[meteorite-list] Eastern Oregon Meteorite on Ebay

[AL Mitterling]

Hi Edwin and all,

Port Orford. I don't know if you have read any of my posts related to 
the Port Orford Meteorite. While I admit that it could be a hoax, I have 
quite a few problems with the research on the Port Orford and don't 
agree with much of what was said.  Believe me when I say I am very well 
read up on all of the research and still disagree. My efforts to discuss 
these points with the researches were dismissed very lightly.

Some of the items that don't make sense to me is the fact they used a 
copy of John Evan's map of his exploration of  Oregon. It could be an 
accurate copy or it could have been a deliberate misrepresented copy as 
there was a lack of funds  to pay for the publication of Evan's work. 
The copy was not in Evan's handwriting but looks to be in the 
handwriting of his wife. I firmly believe that the researcher was on the 
wrong mountain based on some descriptions used before his work and other 
published records. There seems to be an effort bent on making John Evans 
a mismanager of his funds but it fails to account for the fact that the 
Oregon gold rush was on then and that the cost of things were much 
higher than had been estimated. There is another character that comes 
into play who may have substituted the Imilac for the real Port Orford 
pieces if there truly were any. I know this sounds like a conspiracy 
theory but it has cost the government lots of money for answering 
letters, phone calls for people wanting to hunt for the meteorite and 
there has been countless rescues of people who don't take the rugged 
terrain seriously. Since my sister and brother in law live in this state 
I have spent many months in Oregon and have hunted myself.

I could go on but it would be better for interested parties to look up 
my posts as well as that of a college who has investigate this 
extensively and brings out the points that don't seem to match up. I 
addressed this extensively on the Meteorite Impact forum when it was in 
existence. All my best!

--AL Mitterling

Edwin Thompson wrote:

> I would like for this to be Oregon's next find.  Sadly, it looks like 
> another hoax much like the Port Orford meteorite which turned out to 
> be a transported piece of Imilac brought here to generate a bit of 
> excitement and ended up created what is now considered to be the most 
> sought after (and as yet unfound) meteorite in recorded history. For 
> those of you that don't know the story, it is said to pe a pallasite 
> the size of a prairie schooner!
>
>  
>
> Cheers, Edwin
>