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Morris Motors Midland Implement Co., Inc.
322 W. Santa Fe P.O. Box 2533
Surges Supply
PHOENIX 1916 Third Avenue, North
Western Truck Sales, I BOZEMAN
3530 E. Washington
PRESCOTT BUTTE
Rollie Gerdes Motors, I H & K Motors
301 W. Gurley Street 1921 Harrison Ave.
TUCSON CONRAD
2121 S. Sixth Avenue 324 S. Front St.
YUMA DEER LODGE
Swift Ford Sales Marvin C. Beck Used Cars
1491 Fourth Avenue 311 Missouri
CALIFORNIA ENNIS
ALTURAS Pasley Farm Service
Henderson, Inc.
231 N. Main St. GREAT FALLS
AVENAL Johnson Farm Equipment Co
Sanders Motors 325 Second Street. South
120 E. Kings Street HAMILTON
BAKERSFIELD Hamilton Motor Co.
S. A. Camp Motor Co. 800 N. First
20th Street, G to H HARDIN
BARSTOW Valley Implement Co.
323 N. Cheyenne
1230 W. Mr, Dodge
St. HARLOWTON
BLYTHE Brown's Ranch Supply, Inc,
Munson Equipment Co KALISPELL
11390 Highway 60, West Greg s Mobile Homes Inc
P.O. Box 128 City 7, Highway # 2
CARMICHAEL LEWtSTOWN
3842 Fair Oaks Blvd. Dan Morrison & Sons
CHICO 207 W. Janeaux
Vee Bee Engineering Co. MISSOULA
469 S. Highway 99E 920 S. 3rd West'
EL CAJON PLAINS
John A. Rose Imports Coffey Chev. Co.
765 E. El Cajon Blvd. REDSTONE
EL CENTRO Nash Brothers
Imperial Honda Sales
Highway 99 RING LING
(next door to Calif. Shuyler Garage
Hwy Patrol) NEVADA
EUREKA HENDERSON
K. B. McCarthy
4th and "A" Streets Dick Stewart Motor Co., Inc.
GRASS VALLEY 120 Water St.
Hartman Chev. Oldst obMe RENO
314 W. Main Street 1501 E. 2nd St.
HEMET NEW MEXICO
Damon F. Pauley
25050 San Jacinto Street ALBUQUERQUE
HOLLYWOOD Roadrunner Equipment Co.
Hollywood Toyota Motors, Ir 150 Woodward Road
6032 Hollywood Blvd. LAS CRUCES
LARKSPUR 2220 So. Truck By-Pass
Hil Probert Motors ROSWELL
250 Magnolia Avenue
LONG BEACH
K & L Trucks OREGON
3595 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. COOS BAY
MADERA Bay Motors, Inc.
Hartwig Motors Broadway at Curtis
409 N. " E " Street EUGENE
NAPA Economy Motors
Ritz Equipment Co. 164 W. 11th Street
PASADENA HOOD RIVER
Trans Ocean Motor Co., Inc. C. M. & W. O. Sheppard
2124 E. Colorado Blvd. KLAMATH FALLS
PLACERVILLE Wilson, Wiley Buick Co.
Sta cil's Garage 1330 Main St.
7 Market
ket Strt
S t t MEDFORD
POMONA Dean & Taylor Pontiac Co.
Pomona Motors 2177 S. Pacific Coast Hw
840 E. Holt Aue. ONTARIO
REDDING Ore-Ida Motors, Inc.
Don D. Davis Motors 59 S. W. Third Avenue
1234 Yuba Street OSWEGO
RESEDA Lake Oswego Rambler
Allen-Neili Motors 109 "A" Street
7601 Reseda Blvd. UTAH
RIVERSIDE CEDAR CITY
Citrus Motor Company
3100 Market Street 5 Motor
380 S. Mai Company
SAN BERNARDINO MURRAY
Jerry Berman & Sons 1 Mill Inc.
4646 State St.
24712 Sixth St.
SAN DIEGO SALT LAKE CITY
John A. Rose Imports Diamond T Utah
5921 Fairmount Avenue Ex 1045 S. Main

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER goes on when roads run out SANTA ANA
Copeland Motors, Inc.
321 E. First Street
WASHINGTON
ABERDEEN
Ellison Pontiac
SANTA MARIA
... makes the impassable possible. Packs the power -135 HP Speed Marine Sports Cents
1637 N. Broadway
SUSANV1LLE
416 N. Park Street
SEATTLE
3300 N.E. 55th Street
Deal & Davie, Inc.
of it-to climb 64° grades, plow across sand or swamp, 1107 Main Street
UKIAH
Riva Motor Sales
SPOKANE
Barton Oldsmobile Co
1002 W. Second Avenue
VANCOUVER
speed up to 85 MPH. Toyota Land Cruiser has 9 forward 301 S. State Street
WOODLAND
W. S. Marks
Gaub's Auto & Truck Service
4209 St. Johns Road
Route 2, Box 260 YAKIMA

and 3 reverse combinations. Its beefy all-steel chassis YREKA

Frank SeMstrom
99 Highway South
Buckley's Jeep & Truck Repai
113 S. 4th Street
WYOMING
YUBA CITY BASIN
gives it rugged strength from bumper to bumper. 7 Earl R. Huffmaster
226 Bridge Street
Dills Auto Service
BUFFALO
COLORADO Hank's Car Market

passengers or a big payload of cargo go along in BOULDER

Jefferies Motor Co.
2687 Pearl St.
E. Highway 16
CASPER
The Motor Mart
COLORADO SPRINGS 130 N. Walcott
Toyota Land Cruiser's hardtop or soft top body wherever Larry Dummer's
Auto & Marine
1329 Fountain Creek
CODY
Custom Aulo Sales
1737-17th Street
Blvd. (Motor City)
you want to go. You'll never find another 4-wheel drive CRAIG
Craig Motor Company
555 Yampa Avenue
DOUGLAS
Yellow Dot Service
100 S. Fourth
DENVER GILLETTE
vehicle from which you can ask so much-and get it! James Motor Company
1278 Lincoln Street
D. & I. Motors
111 E. 2nd St.
LANDER
889 S. Federal Blvd.
See your nearest Toyota Land Cruiser dealer. GLENWOOD SPRINGS
Mountain Motors
918 Grand Avenue
South on Hwy. 287
RAWL1NS
Uptown Motors
TELLURIDE 3 1 9 - 4 t h Street
R1VERTON
Sfei Chopping Chevrolet, Inc.
TRINIDAD
1500 N. Highway 26
WORLAND
Fausset Implement Co.
IDAHO 1218 Big Horn Avenue
BOISE FACTORY HEADQUARTERS,
Boise Import Cars U.S.A.
3860 Chinden Blvd. Toyota Motor Distr., Inc.
SALMON 6032 Hollywood Boulevard
Mocks Motors Los Angeles 28, California

2 / Desert Magazine / November, 1962

 —THE DESERT IN NOVEMBER:

DEATH VALLEY. This year's dates for the

"big party" at Death Valley—the '49er En-
campment—are November 8-11. In addition
to the old standby events—Burro Flapjack
Sweepstakes, breakfasts for artists, authors
and photographers, art show, square danc-
ing, etc.—two special events are planned
this year. Historical markers will be dedi-
cated to commemorate the 100th anniver-
sary of the discovery of borax at Searles
Lake; and to honor the old Harmony Borax
Works. U. S. Borax is scheduled to have
its famed Twenty-Mule Team outfit on hand
for the Harmony festivities and throughout
Star at this year's Encampment: the Twenty-Mule Team

the Encampment. From over Nevada way

will come the wranglers and their balky
animals—competing in the Beatty "World's
Championship Wild Burro Race." Finish
line for the three-day race is Stovepipe
Wells. A new DV Superintendent, John A.
Aubuchon, will be on hand to greet the
thousands of persons who will congregate
in the Valley on this special weekend.
MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 25TH YEAR * * *
GOOD NEWS. For the first time in four
years, the value of mineral production in
Volume 25 Number 11 California increased. Mineral output last
year from wells, mines, pits and quarries in
CONTENTS FOR NOVEMBER, 1962 the state totaled $1,423,507,000. This was
This Month's Cover— an increase of one percent over 1960's
The View From Zabriskie Point.- Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, an
$1,404,733,000. Most interesting entry in the
employee of "Borax King" Francis Smith, gave his name to a view- California Division of Mines and Geology
point described by C. G. Glasscock in his book, "Here's Death Valley," annual report: Amador County, in the heart
as "a coign of view of one of Death Valley's most startling collections of the Mother Lode country which spawned
of shining hills and shadowed vales." Photo is by Aim Morhardt of
Bishop, Calif.
the California Gold Rush, produced one (1!)
ounce of silver in 1961—valuation: $1. Ama-
Announcements— dor's gold production picture, however, was
14 Government Land: Once Again Available LANCE ROBBINS almost a dozen-times brighter. Its miners
20 Desert Magazine Art Gallery Starts a New Season recovered 11 ounces of gold last year.
Where To Go, What To See— * * *
8 The 500-Mile Race at Salton Sea BILL OVERLAND
10 Anza-Borrego's Vallecito Country WALTER FORD E. P. DORR'S TREASURE. San Bernardino
31 A Man-Made Lake on the Mojave Desert KAY DUNN Superior Court has been handed the job of
Observations, Discoveries— untangling a dispute between two mining
groups which involves millions—even bil-
3 The Desert in November
4 Desert Detours OREN ARNOLD
lions—of dollars in gold, provided, of course
12 Down a Winter Road JAMES TALLON that a chap named E. P. Dorr was on the
30 New Products for Desert Living DAN LEE up-and-up when he signed a certain affida-
37 New and Interesting Southwest Books CHARLES E. SHELTON vit on Nov. 16, 1934. On that date, Dorr
Nature's Wonders swore that he had discovered a cavern
7 Garden Guide for November through which an underground river flowed
28 Wildcat: More Shy Than Wild EDMUND C. JAEGER "almost alongside U. S. 91 (and 466) in the
32 Geology for the Blind RUTH A. KIRKBY Kokoweef Peak of Ivanpah Mountains —
Yesterday's Desert— only 65 miles from Las Vegas." Along the
16 Buried Treasure at Pogue's Station DUANE G. NEWCOMB
eight miles of riverbank that Dorr said he
23 Hard Rock Shorty and the Quizmaster Continued on page 6

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 she kept him "straight." Most of our wives are like that.
Liberty herself is a lady, remember.
•
You can never right selfishness by self righteousness.
•
The desert has two Autumns. High altitudes turn red and
gold in early October, low levels wait until late December.
Easterners think we don't have any trees at all! Truly our
"desert" is a misnomer; very few areas are really barren, and
even they hold much of interest. All of America—thank You,
Lord—is a good land.

