Meteortite to go live with the Nakhla Dog! ;-) Cheers, Jeff __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
I want a photo of the dog. How is his name? Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jeff Kuyken Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Februar 2009 09:16 An: meteoritem...@yahoo.com; Frank Cressy; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Walter Branch Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To Rob? I think that's a pretty fitting home for the West Dog Meteortite to go live with the Nakhla Dog! ;-) Cheers, Jeff __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Indeed, Bet the poor dog is gutted though, he'd been searching for a meteorite for years, then when he finds one... LOL Mark -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Kuyken Sent: 24 February 2009 08:16 To: meteoritem...@yahoo.com; Frank Cressy; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Walter Branch Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To Rob? I think that's a pretty fitting home for the West Dog Meteortite to go live with the Nakhla Dog! ;-) Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: "Frank Cressy" ; ; "Walter Branch" Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas > Hi all. > I'm heading home in the morning with a bag full of meteorites. Ok, it's a > small bag but I'm happy. I got 6 complete individuals and a fractured > specimen. I interviewed some of the locals as well as hunters and should > have at least a couple of good stories/videos! > > I'm not sure (nor is anyone else) why the dog decided to pick up the > meteorite. However, the owners gladly wrote out a nice little story about > how it happened and for everyone dying to know, the meteorite found by the > dog was purchased by my friend Rob Wessel. > > > > Ruben Garcia > Phoenix, Arizona > Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Walter Branch wrote: > >> From: Walter Branch >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas >> To: "Frank Cressy" , >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:53 PM >> Hi Frank, >> >> Funny story. Thanks for sharing. >> >> BTW, I just re-read your article on in Meteorite on >> Braunau. Interesting detective work. >> >> -Walter >> >> - Original Message - From: "Frank Cressy" >> >> To: ; >> ; ; >> ; >> >> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:42 PM >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West >> Texas >> >> >> > Hi Rubin and all, >> > >> > One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in >> Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a >> meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained as the >> West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: >> > >> > “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, and >> heard the explosion in common with other members of his >> family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to him, a >> stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side >> > of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the >> ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A dog >> lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, darted >> out and seized it, but dropped it immediately, probably on >> account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” >> > >> > And of course there's the story about the dog that >> found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must have >> been too heavy to carry so he just "marked it", >> probably so he could find it again. ;-) >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Frank >> > >> > >> > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia >> wrote: >> > >> > From: Ruben Garcia >> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in >> West Texas >> > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, >> mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, >> ensorama...@ntlworld.com >> > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM >> > >> > There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! >> > >> > Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold >> and I drove into the strewn >> > field bright and early and immediately started >> knocking on doors to try to gain >> > permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular >> house Sonny spotted a >> > meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked >> it up, and laid it back >> > down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted >> meteorite on the porch?" >> > He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! >> Right there on the porch but >> > no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me >> that he wasn't going to >> > buy meteorites when he could find the
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
To Rob? I think that's a pretty fitting home for the West Dog Meteortite to go live with the Nakhla Dog! ;-) Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: "Frank Cressy" ; ; "Walter Branch" Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas Hi all. I'm heading home in the morning with a bag full of meteorites. Ok, it's a small bag but I'm happy. I got 6 complete individuals and a fractured specimen. I interviewed some of the locals as well as hunters and should have at least a couple of good stories/videos! I'm not sure (nor is anyone else) why the dog decided to pick up the meteorite. However, the owners gladly wrote out a nice little story about how it happened and for everyone dying to know, the meteorite found by the dog was purchased by my friend Rob Wessel. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Walter Branch wrote: From: Walter Branch Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To: "Frank Cressy" , Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:53 PM Hi Frank, Funny story. Thanks for sharing. BTW, I just re-read your article on in Meteorite on Braunau. Interesting detective work. -Walter - Original Message - From: "Frank Cressy" To: ; ; ; ; Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas > Hi Rubin and all, > > One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained as the West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: > > “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, and heard the explosion in common with other members of his family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to him, a stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side > of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A dog lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, darted out and seized it, but dropped it immediately, probably on account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” > > And of course there's the story about the dog that found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must have been too heavy to carry so he just "marked it", probably so he could find it again. ;-) > > Cheers, > > Frank > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia wrote: > > From: Ruben Garcia > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, ensorama...@ntlworld.com > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM > > There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! > > Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn > field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain > permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a > meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back > down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch?" > He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but > no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to > buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try > to buy the specimen. > > I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After > introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that > there was a meteorite on their porch. "What, you mean that black rock that > the dog brought up and dropped on the porch?" "Yes, that one" I > said. > > Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner > holding the space rock and recalling the tale. > > > Ruben Garcia > Phoenix, Arizona > Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com > wrote: > >> From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds >> To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, > meteor...@meteorobs.org >> Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM >> Quick...make an offer for the dog! >> >> Thanks for the interesting update/report. >> >> Graham Ensor UK >> >> mexicod...@aim.com wrote: >> >
