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How the Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, Meteorite got to Washington, D. C
Author(s) -
Monnig Oscar E.
Publication year - 1939
Publication title -
contributions of the society for research on meteorites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2813
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1939.tb00215.x
Subject(s) - centennial , meteorite , exposition (narrative) , archaeology , art , history , art history , astrobiology , literature , physics
A quotation from the life story of August Santleben tells of his obtaining and transporting by wagon the Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, iron meteorite of nearly 1 3/4 tons' weight. He took it from Chihuahua, via Ft. Davis, Ft. Stockton, and San Antonio, to Luling, Texas, whence it was shipped, apparently by rail and water (through Galveston), to the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The account fills a gap in the history of the meteorite, throws some light on the conflicting stories of its early owners and possessors, and mentions the unique doctrine that all meteorites are the inherent property of the government and not subject to individual ownership.