I'll admit it—my leaves need raking, and a lot of other

Saturday work awaits me in my yard. But with football
season in full swing, work would be selfish. We alumni have
to support higher education by yelling for it.
•
Whenever Doldrum University plays Ennui Tech, I get
"Come ye yourselves apart into a desert
place, and rest a while." Mark 6:31 all hot and bothered. So do millions of other Americans.
We scream and snarl at each other for two hours, then all go
out to dinner together to celebrate. Foreigners can't under-
stand this. Actually, it's our happy way of letting off steam.
This is the month in which our forefathers bared their
Foreigners think they have to start a war to get the same
heads, bowed and said "Thank You, Lord." Imagine how
results.
horrible it would have been if they'd had no one to thank!
They couldn't have dreamed that their "New World" would •
extend some day across what we now call a desert nearly 3000 Climbed Squaw Peak again last Sunday, for the first time
miles away, a region having the same reverent ideals, the in years. Wanted to find out if my legs had lost any of their
same gratitude for life's blessings. I've never met a desert zip and resilience.
dweller who didn't feel very close to God. They had.
•
I'm not yet sure how I'll acquire a turkey for the Day. Betty Palmer makes beautiful things of desert rocks. All
Raffle, maybe. Or turkey shoot, or gift, or just plain old kinds of things, like "mosaic" table tops, pictures, stepping
capitalistic grocery store buying. No matter. What I'm stones, lintels, vases, urns, murals. Our colored stones are
thankful for is that I do have four or five ways. Some objects of beauty just waiting for artists such as she. All you
nations don't even have four or five turkeys. need is a little glue, a little energy, and a lot of imagination.
• •
I suppose even the Russian families have much to be Heard there was a nudist colony on the desert north
thankful for; life itself is something. But I have a hunch that of Scottsdale, Arizona. Went out there to investigate—
much of their secret gratitude is for a certain Lady in a felt it was my bounden duty as a church deacon—and
certain harbor holding high a torch. Maybe its light will discovered it was true, only it was limited to men
never reach them, but for their children at least they can hope. tubercular patients. Darn it.
• •
Our greatest honor is that we were selected to guard that We've had a known five nudist colonies on our Arizona
Lady of the torch. Our biggest achievement is that we have desert. None of them matched the one that abides persistently
done so since 1776. Our greatest hope is that we may in Hollywood. Biggest of all is in Las Vegas night clubs. I'm
extend her light around the world. not ag'in goin' nekkid, long as nobody else is around; but it
• do seem rather pointless. And we don't really need the popu-
In many ways desert folk are better equipped than any lation explosion that usually results if somebody else is
to help extend that light. We are mostly individualists, or around. Because the somebody else nearly always is of the
we wouldn't be out here in this land of sand, of horn, thorn opposite persuasion.
and claw; we'd be seeking our ease in some city apartment.
And it's the adventurers, the folk who wouldn't stay fenced "All my experience with the opposite sex," reports my old
in, who established Liberty. They are our kind. desert rat friend Gus Grainger, "shows that they shorely can
• be opposite."
"I ain't afeered of nary a human being on this earth!"
Uncle-Give-A-Damn Jones shouted to a bunch of us at a You folks have all read about the cdtmels our government
party once. I think he was a mite likkered, but he meant once imported and put on our Southwestern desert. Well, it
it. Then he judiciously added, with a twinkle, "Except m'wife seems that a caravan of them was trudging from Yuma to El
Mollybelle." They'd lived in a desert cabin for years, and Centro. Finally one of the beasts looked around and said
to another, "1 don't care what anybody says, I'm thirsty."
•
A New York man visited northern Arizona, went home
and reported to his pals in the bar—"There I was, with
Indians to the right of me, Indians to the left of me, Indians
behind me, and Indians in front of me."
"Wow!" breathed the gang, impressed. "Whatever did you
do?"
"What else could I do?" shrugged our boy. "I bought a
blanket."
•
Recipe for Preserved Children, tacked on a wall in a
happy home ten miles from Rosamond: "Take 1 large moun-
tain, 50,000 acres of dry land, a pinch of stream and some
pebbles, 2 or 3 little dogs. Mix the children and dogs well
together. Add a horse or two if available. Spread it all with
care under a deep blue sky and bake in the sun. When brown,
set away to cool for half an hour in a bath tub, then cover
lightly in bed until breakfast. Serve generously."
•
Think now of your loved ones; and of the once-loved you
too seldom see. For these latter, Christmas cards were created
—and time is short! Avoid the stupid sexy ones, the Mickey
Mouse cartoons, the outhouse humor; use cards that remem-
Man, that's what I call a mirage! ber the Birthday—on a desert much like our own. And on
Nov. 22, say thanks for that Birthday. ///

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 THE DESERT IN NOVEMBER (continued from page 3)
We Sell and Service
International explored, the black sands were heavy with gold—an assay ran to

scour $2150 to the cubic yard. And now two groups are fighting over the
mining rights to the ground under which Dorr's cavern supposedly
lies. One of the parties had brought in $50,000 worth of drilling equip-
The exciting new International Scout,
the fabulous Land Rover &
ment, and was operating around the clock (at $30 an hour) until the
the well known Willys Jeep
court ordered a halt to the work.
* * *
6, 7 & 10-passenger
station wagons CLOSING THE GAP. We are told by those who study such things,
that Palm Springs could grab a great many of the tourist dollars
Pick-Ups, Stake and Cab-over wafting into Las Vegas and Phoenix-Scottsdale if only Palm Springs
Trucks, V2 to 1V2 ton had direct air service to such centers of cool congestion as San Fran-
A 4-wheel-drive for every purpose cisco and Chicago. Apparently the latter connection will take some
You name it — we've got it time, but on Sept. 30, Western Airlines began its schedule of daily

Hall Motors one-stop (Ontario) without-change-of-plane flights between San Fran-

cisco and Palm Springs. Leave S.F. at 8:15 a.m. — arrive in P.S. at
10:04 a.m..
Parts, Sales and Service * * *
Cypress at Van Buren DRIVING HINT. Do you "fan" your brakes while descending a long,
ARLINGTON, CALIF. OV 9-8440
steep grade? This long-standing bit of driving lore seems greatly
(International Scout and Carryalls sold at 512
W. 6th St., Corona, Calif. Phone RE 7-1441)
overrated on the basis of exhaustive brake tests carried on recently
in Death Valley. Test engineers pushed brake components to the
ultimate in a series of tests which included runs from the top of
Townes Pass (elevation 4956) to the below-sea-level valley floor.
According to their findings, a steady pressure on the brakes while
decending the steep winding highways was more effective than the
PACK traditional advice of "fanning" (applying and releasing) brakes. The
engineers said that the increased rotational speed of the rotating
parts of the car caused when the brakes are released requires more
CYCLE braking power than is saved by the momentary release.
* * *
The Power Cycle for Mountain, HEALTHY HABITAT. Over the years, it has been easy to "prove"
Farm and Desert that the desert is beautiful, mysterious, promising, etc. We also
JACK ISOM maintain in these pages, that the desert is healthful—but up to now
160-A Thirteenth Ave. 149 No. 10th Ave. this fact has been a little more difficult to put over. Now comes
Upland, California Upland, California proof of sorts: Palm City, the Coachella Valley "retirement community,"
YUkon 2-3467 YUkon 2-2616 reports that among its home owners (total residents to date: 850), 20
are physicians and dentists. "Apparently," said Palm City devel-
oper Nels G. Severin, "these medical men have practiced what they
A DESERT PARADISE preach about climate."
* * *
10 acres of Semi-Tropical Gardens. Beau-
tiful heated swimming pool. The finest PALM TOWNS. The High Desert environment at Palmdale is not
horses and riding country. Tops in food.
conducive to the growing of palm trees. In fact, a few years ago
Write for colorful illustrated folder. when the local county park succeeded in transplanting a few palm
trees, the Palmdale townspeople hailed this as a major step forward.
WORLD FAMOUS * After all, it's sort of embarrassing to be part of a town named Palm-
dale where—before the county stepped-in—nary a palm tree grew.
(Early settlers who named the town thought the ubiquitous Joshua tree
belonged to the palm family.) And now, it is the turn of the community
Arizona's Oldest and Finest Ranch Resort Club of Twentynine Palms to catch-up with its name, although there are
Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Miller, a mite more palms there than at Palmdale. The Twentynine Palms
P. O. Box 5505, Tucson, Ariz. Lions Club is going to plant Thirty six Palms in the downtown area.
* * *
NOVEMBER CALENDAR. The big November weekend is the 10th-
more run for your money! 11th, with each of the California deserts claiming important events:
* 'WARN®HUBS on the Low Desert, the Salton Sea 500-Mile Boat Race (see page 8);
on your 4-WHEEL DRIVE! on the High Desert, the annual Death Valley '49er Encampment (see
page 3). Other November events on the desert: 2-4—Imperial Valley
That goes for your vehicle as
well as Warn Hubs. The hubs
Gem and Mineral Show, at Imperial. 2-12—Arizona State Fair,
stop front end drag in 2-wheeI Phoenix. 3-4—Indian Wells Gem and Mineral Show at China Lake.
drive, save gears, gas, tires — 7-12—Annual Rockhound Roundup at Barstow. 10-11—Twentynine
give your vehicle more life,
greater handling ease. And Palms Gem and Mineral Show and 20th Annual Weed Show 10-11—
Warn Hubs—Lock-O-Matic or Cattle Call and Rodeo at Brawley. 16-18—Sahara Hotel Fast Draw
Locking — are the most de- National Championship at Las Vegas. 17—Annual Christmas Parade
pendable and convenient you
can own. Ask your dealer! at Winslow, Ariz. 17-18—Thermal Auto Races. 25—Rodeo, San Carlos
Apache Reservation, Ariz. 28-Dec. 1—Clark County Sheriff's Mounted
I C W W A R N MFG. CO. Posse Rodeo, Las Vegas. 30—Los Vigilantes Christmas Parade, El
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— THINGS TO DO IN NOVEMBER
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House plants need routine attention in NEVADA, UTAH AND N. ARIZONA: your desert real estate needs J
November. Don't let them become so dry In the colder areas, Roses will need winter
that the leaves wilt—but don't keep the
soil saturated constantly, either. Pot-bound
protection. The soil can be hilled-up
around plants to a depth of one foot.
* LA QUINT A
plants will need light feedings of liquid Climbing roses and grape vines may be Milton A. Hoffman
fertilizer. Long spindly growth indicates laid on the ground and covered lightly with Serving I.a (hiintn Since 1934
your house plants have insufficient light, straw or soil. Do not make the mistake of
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that indoor temperature is too high, or covering plants too early—the purpose of
that both conditions exist. protection is not to keep the plants warm
(as many people suppose), but to provide
Here's what you'll want to do in the
outdoors this month:
a more even soil temperature—to prevent * 29 PALMS
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west Desert areas. It blooms freely and which should be refrigerated before plant-
covers the ground quickly, requiring little
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Pansies, Primulas, Cinerarias. Sweet Peas +BORREGO SPRINGS
can be sown in a properly prepared trench
—dig soil deeply, add Humus and fertilizer
Carlson % Corey Co.
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\ fierenniais the seed has been placed in the refrigerator
for a week or two; blossoms will appear
early in the spring. A variety of vegetable
seeds can be planted this month.
* APPLE VALLEY
LOW DESERT: Roses can be planted
this month. Continue watering all actively- HIGH DESERT: Finish planting bulbs.
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HIGH DESERT: Continue removing
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from the garden. Cuttings of Geraniums, to an advertiser, please mention
Heliotrope, Coleus and many plants will that you read the ad in DESERT
root easily now in greenhouse or cold
frame.
CALIFORNIA DESERTS: November

CHRISTMAS DECOR
is a good month to plant fruit trees and
shrubbery. Hardwood cuttings may be
planted outdoors. Small trees may need
bracing. Do not plant citrus trees in a
i HICKORY FARMS OF OHIO

"BEEF STICK"
"No
"No
Pepper"
Garlic"
Ranch - Grown "lawn-sprinkling" area. Citrus trees need 9
m "No Vinegor"

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heat rather than sun, therefore they do "No Pork"

CUT well in hot, shady places. Grapefruit is

especially suited to the Low Desert. Dwarf
Citrus in containers do nicely as patio
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• FOR SPORTSMEN •
A MUST for Fishing, Hunting,
Camping, Picnics, Boating, Pack-

Desert plants, though they will not develop and

bear fruit in quantity as those planted in
the ground.
MB
ing Trips — Because of its long
lasting freshness—will keep with-
out refrigeration.
Guarantee of Satisfaction
HOLLY NEVADA, UTAH AND N. ARIZONA:
It may be necessary to protect young fruit PI and Safe Delivery
No Charge for Mailing
Unique long-last- and shade trees from sunscald in the win-
ter months by placing tree guards around M 100% Pure Beef
ing festive foliage
for a true desert Christmas
the trunks. 0 Hickory Farms of Ohio
Western Division
P. 0 . Box 3306, Van Nuys, Cal.
Approx. 4 Ib, beef sticks ore $5.98 ea. includ-
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$2.50 money order.
Please ship me Beef Sticks at $5.98 ea.
tax, postage included New Customer Old Customer
ORDER BY MAIL FROM: To:
DESERT LAKESHORE RANCH Brittlebush can stand severe cutting-back
in the fall, and early November is not too
Box 183, THERMAL, CALIF. late. This will insure better foliage and " DON'l ' FORGET A FRIEND THIS XMAS"
flowers. ///
 NEW OVERPASS spans Highway 99 at Thousand

THE A Palms. Each week — no matter what the season —

more boats pass under this bridge than pass
under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay.
The Highway 99 boats, of course, are being towed be-
hind cars and pick-up trucks from the Los Angeles