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Hi all. I'm heading home in the morning with a bag full of meteorites. Ok, it's a small bag but I'm happy. I got 6 complete individuals and a fractured specimen. I interviewed some of the locals as well as hunters and should have at least a couple of good stories/videos! I'm not sure (nor is anyone else) why the dog decided to pick up the meteorite. However, the owners gladly wrote out a nice little story about how it happened and for everyone dying to know, the meteorite found by the dog was purchased by my friend Rob Wessel. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Walter Branch wrote: > From: Walter Branch > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas > To: "Frank Cressy" , Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:53 PM > Hi Frank, > > Funny story. Thanks for sharing. > > BTW, I just re-read your article on in Meteorite on > Braunau. Interesting detective work. > > -Walter > > - Original Message - From: "Frank Cressy" > > To: ; > ; ; > ; > > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:42 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West > Texas > > > > Hi Rubin and all, > > > > One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in > Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a > meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained as the > West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: > > > > “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, and > heard the explosion in common with other members of his > family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to him, a > stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side > > of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the > ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A dog > lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, darted > out and seized it, but dropped it immediately, probably on > account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” > > > > And of course there's the story about the dog that > found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must have > been too heavy to carry so he just "marked it", > probably so he could find it again. ;-) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Frank > > > > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia > wrote: > > > > From: Ruben Garcia > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in > West Texas > > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, > mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, > ensorama...@ntlworld.com > > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM > > > > There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! > > > > Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold > and I drove into the strewn > > field bright and early and immediately started > knocking on doors to try to gain > > permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular > house Sonny spotted a > > meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked > it up, and laid it back > > down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted > meteorite on the porch?" > > He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! > Right there on the porch but > > no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me > that he wasn't going to > > buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to > track down the owner and try > > to buy the specimen. > > > > I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and > called. After > > introducing myself and explaining what I was in town > for, I told the owner that > > there was a meteorite on their porch. "What, you > mean that black rock that > > the dog brought up and dropped on the porch?" > "Yes, that one" I > > said. > > > > Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video > interview with the owner > > holding the space rock and recalling the tale. > > > > > > Ruben Garcia > > Phoenix, Arizona > > Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net > > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > > Videos: > http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v > > > > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com > > > wrote: > > > >> From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com > > >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas > meteorite finds > >> To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, > mexicod...@aim.com, > > meteor...@meteorobs.org > >> Date: Sa
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Well I,ve seen dogs trained to hunt for truffles (and actually they look a lot like meteorites!) so why not a dog trained to find meteoritesnow this one has got the scent as such, perhaps you should be hiring it to track down the rest Ruben! Can't wait for the video...what a great meteorite to have in your collection with a story like that...did you manage to buy it? Did the dog see it fall and run to fetch or do you think it found it interesting because of its smell? Graham Ensor, UK. Ruben Garcia wrote: > There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! > > Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn > field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to > gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted > a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it > back down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch?" He > Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no > one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy > meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try > to buy the specimen. > > I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After > introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner > that there was a meteorite on their porch. "What, you mean that black rock > that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch?" "Yes, that one" I said. > > Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner > holding the space rock and recalling the tale. > > > Ruben Garcia > Phoenix, Arizona > Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v > > > --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com > wrote: > > > From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds > > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, > > meteor...@meteorobs.org > > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM > > Quick...make an offer for the dog! > > > > Thanks for the interesting update/report. > > > > Graham Ensor UK > > > > mexicod...@aim.com wrote: > > > Hello from Sunny Texas, under clear and starry-eyed > > skies at the moment, > > > > > > A few stones were found right at the time of the fall, > > however, they > > > were not definitively identified as meteorites - > > though that was the > > > suspicion and they were saved. > > > > > > We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove > > across the > > > country and estimated the location of the strewn field > > within 48 hours > > > of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four > > hours after the > > > second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized > > hospitality, we > > > arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple > > of stones and I > > > had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand > > and removing any > > > lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites > > fresh from Heaven's > > > farm. > > > > > > After the initial success, my good friend and > > asteroidhunter, Rob > > > Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We > > have found some > > > stones, but more are being found by others, and we > > really expect larger > > > masses to be found, though hard work in the field > > definitely gets you > > > wondering if just because such a meteoritical > > spectacle drops one > > > stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting > > to see? The TKW > > > is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite > > hard by hunters > > > already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and > > some areas are very > > > easy to search, though bramble in other areas > > effectively keeps those > > > off limits. All land is private and most families keep > > their gun > > > collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of > > the landowners > > > have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of > > the bolide's > > > fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other > > reports, only > > > because residents of the area treasure their privacy > > and were > > > completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters > > that descended. > > > We almost lost our permission to hunt when they > > believed that we were > > > somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters > > showing up with a > > > news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to > > respect the > > > anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, > > and this evening > > > we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked > > dinner prepared by > > > the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. > > There is a great > > > Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for > > anyone wanting to > > > experience Texas culture, cowboys and
