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n was Coyote." many miles southeast of the historic oasis. Now if you will correct the caption under that picture to read "Water trough at the old stage station at Mountain springs," I'd rest a bit easier—being sure that the 15 years I've spent in snow and sunshine, on the west rim Overton, Nevada Dear Randall: Just received the Desert Magazine today and found it very interesting. In glancing over your Desert Place Names I note an error, and I trust this correction will be accepted in the good spirit in which it is given. of [he Colorado desert weren't lived in vain. TIM OIXA. Bunkerville was settled January 6, 1877. Edward Bunker Sr. led in the colonization of Grants, New Mexico Dear Mr. Henderson: Opened my copy of the June issue of th • Desert Magazine—and lo, the mountain h id come to Mohammed. I refer to the picture of the "old Carrizo stage station" on page 15. Last time I layed my bedroll on the sands at the old stage station the nearest mountain Dear Tim: Now that you've called it to m) attention I know you aye right. That picture in the June number couldn't be Carrizo stage stationt because the old Carrizo stage house was o\ adobe—and the one in the picture is oj rock. My apologies to you and James Jasper. Mr. jasper gave me the photograph correctly captioned—and the error was made in this office. —R. H. this town, and incidentally, he was a member of the Mormon battalion, a group which made one of the most historic marches on record. Outside of the little town of Genoa, Overton and St. Joseph (now called Logandale) are the two oldest farming settlements in the state of Nevada, being hist settled January 8, 1865. The man who led this early colonization was Thos. S. Smith. St. Thomas, now buried forever by storage waters behind Boul- mmmmmmmmmmmmm der dam was named after him. GEORGE PERKINS. • • • Glendale, California i'i Dear Sir: Only one night in the year There is a poem, or a portion of one, that fi lias haunted me for years and I am enclosing it so it may have a chance to haunt someone else. It has something of the call of the desert Only one place* in the world in its lines and sounds like Stevenson, but I am ashamed to admit I do not know the 1 author . . . "They've cradled you in custom, they have pruned you with their preaching. They have soaked you in convention. through and through— They have put you in a show case: you're a credit to their teaching. But can't you bear the wild? It's calling you! Let us probe the silent places, let us see what luck betide us. Let us journey to a distant land I know. There's a whisper in the night wind, there's a star agleam to guide us: For the wind is calling, calling—let us go!" Encouraged by your attitude toward poets in general and by your letter to Leon Noyes in your current issue, I send you a couple of spasms that were written with the aid of The Smoki are dancing again. On Sinpine scented, mile-high city of Prescott, Arizona, the Smoki People, 300 white men Pisgah Bill, who only helped after considerable urging. Bill says "Poets ain't nothin' but dadburned sun struck dudes." W. H. BURTIS. P. S. I don't think you should encourage me to write poetry. - -W. H. B. • • • and women who are preserving the rituals and dances of the Indians will hold their 20th Annual Ceremonials. San Bernardino, California Dear Sir: In looking over the Desert Magazine for January '40, I see on page 44, an item about The only group of its kind in the a piece of jasper sent you by Olin J. Bell of world, the Smoki, this year, will give San Francisco, and that it came up from bed- the strange intriguing, dramatic chants rock of one of the Golden Gate Bridge foun- and dances of two famous Southwestern dations. Indian tribes -- the Zuni and Hopi, A number of years ago, in 1909 to be exact, end the world renowned Smoki Snake when Fighting Bob Evans brought his fleet Dance. of battleships to visit San Francisco I was living near Santa Rosa and came down on the fL. The beat of the tomtoms, the excursion train to Lime Point light house, on including rattle of gourds, the stomp of the Marin county side of the Golden Gate. In moccasined feet will trans- exploring around the cliffs there, I found the I, port you to another world. quite a large deposit of jasper of all colors, Don't miss this most color- red and yellow predominating. I recognized tVOKlOFAMO ful of Southwestern events — it as being.the same "a,s several large specimens Smoki Snal the Smoki Ceremonials. I had at that time, .which I had found at Mark West springs near Santa Rosa. \ Dance There must be a vein of this jasper running through these cliffs and under the waters of the Golden Gate. Think more could be found around those cliffs, but doubt if anyone woujd be allowed to explore there now, LAND OF THE PRESCOTT, ARIZONA SMOKI PEOPLE" as it is a government reservation and visitors are not allowed. Just writing this as an interesting note on the item. WILFRID M. SNOW.