'Salton 500'
metropolitan area to Salton Sea.
After 50 years of slumber so far as boating is con-
cerned, Salton Sea is at last maturing as a major water

75 INBOARDS A N D OUTBOARDS sport area. Evidence of this came at last year's inaugu-
WILL BATTLE FOR THE BIG PRIZE AT ral Salton City 500 Race, which lured 25,000 spectators
and drivers from all over the United States.
SALTON SEA, NOVEMBER 9 - 10 - II
Dates for this year's 500 mile race are November 9,
By BILL OVERLAND 10 and 11. It promises to be one of the major desert
spectacles of all time.
A fast 380 square-miles of water surface provides the
most unusual setting for major boat racing in the
world. Below sea level, Salton Sea offers increased
water density, and, some experts insist, more oxygen
packed into every snort of the carburetor on racing
engines. One thing is certain — boat speeds do increase
on this vast body of water.
It's a worthwhile spectator event, with miles of shore-
line available for viewing the 500-mile race in progress.
Here are the details you'll need:
The location is just off Highway 99 in Salton City,
about 35 miles south of Indio. The first day (Nov 9)
will be for boat qualifying only. The start flag drops
for the big race at 10 a.m. Saturday the 10th. The event
will be split into marathon parts with six hours racing
time the first day shutting down at 4 p.m. Racing re-
sumes on Sunday, Nov. 11, again at 10 a.m. The first
driver to complete his 500 miles over the four-mile tri-
angular course (125 laps) will be the overall winner
of $5000 in prize money out of a total purse of $15,000,
one of the richest races held anywhere. Drivers will
drop out of the race as they complete their laps. At

/ Desert Macrazine / November. 1962

4 p.m. Sunday, a Hare signaling the end of the race will den Motel, Marina Vista, Riviera Trailer Park, and a
be fired. public campground at Salton City. Also at the Saltana
Hefty prizes will be paid to winners, down to 12th Motel at nearby Desert Shores. Indio and Palm Springs
position, in the following classes: are about 30 to 60 minutes driving time away with
plentiful accommodations.
1—unlimited inboards.
2—unlimited single-engine outboards. Take along a wide-brimmed hat, sun glasses, water
3—unlimited twin-engine outboards. jug, ice-chest, an umbrella, and a blanket. Binoculars
for observing the race will increase your awareness of
From a spectator standpoint, the Salton City 500 what takes place out on the white-water stretches. Food
will be more exciting than ordinary heat-type races vending stands will be spotted throughout the area;
which are so staggered and broken-up as to confuse the however, with 40,000 spectators expected, it seems wise
watchers. The 500 by contrast, will be run with all 75 to take along a lunch and cold drinks. Mild weather
boats slashing through the water at one time. Classes is expected, but bring coats as well as a sun shade. This
will start only one minute apart. This means boats is California.
will be in action and competing continuously for six
hours each of the two days. No boredom here! Last Spectators will be allowed to park cars right along
year's race was exciting and full of action. Flipping the shoreline in most areas. Perhaps the best spot will
boats, collisions, and spectacular accidents are always be at the Yacht Club turn, which is also the start and
a possibility in an event which has 75 boats racing in a finish of the big race. However, almost any point along
confined area simultaneously. Spectators will be on the beach will be good. (No private boats will be al-
their chair-edges the full time. lowed in the area during the race.)
Admission price is a dollar per day, or $2 for a Sponsors are the Salton City 500-Mile National Cham-
three-day ticket. Boats may file for the race through pionship Charitable Foundation. Proceeds from the race
November 3. Qualifying races on November 9 will will be used for future construction of a hospital at
whittle down the original allowed 300 entries to the Salton City.
fastest 75 for the actual 500-mile classic. Boat owners interested in entering should contact:
Accommodations for overnight stay are available at Salton City 500 executive office, 1111 W. Foothill Blvd.,
the following local motels in the vicinity: Desert Gar- Azusa, Calif. ///

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SPECTATORS LINE THE BEACH AT LAST YEAR'S INAUGURAL RACE

 WEEKEND TRAVEL TARGET

VALLECITO
By WALTER FORD
Southern California's historic Immigrant Trail provides pleasant adventure
for those who retrace its scenic path through the Anza-Borrego desert

NZA-BORREGO State Park's 478,000 Walker" grade where the passengers Devil's Canyon. More recently, and
A acres of desert playground are in the old stages had to get out and
roughly bisected by Highway help push the coaches over the steep
78. Most desert enthusiasts are fa- rocky ridge. Here the old trail, deep-
not at all inappropriately, it bears
the name of Box Canyon. You have
only to gaze into the canyon from
miliar with the numerous scenic and ly worn in the granite base, still can the viewpoint to realize how thor-
outdoor fun attractions on the Bor- be seen. oughly boxed in those early trail
rego side of the park, but there are Three miles along the highway breakers were.
many who have yet to discover the from Blair Valley, the Park Service The Vallecito Stage Station lies off
equally enchanting Vallecito sector has provided a historical monument the Southern Immigrant Trail, nine
which lies to the south. for Colonel Cooke and his army. His- miles from Box Canyon. It had its
You can reach the Vallecito area tory records that when they opened beginning in 1851 when a small
and, incidentally, travel over one of a wagon road through the canyon, house was constructed for military
Southern California's most romantic Cooke personally used an axe to hew purposes during the Garra Indian re-
and historic highways, by turning the rocky walls—to inspire his men volt. Later it was enlarged to serve
right from Highway 78 at Scissors to greater efforts. For a long time the as a way-station for passengers on the
Crossing and proceeding in a south- spot was known as Cooke's Pass and Butterfield Stage Line and the many
easterly direction. Along this route lone travelers who struggled across
passed soldiers, padres, trappers, gold the torturing sands from Yuma with
hunters, and adventurers, most of perhaps only the thought of cool
whom were coming to seek their for- water and abundant grass at the
" . . . God Knew What Was station to sustain them. Today's trav-
tunes in this Golden Land of Prom- In The Mountains . . . "
ise. It was over this trail that General elers find the area an equally popular
Waterman L. Ormsby, New York haven, with shade trees, tables and
Kearney led his troops to disastrous Herald special correspondent, was the
defeat at San Pasqual. Close behind only through passenger on the Over-
benches, water, stoves, and modern
Kearney was Colonel Cooke and his land Mail Company's first westbound rest rooms—all provided by San Diego
Mormon Battalion, who had the hon- stage, which made the run from St. County.
or of blazing the first wagon road in- Louis to San Francisco in September,
1858. Here is his contemporary re- Any desert section worthy of the
to Southern California via the South- port on a portion of the Vallecito name can lay claim to one or more
ern Immigrant Trail, by which the country: buried treasure legends. Vallecito has
route came to be known. Eleven From Little Valley (Vallecito) the more than its share. Philip Bailey
years after Cooke opened this road, road leads, through a rough canyon, has recorded many of them in his in-
the Butterfield Stage Lines estab- over a steep and stony hill into
another valley, whose only charac- triguing volume, Golden Mirages, but
lished travel between St. Louis and teristic is an abundance of grease there are still a few which the light
California, continuing its service un- weed . . . At the end of this Valley of publicity has rarely reached. One
til the Civil War. . . . our road strikes the San Diego of these is known to a few as the
road, and proceeds through a very
About five-and-a-half miles from narrow pass (Box Canyon)—the most "Rebel Cache of Vallecito."
Scissors Crossing, the pavement winds wonderful on the route . . .
During the War Between the
over Little Pass, then drops into Blair Our progress through this portion States, sections of Southern California
of the road was quite slow, necessari-
Valley. This popular spot—a seclud- ly, and it required all Mr. Hall's skill were hot-beds of Rebel sympathizers
ed rock-rimmed valley with a tree- to guide our team and wagon safely who attempted to render financial
studded dry lake for a floor—is de- through the pass, for in some places aid to the South whenever possible.
signated by the Park Service as a there was hardly an inch to spare. On one occasion, so the story goes,
"primitive" campground, but in spite It is the most wonderful natural when $50,000 in gold was being trans-
of this dubious handicap, it is usually road I ever saw or heard of; one of ported eastward, the messengers were
the drivers, however, thought the
well filled with weekend campers journey rather dull and declared that, ambushed in a certain part of Valle-
during the fall, winter and spring if God ever pronounced this part of cito, but before they were overcome
seasons. (Campsites lacking water the earth good, it was more than ever they managed to bury the gold. Des-
and with limited sanitary facilities man did. Mr. Foreman suggested that ert artist John Hilton and I heard
God knew what was in the mountains
are classed as "primitive.") If you and man did not . . . about the buried treasure back in the
follow the granite ridge around the —"The Butterfield Overland Mail;"
days when we had a little more leis-
eastern side of Blair Valley for about published by the Huntington Library ure time than we have at present, and
a mile you come to the "Foot and decided to make a search for it. We
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 BOY SCOUTS ENJOY CAMP LIFE AT DOS CABEZAS SPRING

built an electronic metal locator, and we dug through packed dirt and will see a brown-and-yellow post on
on one of the hottest days of the year sand, removed enormous boulders, the left-side of the highway which in-
headed for Vallecito. The area of and uncovered the remains of a dicates the way to the site of the old
our search was near a dry wash, and metal-bound trunk! Of Civil War Palm Spring Stage Station. Close-by
we had covered but a few feet of the vintage? No. Just a modern trunk another sign warns that the trail is
surface when our locator indicated not more than a dozen years old. We for four-wheel-drive vehicles only.
ii mass of metal below. Forgetting never returned to take-up the search. Normally, a standard car can make
i he heat and the strenuous exertion, About 7.8 miles from Vallecito you Continued on page 24
ToBORREGOorU.S.99 ToELCENTRO

WSAN DIEGO
 Standing beside an
abandoned gasoline pump
of bygone days, a pair of
timeless burros graze on
the scant grass of the
Indian country near
Mishongnovi, Arizona,
a Hopi town.

Down A Winter Road

- By JAMES TALLON -

Modern times have given us many advan- and beauty goes unmeasured. The tidal wave
tages over the Southwestern pioneer. A case of population thunders on the shores of our
in point: the automobile. But, in spite of all the deserts, but is temporarily held back by the
vehicles on the freeways—and the motorists' flood wall of "waterless-ness."
strong will to see our extraordinary Ameri-
can deserts—the relatively good roads leading Someday this yet unspoiled land will wear
to remote places are notoriously vacant. Not the green of irrigation throughout, and bear
all these distant points of interest are the the many sounds of humanity. Then our
choicest, but only a minority are worth pass- places to "get away from it all" will be only
ing by. a memory.
Along these sandy and sun-baked ways, But that is tomorrow; today still offers a
each discovery becomes a personal accomplish- solution to our quest for the unusual—the
ment, and the fulfillment provided by the great deserts and the roads that pass through
seldom - disturbed spaciousness, peacefulness them.
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A visitor from the East walks

the rim of Coal Canyon, •JSsSS*".
enjoying this intimate brush
with the land's grandeur.

Dressed in its winter nakedness, a

A group of old wagon-wheel cottonwood tree awaits the greenness of
bands "rest in peace" spring—and the water that will come
against the corrugated wall flowing down the irrigation ditch. Ill
of a mine shack.

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By LANCE ROBBINS

YOUR PERSONAL SLICE

OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
V After an 18-month recess, the Bureau of Land Management is
back in the business of auctioning-off 5-acre desert homesites
to the public . . .

. . . or — if you are imbued with the pioneering spirit — you

can try homesteading a larger portion of government land, but
the odds will be heavily against you.

