Show GETTING DOWN TO ACTUAL WORK ON GIANT METEORITE millin mining operations are under way to explore and determine the actual content on oil the giant barringer 6 meteor of northern arizona greatest known meteor on oil earth and hitherto shrouded enshrouded en in mystery and indian fable according to a recent dispatch from winslow arizona the barringer meteor 22 miles from winslow created a crater a mile across and approximately 1000 feet deep when it crashed to earth thousands of years ago it displaced over million tons of rock in the impact the crater thus created has been the center of scientific and 6 geological interest for 50 years and for the past 25 years various efforts have been made to reach the great shooting star itself and determine its content the work has been carried on oil principally by D M barringer philadelphia geologist for whom the meteor was named barringer finally located the main body 1376 feet from froin the south rim of the crater tests showed it to be approximately feet in diameter and to contain 90 per cent niete meteoric oric iron 7 per cent nickel 2 ounces platinum and 1 ounces irid iridium iuni per ton metal worth 50 50 per ton the main body is estimated to weigh y tons and the metal content to be worth approximately 50 per ton toil age old rumors that diamonds diamond s existed in the ore were disa proved by the tests which showed only so called microscopic cro diamond points of no coni commercial mercial value actual mining operations just started are under the direction of barringer and quincy A shaw of boston of the calumet helca mining b company the enterprise is ib being conducted privately thousands of dollars have been spent in past years in in futile efforts to locate the great star and its estimated wealth of of metals the united states mining smelting smelling Sm elting refining company one of the largest corporations of its kind in the united states gave up tip the attempt after spending 6 over barringer however has stayed with his problem for over 25 years and after expending his personal fortune finally located the great ore body with sufficient exactitude to bring to his aid the funds and engineering assistance of eastern mining capital the attempt this time will vill proceed with more data and directness than any of its predecessors the ille most valuable ini mineral found in the diamond drill tests is iridium worth an ounce the barringer meteor is the largest of the only three si derites found on oil earth the other tn two 0 are the cape york meteor weighing 37 tons discovered by admiral peary and now in the new york mu museum etim and the barito meteor found near bacubirito mexico neither of the other two siderites derites si ile rites contained platinum 1 or iridium |