april on the desert - Desert Magazine of the Southwest

Coyote Decline Noted . . .
Vernal, Utah — Bounty hunters in
Uintah County are bringing in 12 times
more bobcats than they are coyotes, it
was
reported. Thirteen years ago,
when the bounty committee of the
local woolgrowers association was organized,
the ratio was almost 20 coyotes
to one bobcat.
Tones Re-election Protested . . .
Window Rock, Ariz. — Paul Jones
was the only candidate nominated for
the chairmanship of the Navajo Tribal
Council in four provincial conventions
—but hundreds of Navajos have signed
petitions protesting his apparent reelection.
The Indian Bureau said the
petitions charge irregularities in his
nomination which "prevented a fair
and impartial election." Jones is completing
his second four-year term.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Damsite Town Rises . . .
Dutch John, Utah — Nearly completed
is the construction community
of Dutch John—and now engineers
are focusing their attention on work
on the Flaming Gorge Dam itself.
Scheduled for completion this month
is the 1100-foot diversion tunnel which
will carry the waters of the Green River
around the damsite.
State Leases Goblin Valley . . .
Goblin Valley, Utah—Federal authorities
approved a lease granting the
Utah Park and Recreation Commission
640 acres in Goblin Valley. The
Valley is 20 miles north of Hanksville
and is regarded as one of the most
spectacular examples of the forces of
erosion in the Southwest. The state is
seeking a total acquisition of 15,360
acres in the Goblin area.
Here is another lesson for Desert
Magazine's class in desertology.
The questions include
history, geography, mineralogy, botany, Indians and the general lore of
the desert country. All the answers have appeared in past issues of Desert
Magazine. A score of 12 to 14 is fair, 15 to 17 is good, 18 is excellent.
If you get over 18 right you may go to the head of the class. The answers
are on page 33.
1—Desert tortoises are hatched from eggs. True False
2—If you wanted to visit the Dinosaur National Monument you would
go to the state of Nevada. True False
3—Ironwood is too hard to burn. True False
4—Camelback Mountain may be seen from Phoenix. True
False
5—Desert holly sheds its leaves when winter comes. True False .... .
6—-The book, The Winning of Barbara Worth, telling the story of the
reclamation of Imperial Valley, California, was written by Zane Grey.
True False
7—Indian tribesmen in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico were
growing corn before Coronado came to that area. True— _. False
8—The padres known in history as the "Black Robes" were Jesuits.
True False
9—Cactus wrens often build their nests in Beavertail cactus. True
False
10—Joshua Tree National Monument is located in southern Arizona.
True False
11—The roots of certain species of yuccas are used by the Indians for
soap. True False
12—Stage coaches on Butterfield's Overland Mail Line crossed the Colorado
River at Ehrenberg. True False
13—Nogales, Arizona, is located in territory purchased by the United
States in the Gadsden Purchase. True False
14—Pumice stone is of volcanic origin. True False
15—Telescope Peak overlooking Death Valley is in the Panamint Range.
True False
16—Window Rock, Arizona, is the tribal headquarters for the Apache
Indians. True False
17—Wickenburg, Arizona, is located on the bank of the Hassayampa
River. True False
18—A good automobile road provides easy access to Rainbow Bridge
National Monument in southern Utah. True False
19—The Lost Dutchman mine in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona
has been relocated. True False
20—The Padre who accompanied Juan Bautista de Anza on his historic
trek from Tubac to Monterey with California's first colony of white
settlers was Father Font. True False
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