A N 18-MONTH moratorium on
public filing, which enabled
the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to process a backlog of 59,954
sale at weekly auctions. These "Jack-
rabbit Homesteads" may be pur-
chased by any U. S. citizen or alien
who has filed for citizenship.
years old or older), they open the
desert door of opportunity to West-
ern states and local governments
which can now obtain public land
applications, ended in September. Average price for a Southern Cali- sites for school construction, hos-
Land offices are again accepting fornia desert parcel (five-acres) is pitals, treatment centers and research
applications from Americans wishing $1000. The price range is $175 to facilities for $2.50 an acre.
to exercise the privilege once afforded $2500. In late September, the BLM's Interior Secretary Stewart Udall
them by the Homestead Law. Most Riverside Office offered at auction identifies this action as another step
of these applicants are doomed to three tracts of land in the Palm1 toward encouraging the transfer of
disappointment. There is virtually no Springs area — minimum bid, $4500 suitable public land to public use
land left for appropriation under the for five-acres. under state or local control. A pre-
Agricultural Laws, outside of Alas- vious administrative order opened-up
ka. While there is still land left The Riverside Office has a large
expansion of park and recreational
which would produce good crops, list of small tracts available in the
facilities by making public lands
market surpluses, lack of investment desert areas of Southern California.
available for these purposes to local
capital, and the big red flag, lack of Auctions of the tracts are held in the
agencies at low cost.
water, work against prospective en- Land Office (1414 8th Street) at 10
trymen to the extent that few at- a.m. every Wednesday. Bids must It took our government many years
tempts are allowed and fewer still equal appraised value, or exceed it of bitter experience to discover that
succeed. by increments of S25, and all sales eager would-be land-owners some-
are final, payment being made in times must be protected from them-
Most of us have a visual image of full. This is not "homesteading" in selves.
homesteading as a great Western the strict sense of the word—but it Following passage of The Home-
movement that began and ended is the best way to obtain a piece ol stead Act of 1862, a million and a
with the covered wagon. However, Government land. hall tracts were given to the Ameri-
by virtue of the Homestead Act of The public land records at River- can people. Hordes of ambitious
1862, homesteading still is possible side are open for inspection from farmers flocked West after the Civil
today, although for the reasons given 10 to 3, Monday through Friday; in- War, many to find that complica-
above, very little use can be made of formation may be obtained from 7:45 tions lay in the way of their dreams.
this old law. a.m., to 4:15 p.m. weekdays. A The 160 acres allowed under the Act
While homesteading has become "Southern California Small Tract were of varying values; much ol this
veritably a thing of the past, there Program" brochure, with maps and land, especially in the Southwest, was
is still public land available to Mr. information for small tract bidding too arid to cultivate in those pre-
& Mrs. U. S., in the form of small can be obtained by mail or in mechanized times. Failure and loss
tracts of five-acres or less, offered person. resulted.
under authority of the Small Tract New BLM procedures not only An attempt at a solution was made
Act of 1938. In Southern California speed the individual's application by President Grant in 1877 in the
alone, more than 4000 tracts of non- (before the Moratorium, some appli- form of the Desert Land Act. Recog-
agricultural lands are available lor cations for small tracts were four nizing that irrigation was essential
 THE HIGH DESERT, WHERE MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S FIVE-ACRE AUCTION ACTIVITY IS TAKING PLACE

for agriculture in most of this area, evaluates land on three counts: to- 2. Reclamation Homestead Entry.
the Act provided that a settler might pography; land use and tenure pat- A tract of land which can be farmed
claim 320 acres if he conducted water terns; and public values. By determ- by irrigation with water supplied by
to the land. The law proved absurd; ining the land's suitability before a Federal reclamation project is eli-
it did not specify how much water, it is occupied, the government can gible for homestead entry. Applica-
and stockmen grabbed thousands of give a measure ol protection against tions must be cleared by the Bureau
acres with mere token fulfillment of possible financial disaster on the part ol Reclamation. Requirements for
the law. the gullible or inexperienced would- irrigation and water charges are con-
By 1900, Federal policy in reclaim- be homesteader. dolled by that agency.
ing arid lands was taking hold. There are three basic types of true .">. Desert Land Law. You can ask
Money from sale of lands in l(> West- homestead possibilities in the Desert for entry on 320 acres under the
ern states went into a revolving fund Southwest today: Desert Land Law, if you can prove
lor irrigation projects.
that the arid land you are filing on
The year 1902 saw the first Federal I. National Forest entry. If you is ol such character that it can be
irrigation programs: and the Taylor see a piece ol ground in a National irrigated and cultivated, and that
Grazing Act of 1934, allowing lor Forest which you think can be there is good reason to believe that
legulated use of public lands, did farmed, you can request ihe Forest a permanent and sufficient supply of
much to counteract the difficulty of Supervisor to have the land examined water can be obtained lor the irri-
making a success of desert homestead- to determine its suitability lot home- gable land covered by the application.
ing. The next stride forward came in steading. II the Forest Service rules Before the entryman can obtain a
the form of the BLM's recent "mast- in your favor, you can procede with
er unit classification system" which the regular homestead steps. continued on page 33
~ ••*?

POGUE'S STATION SOUTH OF EUREKA, NEVADA. IN THE FOREGROUND IS THE WELL WHICH POGUE DUG BY HAND.

Since then, Bill has picked-up quite a few details on

A Miser's Fortune this tale from various sources throughout the state. In
fact, everyone he talked to who knew something about
Pogue was certain the treasure existed. The only thing

at Pogue's Station they could not agree on was how much the old rascal
had buried in the desert.
"The reason this fortune exists," Bill explained, "lies
in the strange personality of Jim Po^ue."
By DUANE G. NEWCOMB The stationmaster was a miserly man who distrusted
people. While some say he left behind very little, others
swear they saw at least $25,000 sitting around the place
—neatly packaged in bags. All agree that between 1911
and 1915, a great deal of money came into Pogue's
DOBE TAKES a long time to crumple in the dry
A desert of Nevada, which means — happily — that
the exact location of Pogue's Station near the
juncture of Nye, White Pine and Eureka counties is
hands—and very, very little left.
This money has to be buried somewhere in the vicin-
ity of Pogue's Station on the flat stretch of desert be-
easily found. Yet, even with this landmark as a guide, tween the Pancake and Fish Creek Ranges. This is a
lost treasure searchers since 1914 have failed to find the semi-waterless piece of land with poor roads and very
fortune buried by Jim Pogue, "the rich miser of Pogue's few inhabitants. It is very much the same today as it
Station." was in 1915, when Pogue passed away.
I first heard of the buried loot several years ago Where Pogue came from is not known; what is known
while wandering about the Nevada desert. Bill Valen- about the man is that he appeared in the area prior to
tine told the story, and he originally heard it from an 1911. One morning while riding toward Duckwater, he
old prospector who was about to make another try for was robbed by two men. Left to die on the desert, he
the money. stumbled onto an unknown spring.
RELICS OF THE PAST REPOSE AGAINST STATION WALL

To DUCKWATER

With the canny eye of a shrewd businessman, Pogue And Pogue kept his outgo to a bare minimum. For
instantly realized the potential of his find. But, when food, he traded with the Indians. For stock feed, he
he announced that he was going to build a station near resorted to his warped genius by hanging tin cans along
the spring, the people in Eureka and Duckwater laughed. the road to frighten the teams pulling hay wagons.
"Laugh all you want," Pogue told them, "but I'll More than one bale of hay was scattered along the side
have the last laugh—you'll see!" And with that he be- of the road when a frightened horse jerked away from
g;m slapping together his empire with adobe mud and a tin can rattling in the breeze.
bits of lumber. "Why should I pay for anything?" he asked. "The
After developing the water supply, he erected a sta- Indians are willing to help out, and there's more than
tion, then a barn, corral, and several other buildings. enough hay spilled out there to take care of my needs."
Next he contacted with the stage line and some of the "The only thing 1 ever saw him spend money for,"
fieighters for the watering of their stock, and he even Ed Halstead of Duckwater recalls, "was chewing to-
began to develop a mine "somewhere in the hills."
Finally, as a master stroke, he talked Nye County into bacco. That was Pogue's trademark. There never was
paying him a daily fee for maintaining the public road a time when his chin wasn't dribbling tobacco juice."
in front of his station. "I'm not making a penny," Pogue used to complain.
And since this was the only possible relief point on But, the people he told this to just laughed. "Why, I
the state route linking Eureka and Duckwater, the money myself saw him take in at least $100 a day for several
began to roll in.
summers," an oldtimer told me. "And I know he was
Pogue wasn't satisfied with merely making a living. making money on the mine. I'd say $25,000 a year was
He had a water monopoly lor a distance of several miles a pretty conservative estimate."
- a n d he made the most of it. He charged relatively
slilf prices for that day, considering what he gave in re- To all this, Pogue admitted nothing. He merely kept
turn: 25c a head for watering stock; 50c a meal; 50c to grumbling about expenses. "I'm having it rough out
spend the night on his property. here," he would say. "Sometimes in winter 1 hardly
have two stages a month, and in the summer all they
want to do is cheat me out of my money."
Actually, Pogue was right, His place was so dirty,
the water so bad and the food so unpalatable, practi-
cally every customer felt honor-bound to try to cheat
Pogue out of his fee. But, there was nothing they
could do. He had the water, and that was that.
This state of affairs went on for three years, with
the trade increasing each year, and then a rumor be-
gan spreading that Pogue was burying his money in
the desert. Some of the residents of Duckwater told
stories of seeing the cash. Soon everyone was certain
Pogue was hiding thousands of dollars.
For a long time the story of Pogue's buried fortune
was simply a bit of local gossip, until the day an old
prospector digging in the hills behind the station un-
earthed a can of coins. He burst into town, crying out
that he had found part of Pogue's fortune—"and there
are thousands more out there just for the digging!"
Pogue had little to say. "It takes everything I make
to keep up this place," he snapped. "That money isn't
mine—it's just something that old fool dreamed up to
make me look ridiculous."
But his denials were to no avail, and some men from
town began a vigorous search. The shoveling and
scratching lasted two weeks, then most of the fortune
hunters returned to Duckwater.
In late 1913, two young men who had heard the
story (which by then had spread throughout the Great
Basin), appeared on the scene. If no one had uncover-
ed the money or the mine, they reasoned, then the
money must be in the mine. Find the mine and you
find the money. On a map they laid out a huge grid

'"*"

" W H Y SHOULD I PAY ?" ASKED POGUE. ". . . THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH HAY SPILLED OUT THERE
 THE MAN

IN THE LAST YEAR OF POGUE'S LIFE THE AUTOMOBILE MADE ITS PRESENCE
FELT, CUTTING INTO HIS BUSINESS OF WATERING A N D FEEDING LIVESTOCK.
AT LEFT IS THE ONLY K N O W N PHOTO OF POGUE. BELOW: A N EARLY HUPMOBILE.

... AND HIS CHIEF NEMESIS

'

pattern, and then began their systematic search. They of Nevada. The search was on once again. One of the
covered square after square of desert until their search station's adobe walls was torn out, and every foot of the
brought them right to the station itself. Several times desert for hundreds of yards was combed.
Pogue came out to see them. He even sold them some This flurry lasted three months, and once again
water and supplies. And when he finally discovered
subsided.
what the two youths were up to, old Pogue just laughed.
"I don't have any money," he said. "Never will have In 1936, John Hoyt, a prospector from Southern Cali-
any." fornia, was searching an area east of the ruins, and
fell into a five-foot-deep hole. At his feet was a b o x -
After four months of fruitless effort, the two young
men left. Next summer, one of them returned and tried containing $1 1 and a scrap of paper. Encouraged, Hoyt
lo work his way into Pogue's confidence. But the old dug deeper—but found nothing more.
man was not about to be fooled. He trusted no one. "It was like Pogue laughing at Hoyt from the grave,"
Besides, the appearance of the first automobiles in this Bill Valentine was saying. "From what I've learned
part of the Southwest was putting a real crimp in about the old man, he was the kind who would have
Pogue's business. Because of the rotten conditions ex- gone to great lengths to make sure no one on earth
isting at his station, local residents were more than would derive any good from his money.
happy to eliminate the stop. As the stages began to fall
off, so did business at Pogue's. He was in no mood to It boils down to what one of Duckwater's oldtimers
humor those bending their efforts to rob him of his told me: "Pogue couldn't have spent the money. He
savings. didn't send it away. He wasn't robbed. And he didn't
leave the area. So, one of these days somebody's going
The end came on May 15, 1915. Pogue died and not to be digging out there in the desert, and he'll come
a penny was found! Three days later, he was given a across the biggest darn fortune you ever saw. And
free burial by Eureka County. that's a fact!"
Perhaps the search should have ended there—but it The starting point, of course, is the station. The
didn't. Two years later a group of men from Duck- search area has to be within four miles radius of the
water discovered a few coins under some rocks near place, for Pogue was always on hand when it came
the station, and the news reverberated to every corner to tending his business. ///

November, 1962 / Desert Magazine / 19

 A NEW SEASON
The benign winter sun combines with a landscape-to-cap-
ture unlike any other on earth, to lure artists—amateur
and prolessional—into the desert outdoors. Pictured here
is a weekly class conducted by Sterling Moak, right, at the
Desert Magazine Art Gallery in Palm Desert. For infor-
mation on the art activities that will take place this season
on the inside of this building, please turn the page.