DESERT Galesidat JUN. 27-29 National Association of Deans and Advisers of Men meets at Hilton Hotel, Albuquerque. New Mexico. James F. Findlay, University of Oklahoma, president and chairman. JULY 1-3 New Mexico association of dentists in convention at Santa Fe. 1-4 Motor boat and horse races, Provo, Utah. 1-5 Hopi Craftsman exhibit. Museum of northern Arizona, Flagstaff. 2-4 Southwest Indian Powwow, Flagstaff, Arizona. 3-5 Cavern City Cavalcade and rodeo, Carlsbad, New Mexico. 3-6 Rodeo at Reno, Nevada. Edward Questa, chairman. 4 Rodeo at Patagonia, Arizona. 4 Indian rodeo. Salt river Indian reservation, Mesa, Arizona. 4 Rodeo and horse show, Cimarron, New Mexico. 4 Pioneer Days, Albuquerque, K. M. 4-6 Round Valley rodeo, Springerville, Arizona. 4-6 Annual rodeo. Silver City, New Mexico. 4-7 Frontier days celebration and nonprofessional rodeo, Prescott, Ariz. 5-6 Historical celebration at Inscription Rock, El Mono national monument, New Mexico. 10 Pageant depicting discovery of Grand Canyon, staged 16 miles east of Grand Canyon village. Harold C. Bryant, Grand Canyon national park superintendent. 11-13 Ute Stampede, Nephi, Utah. 11-13 Robbers' Roost Roundup, Price, Utah. 13 State society reunion for former residents of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada, in Sycamore- Grove Park, Los Angeles, California. C. H. Parsons, 416 S. Spring St., secretary. 13-28 Water colors by Millard Sheets, Claremont, California, at Flagstaff, Arizona museum. 18 Cowboys' Roundup, Clovis, New Mexico. Cowboy ballads and legends. 19-21 Southwest district convention of 20-30 dubs. Carlsbad, New Mexico. Wiley Van Hecke, Santa Fe, district governor. 19-24 Covered Wagon Days, Salt Lake City, Utah. Rodeo. Win. J. Rackham, chairman. 19-24 Covered Wagon days. Salt Lake Utah. Rodeo. 24 "Creation" to be given by Salt Lake Oratorio society under direction of Squire Coop, Salt Lake- City. 25-26 Fiesta at Taos, New Mexico, to celebrate St. James and St. Anne's Days. Coronado Entrada, pageant celebrating 400th anniversary of Spanish entry, will be presented in the following New Mexico cities this month—Las Vegas, July 12-13, Roswell, July 17-19. JULY, 194 Volume 3 JULY, 1940 Number 9 COVER LETTERS CALENDAR PHOTOGRAPHY DISCOVERY TREASURE ADVENTURE PROSPECTING GUIDE QUIZ DIARY POETRY WILDLIFE CEREMONIAL PERSONALITY ARTIST FICTION LEGEND BOTANY LANDMARK HOBBY NEWS BOOKS HOBBY PLACE NAMES MINING COMMENT Pinnacles in Bryce Canyon, Utah Comment from Desert Magazine readers . . . Inside cover July events on the desert 1 Prize winning pictures in May 2 El Vado de los Padres By DR. RUSSELL G. FRAZIER 3 Loot of Monterrey By JOHN D. MITCHELL 6 She Mines .AWR—-rrnd Likes it By WALTER FORD 7 Night Prospector — By HULBERT BURROUGHS . 11 Captain John Hance By FRANK C. LOCKWOOD 15 A Test of Your Desert Knowledge 18 June at Yaauitp>~ec By MARSHAL SOUTH 19 TWILIGHT REVERIE, and other poems . . . .21 Desert Trader — By GRACE P. NICKERSON . . 22 Smoki Snake Priests 23 Seven-Time Winner in Arizona By OREN ARNOLD 25 He Wanted to do Honest Painting By JOHN W. HILTON 27 Hard Rock Shorty — By LON GARRISON . . . 28 Coyrte and the Bluejays By HARRY C. JAMES 29 Hill Climbers of the Desert By MARY BEAL 30 Echo Arch — By MARGUERITE SCHMIDT . . . 32 Cacti — Edited by LUCILE HARRIS 34 Here and There on the Desert 36 UNCLE SAM'S CAMELS, and other reviews . . 38 Gems and Minerals, Edited by ARTHUR EATON 39 Origin of names in the Southwest 42 Briefs from the desert region 43 Just Between You and Me — By the Editor . . . 44 The Desert Magazine is published monthly by the Desert Publishing Company, 636 State Street, El Centro, California. Entered as second class matter October 11, 1937, at the post office at El Centro, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Title registered No. 358865 in U. S. Patent Office, and contents copyrighted 1940 by the Desert Publishing Company. Permission to reproduce contents must be secured from the editor in writing. RANDALL HENDERSON. Editor. TAZEWELL H. LAMB and LUCILE HARRIS, Associate Editors. Eugene A. LaMont, Advertising representative 327 S. Towne Ave., Los Angeles, California. Phone MI 6441. Manuscripts and photographs submitted must be accompanied by full return postage. The Desert Magazine assumes no responsibility for damage or loss of manuscripts or photographs although due care will be exercised for their safety. Subscribers should send notice of change of address to the circulation department by the fifth of the month preceding issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year $2.50 — 2 years $4.00 — 3 years $5.00 GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS: 1 subscription $2.50 — two $4.00 — three $5.00 Canadian subscriptions 25c extra, foreign 50c extra Address subscription letters to Desert Magazine, El Centro, California
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