[meteorite-list] NPA 05-10-1939 Linsley Brings Old Woman to Oakland

[MARK BOSTICK]

Paper: The Oakland Tribune
City: Oakland, California
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 1939
Page: 28 (of 28)

Under "LETTERS TO THE FORUM"

A METEORITE
To Editor Tribune:

     You have been kind enough to give considerable space to the recent 
removal of the Goose Lake meteorite from its ancient resting place in 
Northeastern California to Chabot Observatory - an accomplishment of Prof. 
Earle G. Linsley, director of the observatory, together with other 
scientists.  Because the object was discovered on Government property title 
in the meteorite is rested in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, 
D.C.  Luckily Professor Linsley is a "go-getter" in more sense of the word 
then one: otherwise, this splendid fragment from space-deeps would be en 
route to Los Angeles instead of reposing for a few days in Oakland, for 
interest scientists from the South arrived at the site prepared to remove 
the meteorite to a Los Angeles museum.  Naturally, they were somewhat 
disappointed when Professor Linsley showed them a telegram from Washington 
authorizing him to bring the object to Oakland and to Treasure Island.
     Denver scientists also were after the meteorite, so we should be 
gratified to Professor Linsley for his quick action in securing the prize 
for visitors to the Exposition to view.
     So large a fragment of iron - its weight is 2573 pounds - presumably 
came from some disrupted planet in far-off regions of space.  However, it 
may be one of the thousands of asteroids that move around the sun between 
Mars and Jupiter.  In that case one wonders what force drew this chunk of 
iron so far from its course that it was captured by ours - when?  No one 
knows; but evidently it came to earth after Shasta had ceased volcanic 
activity, for its resting place was on the blanket of lava that is spread 
all over that section of California.
     Do not fail to see this marvelous object, first at Oakland City Hall, 
then on Treasure Island.

- HENRY M. HYDE.
Alameda, May 8.

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