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DESERT MAGAZINE
ART GALLERY (continued)

FOR ART LOVERS:

a
The desert, angular and bright...
the gallery is open daily (except Christmas
T HE DESERT Magazine Art Gallery,
located in the Desert Magazine build-
ing in Palm Desert, has long been a
favorite stopping place for those who en-
Now recognized as the finest all-desert
gallery in the nation, the Desert Magazine
Art Gallery emphasizes realistic and con-
ventional canvases featuring a Southwestern
Day), including Sundays, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., with free admission to the public.
"We want Desert Magazine readers and
joy conventional desert-inspired paintings theme. Occasionally for a change of pace, their friends to feel free to visit the gallery
and crafts. Opened a dozen years ago, the a few contemporary paintings, impression- frequently," says Paula Munson, Gallery
gallery has shown most of the Southwest's istic or abstract, may be hung, but these Director. "The main purpose of the gallery
finest artists, and now draws more than are invariably done in desert colors. is to allow those who love the desert to
60,000 visitors during its eight-month sea- see the brilliant, colorful paintings done by
son (October 1 through May 31). Located on Highway 111 in Palm Desert, some of the West's finest artists. The des-
ert, angular and bright, is a challenging
model for one of the strongest All-Ameri-
can schools of painting."

"THE NEW SEASON^ Paintings sold at the Desert Magazine

Art Gallery range in price from $3.95 (tiny
miniatures) to large canvases costing sever-
al thousands of dollars. Subjects include
OCTOBER 1-21 — Indian scenes, pictographs, documentaries by Charles smoke-tree desert washes, cowboys at
La Monk and John Burgess. Westerniana in watercolor by Fritz Wirtz. round-up time, Indians, ghost towns, sun-
sets. Grand Canyon silhouettes, ocotillos
OCTOBER 22-NOVEMBER 11 — Watercolors and oils by CoacheUa Valley and sand dunes, and dozens of others.
artists: Earl Cordrey, Sterling Mook, Val Samuelson, Helen Abemathy, There are approximately 250 paintings on
Goldie Harding, Lester Bonar. display in the gallery at all times.
Connected with the gallery is a Crafts
NOVEMBER 12-DECEMBER 2 —Oils and watercolors by Burt Procter, Paul Shop which features Southwestern books,
Lauritz, Nicholas Firfires. Documentary photos of Indians by Elizabeth reproductions of desert paintings, Indian
Compton Hegemann. jewelry, pottery, ceramics, katchina dolls,
and desert stationery, and a large selection
DECEMBER 3-26 —Desert oils by John Hilton, John Coleman Burroughs, Bill of desert-theme Christmas cards. The
Bender. lobby also shows the largest selection of
genuine Navajo rugs in California. The
DECEMBER 27 • JANUARY 16 —Western oils by Jimmy Swinnerton and Navajo rugs are personally selected for the
Karl Alberts. Desert - theme ceramic figures by Hildred Reentz. Crafts Shop by Gil Maxwell of Farming-
ton, New Mexico, one of the country's top
authorities and buyers of Navajo rugs.
JANUARY 17-FEBRUARY 6 —Oils and temperas by Ted DeGrazia, Okrf
Wieghorst, and Ray Brose. A gem shop is located adjacent to the
Crafts Shop, and is operated by Harry and
FEBRUARY 7-28 — Outstanding Western watercolorists: Millard Sheets, Rhama Cubbage, who spend their summers
touring the rock and mineral shows and
Milford Zornes, Peter Hurd, Henriette Wyeth, Rex Brandt, John Meigs.
the county fairs of the west.
MARCH 1-20 — Dynamic designs in oils and watercolors by Emil J. Kosa, The gallery will conclude its season with
Charles Dye, Eva Worcester, and Art Riley. the Second Annual "Dauberoo," a desert
art festival and roundup that is designed
MARCH 21-APRIL 11 — Conventional and contemporary: Sam Hyde Harris, to bring together various art groups for a
Gerda With, Paul Dyck, and Fred Penney. weekend of painting and pleasantries. The
individual painters are assigned desert sub-
jects and then display their abilities to in-
APRIL 12-MAY 18 — Artists' "Dauberoo," by art groups of Southern Cali- terpret the topics given them. Members
fornia. The last round-up! of any organized art group in Southern
California are welcome to participate in
the Dauberoo, which terminates with an
outdoor barbecue. ///

22 / Desert Magazine / November, 1962

 A SILVER ANNIVERSARY BONUS FEATURE

TWO OLD DESERT FRIENDS

Hard Rock Shorty and the Desert Quiz—the former to give you a laugh
and perhaps a twinge of superiority (you would never be taken-in by Shorty's
tall tales the way his "dude" dupes were) : the latter usually produced the oppo-
site effects (not so funny when you had 13 wrong answers in a simple 20-ques-
tion test).
Shorty and the Quizmaster were integral parts of the DESERTS of a
decade ago. Shorty, as his friends know, is still in jail for dynamiting some
roadside billboards on the Mojave Desert. The Quizmaster has joined the
Peace Corps and is currently stationed at the South Pole.

"Water waz too hard," began Shorty.

Rock Shorty "Right after th' lake filled up behind th'

dam, feller thet owned th' ground took
out a row boat.
"First thing yu know, he breaks them
of Death Valley paddles on the hard water. Then he
drifts out in th' middle, an' small waves
start lappin' the boat's sides—each one
hittin' like a piece o' dynamite.
The station wagon, boat in tandem, "I know all 'bout thet map, an' I've "In two minutes there ain't no paint
luggage rack stacked with suitcases and spent th' leather on four pair o' boots left on thet boat. You can see splinters
boxes, interior crammed with children, tellin' folks like you thet th' reservoir flying. An' inside five minutes, she
two dogs, a tired mother and an exas- waz emptied two days after it waz filled. sprung a leak.
perated father, pulled up to Hard Rock Fact, the only outsider who saw it waz
Shorty's cabin in Eight Ball Creek Can- some writer feller who hed thet map "Waters so thick it just oozes in thet
yon. drawn fer thet old magazine in yer vessel, an' this fellow figures out a good
The driver honked on his horn, and hands. way t' save himself. He chops a hole
in due time Shorty appeared from out "Eight Ball Reservoir! Bah!" in th' bottom o' th' boat thinkin' th'
of the cool shadows on the far side of water will run out. But it don't work
The tourists looked thunderstruck. thet way, an' he goes under. Drowned.
the cabin.
"No water?" asked the mother. The
"Quit your honkin'!" said Shorty. kids started howling. "In 48 hours thet water licked thet
"You'll scare away all th' skunks." dam clear to nuthin' an' all thet water
"No water," said Shorty. "But jest banged its way down canyon.
"I'm lost," said the driver. "We're as well. Too much danger in this can-
looking for Eight Ball Reservoir. This yon." "Probably worked fer the best, 'cause
map . . ." 1 don't think thet resort operator waz
The youngsters stopped bawling when
"Burn thet danged map!" cut in Shorty. they heard the word "danger." too long on brains."

Tree or False Quiz time!

Sharpen your
pencils — and
your wits — and test yourself on 20
6. The old trail known as El Camino
del Diablo crossed the Colorado River
at Yuma. True False.....
on the Colorado Desert. True
False
14. Father Escalante visited the Grand
easy questions on the Great American 7. Father Garces was killed by the In- Canyon about the time the Declara-
Desert. 12 correct answers is a passing dians at Yuma. True False ..... tion of Independence was being
score; 13-16 is good; 17 or better, excel- signed. True..... False—.
8. The Army officer in charge of the
lent. Answers are on page 36 first camel train across the western 15. Ballarat is a famous ghost town in
1. Fiddleneck is the common name of United States was Lieut. Beale. Nevada. True False
a desert tree. True..... False True... F a l s e . . 16. Mormon colonization of Utah was
2. Tallest of the eight native trees of 9. The tributary which Powell named started after gold was discovered in
the Southwest desert is the Palm the Dirty Devil River is in Utah. California. True.... False
tree. True .... False True False..... 17. Ocotillo blooms after a rainfall.
3. If you visited the famous Palm Can- 10. The book, Photo Album of Yester- True.... False
yon near Palm Springs, Calif., your day's Southwest, was published in 18. The name Moqui used by early
admission fee would go into the tribal 1913. True... False..... writers, referred to the Apache In-
funds of the Mojave Indians. True . 11. California was still Mexican terri- dian tribe. True False
False.... tory when the Jayhawkers made their
famous trek across Death Valley. 19. Houserock Valley in northern Ari-
4. Part of the shoreline of Lake Mead True... False... zona is famous as the place where
is in California. True..... False..... Geronimo surrendered. True
5. Virginia City, Nevada, was famous 12. Yucca is a member of the cactus False—
for its production of gold. True.. family. True False
20. Oak Creek Canyon runs south from
False..... 13. Indio and Palm Springs, Calif., are Flagstaff. True False
 the trip to Palm Spring without dif-
VALLECITO ficulty, but if the sand appears too
soft where the trail crosses the wash,
continued from page 11 you should walk the remaining part
of a mile. Mesquite Oasis and Palm
Spring are one and the same, but a
sign on the edge of the wash indicat-
ing the former may cause a newcomer
to head down Carrizo Wash in search
of Palm Spring. At times the sand
in Carrizo Wash may be packed hard
enough to permit the pasage of con-
ventional cars for several miles, but
normally it is four-wheel-drive coun-
try.
Down Carrizo Wash about four
miles below Palm Spring a street
sign reading "Hollywood - Vine"
stands in a strange setting on a near-
by hill. Locally, the sign is somewhat
of a mystery, but a former resident
of Canebrake Canyon told me that
it originally marked the location of
a spring called Pamitas, which no
longer exists. Soldiers were stationed
in this area during World War II, so
it is not difficult to reconstruct the pic-
ture of their finding the Pamitas sign
and in an attempt to add a little glam-
our to their lonely existence, reword-
ing it to match their dreams.
A marker post on your left, 2.7
miles from the Palm Spring turn-off,
points the way to the Well of Eight
Echoes, which is just a few feet off
the highway. The well is a 16-inch
steel casing extending 800 feet into
the earth, supposedly intended as the
fountainhead for a cotton-raising ven-
ture in the 1920s. The expected flow
never materialized, and the project
was abandoned. Today the casing
oilers a curious acoustical phenome-
non. If you shout down the opening
you can hear the echoes gradually
decreasing in volume until they fade
out. Drop a small pebble down the
casing and the same thing happens—
right up to the last echo, which
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ba Mountains near the southern . . . Dress your little
1962 CATALOG
BIGGER AND BETTER
boundary of the park. While it does cherub in the finest robe
not as yet have the status of even a and bootie set. Quilted Unusual mountings and findings. Good
selection of jewelers' tools, equipment,
primitive campsite, the air of serenity lace knit tricot, acetate supplies, silver, books, cut stones, etc.
which prevails at this tree-covered filled, satin trimmed. fcp f 1 Coving ton lapidary equipment. Top qual-
outpost more than compensates for Boxed; available in white, •KLJLJH
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little strenuous activity along with
your camping, climb to the Dos Ca-
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be;as directly behind the spring. Dos
Cabezas, which in Spanish means
"two heads," are two towering col-
umns of granite on top of a ridge. WORTH SAVING. 81% of our readers
It's a tough climb to reach them, but
once there you get a rewarding view save their DESERTS for future refer-
of a wide expanse of desert terrain, ence and reading pleasure.
and a close look at some bizarre de- The best way to keep
signs wind and water have carved in your back issues is in
tht granite along the crest.
our attractive specially-
Visitors to Dos Cabezas should made loose-leaf BINDERS.
bring their own drinking water, since
contamination by dead animals may Gold embossed on Spanish Grain Imi-
make the spring water unsafe. When tation Leather. Space for 12 magazines
BINDERS easily inserted. A beautiful and prac-
the nearby San Diego and Arizona
Eastern Railway was carrying passen-
FOR YOUR tical addition to your home book-shelf.
gers, the spring supplied water to the DESERTS: Mailed postpaid from:
station and adjacent watertank. The
spring remains under the jurisdiction
of the railroad.
$3 each Binder Dept., Desert Magazine
Palm Desert, Calif.
California residents please add 4% sales tax
There is much evidence of former
Indian occupation in the Dos Cabezas
area, such as smoke-blackened caves,
pictographs, broken pottery, and
morteros for grinding seeds. Since
many of the unimproved roads and
trails leading to these sites are subject
to whims of the weather, it is advis-
able tf) consult a Park Ranger relative
to the condition of the roads. In fact,
making use of the information avail-
able from a Park Ranger on any part
of die State Park will assure your get-
ting the maximum enjoyment from
your outing.
On a recent trip to Dos Cabezas I
traveled over a jeep trail that extends
westward from the highway near the
Imperial County line. This trail is
undergoing improvements w h i c h
will make it passable for standard
cars, but the best approach at present
is u road that branches off about 4.5 If your spirit of adventure runs
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 By EDMUND C. JAEGER, D Sc.
author of DESERT WILDFLOWERS, THE NORTH AMERICAN DESERTS, DESERT WILDLIFE,
OUR DESERT NEIGHBORS, THE CALIFORNIA DESERTS, A NATURALIST'S DEATH VALLEY