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Hi Frank, Funny story. Thanks for sharing. BTW, I just re-read your article on in Meteorite on Braunau. Interesting detective work. -Walter - Original Message - From: "Frank Cressy" To: ; ; ; ; Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas Hi Rubin and all, One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained as the West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, and heard the explosion in common with other members of his family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to him, a stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A dog lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, darted out and seized it, but dropped it immediately, probably on account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” And of course there's the story about the dog that found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must have been too heavy to carry so he just "marked it", probably so he could find it again. ;-) Cheers, Frank --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia wrote: From: Ruben Garcia Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, ensorama...@ntlworld.com Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch?" He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try to buy the specimen. I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that there was a meteorite on their porch. "What, you mean that black rock that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch?" "Yes, that one" I said. Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner holding the space rock and recalling the tale. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM Quick...make an offer for the dog! Thanks for the interesting update/report. Graham Ensor UK mexicod...@aim.com wrote: > Hello from Sunny Texas, under clear and starry-eyed skies at the moment, > > A few stones were found right at the time of the fall, however, they > were not definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the > suspicion and they were saved. > > We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the > country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours > of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the > second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we > arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I > had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any > lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's > farm. > > After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob > Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some > stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger > masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you > wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one > stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW > is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters > already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very > easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those > off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun > collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners > have humbled easily as much as the witness rep
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Hi Rubin and all, One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained as the West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, and heard the explosion in common with other members of his family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to him, a stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A dog lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, darted out and seized it, but dropped it immediately,probably on account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” And of course there's the story about the dog that found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must have been too heavy to carry so he just "marked it", probably so he could find it again. ;-) Cheers, Frank --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia wrote: From: Ruben Garcia Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, ensorama...@ntlworld.com Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch?" He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try to buy the specimen. I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that there was a meteorite on their porch. "What, you mean that black rock that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch?" "Yes, that one" I said. Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner holding the space rock and recalling the tale. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: > From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM > Quick...make an offer for the dog! > > Thanks for the interesting update/report. > > Graham Ensor UK > > mexicod...@aim.com wrote: > > Hello from Sunny Texas, under clear and starry-eyed > skies at the moment, > > > > A few stones were found right at the time of the fall, > however, they > > were not definitively identified as meteorites - > though that was the > > suspicion and they were saved. > > > > We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove > across the > > country and estimated the location of the strewn field > within 48 hours > > of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four > hours after the > > second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized > hospitality, we > > arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple > of stones and I > > had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand > and removing any > > lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites > fresh from Heaven's > > farm. > > > > After the initial success, my good friend and > asteroidhunter, Rob > > Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We > have found some > > stones, but more are being found by others, and we > really expect larger > > masses to be found, though hard work in the field > definitely gets you > > wondering if just because such a meteoritical > spectacle drops one > > stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting > to see? The TKW > > is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite > hard by hunters > > already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and > some areas are very > > easy to search, though bramble in other areas > effectively keeps those > > off limits. All land is private and most families keep > their gun > > collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of > the landowners > > have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of > the bolide&
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back down. "Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch?" He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try to buy the specimen. I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that there was a meteorite on their porch. "What, you mean that black rock that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch?" "Yes, that one" I said. Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner holding the space rock and recalling the tale. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: > From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, > meteor...@meteorobs.org > Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM > Quick...make an offer for the dog! > > Thanks for the interesting update/report. > > Graham Ensor UK > > mexicod...@aim.com wrote: > > Hello from Sunny Texas, under clear and starry-eyed > skies at the moment, > > > > A few stones were found right at the time of the fall, > however, they > > were not definitively identified as meteorites - > though that was the > > suspicion and they were saved. > > > > We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove > across the > > country and estimated the location of the strewn field > within 48 hours > > of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four > hours after the > > second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized > hospitality, we > > arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple > of stones and I > > had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand > and removing any > > lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites > fresh from Heaven's > > farm. > > > > After the initial success, my good friend and > asteroidhunter, Rob > > Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We > have found some > > stones, but more are being found by others, and we > really expect larger > > masses to be found, though hard work in the field > definitely gets you > > wondering if just because such a meteoritical > spectacle drops one > > stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting > to see? The TKW > > is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite > hard by hunters > > already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and > some areas are very > > easy to search, though bramble in other areas > effectively keeps those > > off limits. All land is private and most families keep > their gun > > collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of > the landowners > > have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of > the bolide's > > fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other > reports, only > > because residents of the area treasure their privacy > and were > > completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters > that descended. > > We almost lost our permission to hunt when they > believed that we were > > somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters > showing up with a > > news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to > respect the > > anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, > and this evening > > we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked > dinner prepared by > > the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. > There is a great > > Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for > anyone wanting to > > experience Texas culture, cowboys and pretty cowgirls > from West, TX. > > > > It has been an incredible last few days, which started > by being the > > first to walk in a virgin strewn field, though my > mother had some > > problems (she seems better now) that have somewhat > muted what will > > undoubtedly be some of the most memorable moments of > my life. It is way > > past bedtime and I will post more tomorrow. The > meteorite itself is > > moderately to highly shocked and has a very bright, > light, interior and > > veins of troilite and nodules of metal, and the > majority of stones > > found are fully fusion crusted. More on the > classification on Saturday. > > We certainly were not in a mass-laden portion of the > strewn field, > > other hunters please take note;