of hair on its ears, possesses long

W INTER IS a good time to be-
come familiar with many of
the desert's wild and secretive
animal neighbors, for food is now
Among the shiest of the animals
that winter is likely to force into
view is the desert lynx or wildcat
hairs set like sideburns on the jaws,
and its tail is stubby and blacked-tip-
(Lynx rufus), somewhat lighter in ped . The lynx's big paws and stocky
hard to come by and these animals color and with fainter markings of build of its long legs, also distinguish
are more prone to engage in daytime black than the more widely-distri- it. While its summer coat is thin and
hunting. Those kindly people who buted wildcat of the mountains and harsh, its winter fur is lightweight,
put out food for wildlings are more coastal chaparral slopes. but abundant and long.
likely in the winter to be rewarded
with the sight of these animals, espec- The desert lynx is typically catlike This brush-dweller is a lone hunt-
ially at dusk or in the early morning in appearance, but unlike the domes- er. It likes rough country full of gul-
hours. tic house-cat, this creature has tufts lies, rocky slopes and canyons. Here
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Years ago I came across a wildcat the wildcat population are the teen-
hide-out in the rocky encelia-covered age hunters who fancy themselves as
slopes above Palm Springs. During
the course of many return visits to
great heroes for sneaking-up on a
wildcat and bringing it down with
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this place, I was able to observe the a high-powered rifle. Unfortunately,
mother raise her three soft-furred kit- most local newspapers can't resist Books
ten:.. During the early kitten period, running a picture of junior holding
the animals often were lying in the
sun or playing about the den "door-
a dead wildcat by the tail in one Pamphlets
hand and a smoking gun in the other.
yard" when I approached. What I
observed over a period of time rein-
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George Seymour, game manager,
forced my belief that few animals are
"savage" by nature, but only when
rightly assessed the value of the wild-
cat, when he wrote:
Color Production
we make them so. Man's attitude *We offer these important extras to
toward them is usually the only real "Like the coyote, the bobcat has authors who are considering the per-
determinant of the animals' conduct. been, and still is, persecuted as a sonal publishing of their
work: critical pre-pub-
heartless 'killer' of stock, poultry and lication analysis, print-
It is during this early kitten play- big game, despite food habit studies ing craftsmanship,
period that we are able, if ever, to that have shown the major portion retail - wholesale
make pets of wildcats. Persons given outlets, publicity,
of its diet has been rodents." and business in-
to gentleness, patience and a natural tegrity.
lov<! of animals seem to be able to The individual bobcats that prey
get good results in taming desert lynx on domestic poultry and stock should For free
estimates write:
kittens. So much depends on how be destroyed; but the bobcat in its
the young animals are treated. They role as destroyer of destructive ro- DESERT
can never be teased, or suddenly sur- dents should be looked upon as a PRINTERS, Inc.
prised by curious children o r very beneficial animal, and as such Palm Desert, Calif.
thoughtless adults. protected. ///
 NEW IDEAS for DESERT LIVING
By DAN LEE
Compact Power Generator —
Among the dozens of generator mod-
GEM CUTTING els I've tested, the new Charg-R-Lite is
a real stand-out in modern miniaturiza-
FASCINATING HOBBY EASY TO LEARN tion. It isn't a heavy-duty item by any
Send for Free Literature and Catalog showing stretch of the imagination, but for camp-
how You con cut and polish those pretty
rocks you find using Covington Gem Cutting ing trips and battery charging, it should
Equipment. prove ideal. Powered by a potent %
horsepower two-cycle gas engine, the
Lapidary Eng. Corp. Charg-R-Lite produces up to 300 watts
of AC, 110-volt electric power on surge,
1st. & Hwy. 99 Redlonds D, Calif. about 200 watts of power on continuous
duty. Flip a switch on the control box,
and the output becomes 10-amps of DC
juice for charging 6-volt or 12-volt stor-
A FREE SERVICE age batteries. Dimensions of 16x9x11
inches, and a low weight of less than
TO VACATION-PLANNING 25 pounds make this a truly small pack-
Portable Fire Fighter— age of power. Possible uses include
SUBSCRIBERS. . . camp light power, for desert homesteads,
I've tested many fire-control devices weekend cabins, or even as an emer-
over the years, and the spanking new Jab- gency source in the event of civil dis-
DESERT will be happy to send sco Fire Fighter is one of the best low- aster. The price is $149.50, from Dept.
you appropriate brochures and priced units I've ever seen. It consists of a D. Krestronics Corp., 140 Sheldon Street,
completely portable unit including this El Segundo, Calif.
folders on your Southwest vaca- basic equipment: an 1800-gallon-per-hour
tion target. Merely indicate what water pump, powered by a 2Vi -horse-
section of the Desertland you plan power, four-cycle gas engine which is Poolside Dressing Shack —
to visit, and when. There is no equipped with a wind-up starter, 50 feet Called the Tiki-Hut, this new product
of I'/i-inch fire hose, suction strainer, is actually a bamboo hut with 24 square
charge for this service. l'/i-inch brass fire nozzle attached to fire feet of elbow room. The hut is covered
hose, 15 feet of non-collapsible suction with outer peel split bamboo, tied with
hose and quick-release straps on all hoses. galvanized wire, and protected overall
Southwest Trauel All this gear is installed on a two-wheel
dolly.
by clear weatherproof varnish. Privacy
is provided by a closely woven inner
liner to the 6 foot height. Wooden
Desert Magazine One survey showed that over 200 desert clothes pegs and a wall bench are in-
cabins a year burn down, despite the fact cluded. The Tiki Hut has good ventila-
Palm Desert. Calif. that water is sometimes available at the tion through the tall bamboo roof, which
site in storage tanks. Obviously, no muni- aids in cooling. No price announced,
Southwest tourism entrepreneurs (motelmen, cipal fire company can hope to protect but Tiki Hut is available either knocked
guides, camp operators, etc.), not already cabin owners in thousands of square miles down in kit form or completely assem-
contacted by DESERT, who would like their of open desert, Each builder should take bled from Dept. D, Corona Manufac-
literature distributed to readers and visitors steps to protect his own property. The turing Corp., Sun Valley, Calif.
to DESERT'S pueblo, are invited to send Jabsco Fire Fighter might also be a valu-
samples of their brochures to the above able agricultural unit in certain situations.
Priced at $198.50, from Jabsco Pump Co., Load Levelers for Your Car —
address.
1485 Dale Way, Costa Mesa, Calif. The Gabriel Company has produced
a new kind of automotive shock ab-
sorber that, after testing, really impressed
me. They call them Load Absorbers,
The New and they combine the air-oil suspension
systems into one package. Quite a bit

Reese Hybrid Mesquite larger in outward appearance, the new

Load Absorbers nevertheless replace
your standard car shock absorbers with-
out any additional mechanical changes.
MONARCH OF THE DESERT
Take off the old ones, replace with the
The greatest tree of all time for early, effective, new. Load Absorbers are essentially a
economical shade and windbreak. Most beautiful, heavy-duty overload device with a rated
symmetrical, artistic, evergreen leaves—common to capacity of about 500 pounds overweight
no other. Loves hot sun and drouth; controls the protection per pair. After installation,
wind; stops blowing sand. air hoses are attached to the air bags
Deepest tap-root system ever known. Flowers and built into the upper end of the new
lawns love it! No insects nor diseases; no droppage shock absorber, and pressure can be al-
of leaves or sap. Ideal for yard and patio, shading tered from 30 to 90 pounds. By alter-
of pool; never molests fence, sidewalk, septic tank, ing air pressure, a controlled ride, with
cess-pool, water or sewage lines. Clean, majestic, just the right amount of firmness, is
attractive. Effective shade in one year; windbreak possible. Very handy for towing a boat
in two! or travel trailer with a later-model car,
most of which are way under-suspended.
Every tree fully guaranteed. We ship anywhere in the After the trip is over, reduce pressure
world, safe delivery assured. in the air bags by bleeding air and the
For detailed information, prices, write— ride returns to the freeway softness many
drivers prefer for town duty. On my
TUPELO G A R D E N S car, I found them excellent. The Load
P. O. Box 242 Absorbers raised the rear end of the
car a good two inches at half pressure
Desert Hot Springs, Calif. and allowed a full load of camping gear
Phone 329-5473 to be carried without excessive sag of
Six-month-old hybrid
Height: 9 ft.; spread: 8'/2 ft.; Members California Nurserymen's Association the car body. Priced at $45, from Dept.
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THEIR vs.

DREAM II
HELD WATER
By KAY DUNN

IG DREAMS and hard work.

B This is a tried and true formula
for success, and it's paying off
for a pair of modern - day desert
"prospectors" who have made their
strike in the shadow of the earlier
bonanza at Calico.
The old-time miners took silver
out of Calico. Nine miles northwest
of nearby Newberry, Gus Raigosa
and his wife, Loreen, are mining
water. They have created a 23-acre
lake—appropriately named Lake Lor-
een—the center of a modest recrea-
tional complex that includes docks, GUS AND LOREEN RAIGOSA STOCK FISH IN THEIR MOJAVE DESERT LAKE
cabanas, barbecue pits, trout pond,
water skiing facility, and a restaur-
ant, the "Blue Lagoon." Bamboo, property is 26 feet. This anomaly is "We had sold our home to finance
tamarisk and grape vines grow at reputedly caused by the unusual be- this crazy dream, and these were the
the water's edge. havior of the Mojave River, which longest days in my life!"
winds its way northward mostly un-
Thin, wiry and perpetually cheer- derground. The flow of water strikes It took six weeks of day and night
ful, Raigosa fell in love with the des- a mammoth subsurface rock barrier water flow for the subsurface to be-
ert at first sight. in the Cadys. This natural dike cre- come saturated, and then the lake
ates a vast backlog of water which began to fill.
"I loved the freedom, beauty, sun-
shine and pure air," he said. He felt fans out over a huge underground Since Gus and Loreen both work-
the excitement of new opportunity reservoir. Gus's property sits in the ed in El Segundo, they could only
in brown barren ground. All it need- heart of this reservoir. visit their desert property during the
ed to be "the most perfect place on Friends at home in El Segundo weekends.
earth" was water. and even the local earth-moving con- "Each weekend the water was high-
"I was born and raised near the er, and our hopes rose with it," said
ocean, and water seemed to be a part Loreen. The best weekend was the
TO REACH LAKE LOREEN from Barstow,
of me," Gus said. "I knew I couldn't drive east on Highway 66 past Newberry
one in which they found their lake
be happy too far from water, no mat- to Newberry Road; turn left (north) and filled to capacity. They spent the
ter how much I loved the desert. drive 4 miles to Valley Center Road; night on their island, watching the
"And so—far-fetched as it seemed— turn right (east) and drive 3V2 miles. splendor of the desert sunset, and
we began to lay our plans to develop the sparkling blanket of stars that
a lake on the Mojave. The dream followed, reflected in the mirrorlike
Loreen and I shared was to create tractor voiced skepticism over the surface of the water. Even the dis-
South Sea Island beauty in the clean plan to create a lake, but work tant beauty of the Cady Mountains
warm desert sands." started on schedule. A trough for the got into the picture.
first lake—eight acres in size — was
Working on a shoe-string, the Rai- bulldozed out. A mound was left in "We felt as though we owned the
gosas began their search for a place the center for an island. Heavy clay whole universe that night," recalls
for their lake. They settled on 40 was found under the surface sand— Loreen.
acres in Newberry Valley east of a perfect sealer for a lake bottom. A
Barstow, nestled in the shadows of well was drilled, and its fountain- Today, the Raigosas' dream is
the Calico, Newberry and Cady head turned into the gaping hole. steadily unravelling into reality.
mountains. The year was 1959. Then came the long, agonizing wait. Lake Loreen is more than a play-
ground for visitors; it is a unique re-
"Nature," said Gus, "had been "I was obsessed with doubt and minder of what ingenuity and hard
hard at work for us for centuries." fear," Gus remembers. "Would it work can still create on the desert.
The average static water level on his hold water, or wouldn't it?
 and light weight of the specimens.
Some cautious guesses are made—but
until I suggest that the students lick
the crystal form with their tongues,
no one thinks of the specimen being
a common salt (halite) crystal.
We dig deeper into our box of
wonders. Small pieces of petroleum-
bearing rocks are vigorously rubbed
together while my students wrinkle
their noses in displeasure at the
strong odor coming from these stone
specimens. Minerals gain a new per-
spective. Here are rocks with beauti-
ful shapes, others with taste, and some
with odor.
The last rock in the box is of ir-
regular and uninteresting form. It is
obvious that the outer surface does
not hold the clue to the wonderment
of this specimen. But, when a tiny
magnet is held close, the rock pulls it
A MUSEUM WORKER EXPLAINS THE SHAPES OF VARIOUS CRYSTALS TO TWO STUDENTS tight—the mysterious force of magne-
tite can not be seen with the human
eye.
GEOLOGY FOR THE BLIND Most programs include a musical
By RUTH A. KIRKBY selection. One of our museum do-
cents, Ritner Sayles, introduced the
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL MUSEUM
group to phonolite, a rare rock that
gives off a ringing tune when struck
minds we see the great thickness of with a hard object. Mr. Sayles enter-
S EVERAL YEARS ago I met a lit-
tle girl who was blind. I gave
her a smoothly polished rock to
sediments that cover so much of the
earth. I tell of the plastic form of
our earth and how restless sections
tains the blind students with a "cave-
man" tune played on large chunks of
phonolite.
hold, and as she rubbed the slick sur-
face her face lighted up and she ex- were lifted to build up mountain
ranges—while my students push the After the musical portion of our
claimed: "It is so beautiful." program, a special rock show is held.
edges of the books together to build
I recalled her happy face and a "mountain." Right on the tables Specimens are arranged on tables
cheery remark for a long time after in the Museum, we observe some of manned by museum workers ready
this experience. While working at my the phenomena of earth science that to discuss their displays.
job, collecting and sorting specimens, my students can understand — even Students are guided in small groups
or viewing displays by other collec- though they can not see the exposed from table to table to "view" the
tors, I found my thoughts crystalliz- rocks in a road-cut. many interesting specimens. A dis-
ing on the many interesting facets of
play of minerals of various weights
geology that could be shared with My program progresses to specific (specific gravity) arouses much curi-
the sightless. I started to collect speci- rocks, and this time I use a very soft osity. The difference between the
mens in an almost unconscious man- specimen that can be easily scratched heavy weight of galena (lead) and
ner, and soon I accumulated a large with a fingernail. Many people think the extreme lightness of pumice can
stack of specimens that could be en- of rocks as being very hard, and until not be comprehended by sight. Of
joyed by the sightless. they study geology do not realize special interest also is the smooth
This was the beginning of a pro- that many rocks are soft. I purposely surface of a large rock—slickensides
ject of teaching geology workshops choose diatomite for this demonstra- —that has been polished by earth
for the blind in the Museum's new tion, and as my students scratch movements.
earth science building. Theme for deeply into the rock surface with
these programs is, "The Wonders of their hands, they are told that they The students are able to handle
Our World." are removing thousands of tiny micro- driftwood mineralized into a fossil
scopic plant skeletons. These skele- log of great weight—and a piece of
We study the rock groups that tons are so small no one can see them modern wood which is light by com-
compose our earth—those made by without very great magnification. I parison; fossilized clams and those
volcanic action, or igneous rocks; the continue by describing the one- from a modern beach; the greasy feel
ones that are changed by heat or pres- celled plants called diatoms that of a gastrolith from the craw of an ex-
sure, the metamorphic kind; and live in all kinds of water, even that tinct dinosaur; a petrified leg bone—
rocks that are compacted sediments which we drink. Billions of their skel- and a lightweight cow bone.
from debris of many kinds, the sedi- etons are heaped up in such quanti-
mentary rocks. My students partici- ties that they make great sections of We also display modern lapidary
pate in building up some layers of the earth in certain areas. equipment and its end product —
this last mentioned rock group by smoothly polished spheres, bookends,
using old telephone books. We lay desk sets and jewelry.
A study of mineral forms is next
down one layer of sediment after on the program, and while my assis- There is much of our earth to be
another—page by page we build these tants pass out small cubic crystals, "seen" with the tips of sensitive fin-
layers of land surface, and in our the students ponder over the shape gers. ///
 GOVERNMENT LAND vate transactions. Development of Designed for Savage Vanguard

continued from page 15 the wells, lines and equipment neces- Mountains and POWER SCOOTER
Desert.
sary to make final proof on an agri-
cultural entry may cost as high as Write for
patent (title on the land), he must $60,000. Brochure
have cultivated, irrigated, reclaimed If, in spite of everything, you load
and produced crops on at least 1/8 up your Jeep and begin the modern
ol the acreage. Ditches and laterals equivalent of a covered-wagon assault
for irrigation must extend to all the on what is left of the open spaces,
irrigable area. A Desert Land Entry, you should start with the land itself,
TRI-CITY WELDING CO.
unlike the Reclamation Entry, is a as did our pioneers. People who are 11650 McBean Dr.
private venture, and the applicant seriously interested in Government El Monte, Calif. Gl 4-6381
makes his entry through the BLM. land usually have an area picked out.
A purchase price of $1.25 an acre With legal description on their
must be paid for these lands. dream parcel in hand, they go in per-
CONVERT
The traditional requirements for son to their local Land Office to ex-
. . . a friend into a FRIEND! with a sub-
earning full title to the homestead- amine the records and determine the scription to DESERT — the thoughtful gift.
construction of a dwelling, and resi- status of the tract. If the land is $4.50 for one year. We send gift cards.
dence on, and serious cultivation of open to filing under the Public Land
DESERT Palm Desert, Calif.
the land—will remain as the corner- Laws, the next steps follow in order.
stones of the homestead laws until,
perhaps, the last acre of government If this sounds too complicated and
land is disposed of. you are still determined to home-
stead, you may hire someone to find UNDISCOVERED WEALTH!
The new auction procedure for available land for you. Land loca-
small tracts differs in that there are tors and filing services have offices Buried loot, coins, silver, gold,
jewelry, battle relics! Transistor
no requirements as to improvement in many cities. For a fee, these people M-SCOPE detects them all. Used
worldwide by experienced explor-
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greater depth penetration, over
on present - day homesteading application blanks, preparing supple- 200 treasure - hunting days of
battery life. Easy terms. Guaran-
opportunities in the Desert mentary information that may be re- teed. Write for the FREE illustrated
Southwest is available by quired. However, the government booklet of fascinating customer
experiences.
mail or in person from these warns the homesteader to be cautious,
BLM offices: as none of the land locator services
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IMPORTANT NEWS FOR
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of the land or construction of a build-

ing. Full payment is made at the
time of sale, and a patent is issued COLLECTORS
upon approval of the sale by the
BLM. That closes the transaction.
This fact has prompted Secretary DESERT MAGAZINE IS LIQUIDATING ITS ENTIRE STOCK OF 1937-49
Udall to observe that, "One of the BACK ISSUES — APPROXIMATELY 3000 MAGAZINES — EVERY O N E
best ways to obtain public lands is to A COLLECTOR'S ITEM.

purchase a tract which the govern-

ment has placed on the market for
sale. A few may choose to locate land These Rare 61 Valuable
themselves and file an application Magazines will never again be available from the
for it, but such situations take longer original source.
than purchasing land already classi-
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the lands before any final action may SEND TODAY FOR FREE 1937-49 BACK ISSUE CATALOG TO:
be taken on the application." BACK ISSUE DEPT.
DESERT MAGAZINE
Public lands are not expensive, but PALM DESERT, CALIF.
no longer are they "free." No matter (Please include a stamped ir addressed return envelope)
how a person obtains public land—
whether bid on or lived on and devel-
oped as a farm—it will cost money. Priced to sell — as low as 36c each!
Lands sold outright are appraised Hours of Reading Pleasure / Maps to Lost Mines, Ghost Towns
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Bumble Bee, Arizona. THREE FINE prehistoric Indian war arrowheads
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Canyon Records, 834 No. 7th Avenue, Phoenix, mountings, gem materials. Write today, free
1, Arizona. catalog, identity card. Plomosa Gem, 5558 1962-63 WILDFLOWER and Wild Tree Seed Cata-
North Charlotte, San Gabriel, California. log, lists over 700 of the best varieties, 50c.
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Scientific name, common name, informative,
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get key chain, plus our 16-page brochure on State Highway 95. Now taking winter FOR DESERT lovers. Enchanting scenes painted
containing valuable, interesting information. reservations. Box 152, Quartzsite, Arizona. by Art Riley. Fine art prints, full color, 8x10".
The Indian Room, 1440 South Coast Highway, Set of 5, $5 postpaid. Available from your
Laguna Beach, California. favorite shop, but if not, order direct from
• MAPS us. (Give us store name). Satisfaction guaran-
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niayo blankets, squaw boots. Collector's items. on published reports of treasures lost and Oregon.
Closed Tuesdays. Pow-Wow Indian Trading found, researched in historical archives. $2.
Post, 19967 Ventura Blvd., East Woodland H. Johnson, 1731 West Coffman, Casper,
Hills, Calif. Open Sundays. Wyoming. MORE CLASSIFIEDS t
Nnvomhor 1PR9 / Desert Mnnmlns / a*
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BEAUTIFULLY MOUNTED genuine Long Horns

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polished, mounted with hand tooled leather.
Horns: 5 feet from tip to tip, $20; 6 feet,
FOR INFORMATION on desert acreage and par- Only $2500 cash. R. B. Scott, Palomar Mount- $30; 7 feet, $45. Horns are shipped via ex-
cels for sale in or near Twentynine Palms, ain, California. press. Cash with order. National Products
please write or visit: Silas S. Stanley, Realtor, Company, Laredo, Texas.
73644 Twentynine Palms Highway, Twenty- SELL OR trade Swedish motorborr (86 Ib.) jack-
nine Palms, California. hammer, for level land preferably in Nevada.
$950. Clear. R. E. Richard, 208 Michelle Road, • MISCELLANEOUS
TIRED OF desert heat: Retire to 12 acre dwarf Palm Springs, Calif.
SOUR DOUGH biscuit recipe and full directions
orchard on scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. Alley,
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Box 1003, Waynesville, North Carolina.
Woman Springs and Landers, California. Wired, lost art. Franks Murdock, Dalhart, Texas.
RIBBONWOOD ESTATES selling maximum of 80 400 square feet. $2500. Paul Ballard, 502
DESERT CHRISTMAS cards, top quality assort-
acres, 15 miles south of Palm Springs on East Carroll, Glendora, Calif.
ment of large natural color photographic
Palm Canyon and Palms-to-Pines Highway in SALTON SEA, houses, apartments, lots, motel scenes now available at only $1.35 per dozen,
Santa Rosa Mountain foothills. This 4500 foot and trailer sites, acreage, rentals, trades. Iris with envelope. Money back guarantee if you
elevation property has 25 to 90 degree tem- O. Smith, Realtor, Box 121, Salton City, Calif. do not agree these are exceptional. Desert
peratures, native foliage, unspoiled hilltop Christmas Cards, P. O. Box 5454, China Lake,
sites, and panorama of San Jacinto moun- California.
tains, Palm Springs, Coachella Va"ey, Alpine • WESTERN MERCHANDISE
Village and Pinyon Flats. Selling to initially
finance adjacent estates development. Invest GHOST TOWN items: Sun-colored glass, amethyst
and benefit with us. 535 East Mariposa, Red- to royal purple; ghost railroads materials,
lands, California. tickets; limited odd items from camps of .the True or False Answers
'60s. Write your interest—Box 64-D, Smith,
KACHINA HEIGHTS, where living with all city Nevada. Questions are on page 23
conveniences, seclusion, beauty can be en-
joyed. Homesites % acre, $3000. Terms. Ele- FREE "DO-lt-Yourself" leathercraft catalog. Tandy 1. False. Fiddleneck is an herblike
vation 4500, utilities, excellent water. 89A Leather Company, Box 791-B45, Fort Worth, plant.
and Dry Creek Road, Sedona, Arizona. Texas. 2. True.
Statement Required by the Act of August 24, Mrs. Alice Shelton, 334 N. Cambridge, Clare- 3. False. Cahuilla Indians own Palm
1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, mont, Calif. Canyon.
July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) 3. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and
showing the ownership, management, and cir- other security holders owning or holding 1 4. False. Mead is a Nevada-Arizona
culation of Desert Magazine published monthly percent or more of total amount of bonds, lake.
at Palm Desert, California, for October 1, 1962. mortgages, or other securities are: (If there
1. The names and addresses of the publisher, are none, so state.) 5. False. Virginia City was a silver
editor, managing editor, and business managers None. producer.
are: 4. Paragraph 2 and 3 include, in cases
Publisher Eu£?ne L. Conrotto, P. O. Box 481, where the stockholder or security holder ap- 6. 7, 8, 9. True.
La Quinta, Calif. pears upon the books of the company as
Editor Eugene L. Conrotto, P. O. Box 481, trustee or any other fiduciary relation, the 10. False. Photo Album of Yester-
La Quinta, Calif. name of the person or corporation for whom day's Southwest came out in No-
such trustee is acting; also the statements in
2. The owner is: (If owned by a corporation, the two paragraphs show the affiant's full vember, 1961.
its nami; and address must be stated and also knowledge and belief as to the circumstances
immediately thereunder the names and ad- and conditions under which stockholders and 11. False. The Jayhawkers came in
dresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 security holders who do not appear upon the '49—California became a state in
percent or more of total amount of stock. If books of the company as trustees, hold stock
not owned by a corporation, the names and ad- and securities in a capacity other than that of 1848.
dresses of the individual owners must be given. a bona fide owner.
If owned by a partnership or other unincorpo- 12. False.
rated firms, its name and address, as well as 5. The average number of copies of each
that of each individual member, must be given.) issue of this publication sold or distributed, 13. 14. True.
Desert Magazine, Inc., Palm Desert, Calif. through the mails or otherwise, to paid sub-
Charles E. Shelton, Palm Desert, Calif. scribers during the 12 months preceding the 15. False. Ballarat is in California,
Leonard A. Shelton, California Bank Bldg., date shown above was: (This information is
required by the act of June 11, 1960 to be near Death Valley.
Pomona, Calif. included in all statements regardless of fre-
Joe Turner, 129 N. Rockingham, Los Angeles, quency of issue.) 32,104. .16. False. The Mormons came west
Calif. in 1846.
Robert M. Shelton, 2950 Lombardy Rd., Pasa- Eugene L. Conrotto, Publisher
dena, Calif. 17. True.
Edw. Lightfoot, California Bank Bldg., Pomona, Sworn to and subscribed before me this
Calif. 26th day of September, 1962 18. False. Moqui meant Hopi.
Eugene L. Conrotto, P. 0. Box 481, La Quinta, Jeannette A. Constantino
Calif. (My commission expires September 25, 1964.) 19. False. Geronimo operated along
the U.S. southern border.
20. True.
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 The fascination that New Mexi- poor, yet out of New Mexico has
co holds is explained in part by the come a tremendous amount of origi-
fact that it has more of the Spanish nal and unique American culture.
heritage than any other state. In a Beck's book touches on history, geo-
new book: NEW' MEXICO, A HIS- graphy, statehood, art, industry,
and TORY OF FOUR CENTURIES, towns and cities. Beck spent many
author Warren A. Beck tries to com- years in New Mexico as a teacher
press 400 years of turbulence into and historian. His bibliography is
INTERESTING less than 400 pages. He succeeds in extensive. The book is priced at
showing the tremendous contrasts S5.95.
SOUTHWEST that make up the New Mexican story Perhaps the least known large area
of our "original 48" is southern Utah.
THE NEW BOOKS . . . Tourists touch on the edges of
THE INDIAN TRADERS, by Frank Bryce and Zion, and have traveled
McNitt. 394 pages; hardcover; $5.95. through Cedar City and St. George,
NEW MEXICO, A HISTORY OF but how many have ventured into
FOUR CENTURIES, by Warren A. the historic Mormon outpost back-
Beck. 392 pages; hardcover; $5.95. country — to Escalante, Henrieville,
SOUTHERN UTAH'S LAND OF Old Paria, Enterprise, and Old Iron-
COLOR, by Arthur F. Bruhn. 68 town? The Bryce Canyon Natural
pages; papercover; $1.25. History Association and its counter-
part at Zion National Park have re-
ALSO CURRENT . . . cently put out an attractive paper-
THE SOUTHWEST IN LIFE AND bound guide book: SOUTHERN
LITERATURE, by C. L. Sonnichsen.
"Bits and pieces of the best and/or UTAH'S LAND OF COLOR, which
most representative writings that the briefly describes the history, geology,
Southwest has inspired." 554 pages; and placenames of the area. There
hardcover; $7.50. are six pages of brilliant color, featur-
The Southwestern roamers who HOW TO ORDER . . .
ing the red sandstone so character-
enjoy the Navajo lands, the Hopi istic of southern Utah. The text,
The books listed above can be pur- written by Arthur F. Bruhn of Dixie
mi:sas, Monument Valley, and the chased by mail from Desert Magazine
Shiprock country, will find Frank Book Store, Palm Desert, Calif. Please College, St. George, is admittedly
McNitt's brand-new THE INDIAN add 15c for postage and handling per elementary in scope. Still for those
book. California residents also add who may enjoy this grand land, the
TRADERS a finely documented re- 4% sales tax. Write for free South-
port on some of the sturdy men who west book catalog.
guide will be a good companion.
went decades ago into the lonely val- Where else, in such a handy booklet,
leys and the scarred canyons of the would you find why Pinto and Pin-
—a state with less water surface than tura are so closely located, how Brian
Four Corners area to do business with any other, yet becoming the birth- Head got its name, and why Chap-
the nomadic Navajos and the Hopi place of the world's first atom bomb man Duncan hid away at Duncan's
villages on the edge of the Navajo simply because of its loneliness and Retreat? The LAND OF COLOR
agency. Where hundreds of books sparse population. Its deserts are has 68 pages, and sells for $1.25.
have been written about cowboys countered by its snow-peaked moun-
and badmen of the Wild West, no tains. Many of its people are sorely
deep work, until McNitt's book, has — Charles E. Shelton
been done on the traders, who were
as hardy a breed as any that ever
made history in the new frontier
lands. JOIN THE ~2)£4tf£. READER FAMILY
The result of a careful research, NOW . . . PLACE YOUR TWO-YEAR
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NEW SOUTHWEST BOOKS - EALL 1962

INDIAN TRADERS. FRANK McNITT. The author of the A CANYON VOYAGE. FREDERICK S. DELLENBAUGH. A
excellent biography "Richard Wetherill: Anasazi," now gives new reprint of Dellenbaugh's classic "Narrative of the
us the most complete report ever gathered on the Indian Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River
Traders of the Southwest. McNitt went to original sources, from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land in the Years
unpublished documents, and family letters, to recreate in 1871 and 1872." 278 pages, art and maps. Hardcover $6
fact the lives and times of men like Hubbell, Keam, John
GREAT SURVEYS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. RICHARD A.
Lee, Noel, and John Moore. This book should go with you
BARTLETT. During the years 1867-79 four major survey
next time you head for Monument Valley or Window Rock
parties were sent westward to observe and map the front-
or back beyond. 486 pages, illustrated, maps, index,
ier lands of the burgeoning nation. Later called the Great
bibliography $5.95
Surveys, they were led by Hayden, Powell, King and
Wheeler. The author tells of the hardships, the discoveries,
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE. JUANITA BROOKS.
the adventures of these pioneering parties that did much
This is a revised account of a widely-read book first publish-
to open the West. 464 pages, illustr., maps, index $6.95
ed in 1950. It is the most detailed report of the southern
Utah massacre that will be argued and examined as long KIT CARSON: A PORTRAIT IN COURAGE. MORGAN
as historians of the Southwest gather. 420 pages. Illustrat- ESTERGREEN. This is a carefully researched biography
ed, bibliography and index. $5.95 of the almost-legendary Kit Carson, one of the West's great-
est plainsmen and scouts. The author tries to remove the
ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK. , JOHN GREGORY ROURKE. legends and pin down facts. He has used new source ma-
A new reprint of the 1891 account of General Crook's fam- terial to give authority to his depiction of the true Kit
ous Arizona Territory campaign against the Apaches and Carson. 400 pages, illustrated, maps. $5.95
their war chief, Geronimo. 402 pages. Some sketches. $6.75
GHOST TOWN ALBUM. LAMBERT FLORIN. Part of the
DIG HERE! THOMAS PENFIELD. Lost treasures of the Western Ghost Town Series by Florin. Primarily pictures
Southwest—almost 100 of them—are located (approximately) of the way the old boom towns, long since dead, look
and valued (estimated) for those who would find a fortune today. Some text, maps. Includes pictures taken in Ari-
buried under desert sands or in craqgy caves. Research zona, California, Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, the Dakotas,
sources are listed, so the hobbyist can do his homework and Montana. $12.50
before he begins to dig for the real lost treasure. Maps. GREAT STAGE COACH ROBBERS OF THE WEST. EUGENE
Hardback. $3.95 B. BLOCK. For about 50 years, from the gold boom days
of '48, the stagecoach robbers were the talk of the mining
GREAT GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WEST. CARL W. BREIHAN.
towns of the West. Ha!f-hero, half-villain, the stagecoach
It seems that the gunfighters of the Wild Days just don't
stickup man was the most flamboyant character in a roar-
die. They stay alive for roaring action, fast draws, and ex-
ing age in a wild land. 16 black-and-white photos.
citing adventure. This hardback includes some rare photos
Hardcover $4.50
of some of the fighters and their guns. Indexed and
carries a bibliography. __ $5.95 LAST OF THE INDIAN WARS. FORBES PARKHILL. About
the time the Kaiser was trying to blockade Europe with his
ARIZONA'S DARK AND BLOODY GROUND. EARLE R. subs in 1915, the Utes of southeastern Utah went on a
FORREST. A revised and enlarged book about the deadly rampage. True and authentic, the book cites the tragedy
Graham-Tewksbury cattle war of the '80s. First printed in of the small band of Utes who killed in desperate outcry
1936, the book has been out of print for some time. 383 against their lot. A murder trial is the climax of the
pages, illustrated. $5.00 book. .__ $3.95

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PAINTERS OF THE DESERT. Ed Ainsworth. A gallery of arid-land WESTERN GHOST TOWNS. Lambert Florin. Over 200 scenes and
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NEW GUIDE TO MEXICO. Frances Toor. Completely revised, up-to- of other lost mine stories. 252 pages. — $4
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IOWER CALIFORNIA GUIDE BOOK. Gerhard and Gulick. Maps, motor
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mileages, supplies—the complete data you will need for a journey
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THE LOST DUTCHMAN MINE. Sims Ely. Latest information on the
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1HE MEXICAN HOUSE, OLD AND NEW. Vera Cook Shipway and
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