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Yuma . . .
"This is Hell." Lynn Jude, 49, prospector,
scrawled these three words in the desert
sand before he died of hunger and thirst
in the barren Gila mountains 16 miles
southeast of Yuma. A searching party in
May found Jude's body, nearby an empty
canteen, and the message. The prospector's
automobile, tires flat, stood a short distance
away.
Window Rock . . .
Pifion nut harvest in Arizona and New
Mexico, in good years worth $1,000,000,
will be poor this year, according to reports
here. Because the pifion is important source
of cash for the Navajo, the Indian income
is hit hard when the crop fails. Annual
expedition of the Indians to the hills to
gather the nuts is a big event every fall before
snow flies in the high country.
Pearce . . .
Basal part of a huge mammoth's tusk was
found on the eastern slope of Dragoon
mountains in the Sulphur springs valley.
Finder was rancher Jack Busenbark. Identification
was made by Dr. Emil Haury, head
of Arizona university anthropology department.
Haury expects to search in the locality
for more remains, hopes to find there also
evidence of human life during the remote
age in which the mammoth lived.
Tucson . . .
By a margin of one point Lee Echols of
Nogales won the Arizona state pistol championship.
He defeated Norman Adair of
Yuma, set a new state record when he
scored 297 out of a possible 300 in the
centerfire police match.
Prescott . . .
Preparing for the Smoki program August
4, residents of this vicinity are rounding up
bullsnakes. Snake hunters responded to an
appeal from members of the Smoki clan,
who offer a cash bonus for the largest bullsnake
delivered to the organization. The
Smoki are community leaders who turn
once every year from their usual pursuits to
present a ceremonial patterned after the
ancient Indian snake dances.
Phoenix . . .
Sale of six cattle ranches including 102,-
000 acres north of Phoenix for approximately
$175,000 is reported. Buyer is Frank N.
Bard, Chicago manufacturer, who will consolidate
the properties into one ranch, add
several thousand head of cattle to those he
bought with the land.
Yuma . . .
Bids were opened June 13 for construction
of a power plant on the Gila irrigation
project east of this city. Water from
the Colorado river will be pumped to mesa
lands of the Gila valley. First unit of a
desert area is expected to be irrigated in
1941.
Camp Verde . . .
Workmen building a new road from here
to Montezuma Castle discovered a sealed
Indian cave 100 feet long. Several ollas were
found and one ear of corn measuring 9V2
inches in length. Thorough exploration will
be made in search of other relics.
Grand Canyon . . .
From a light canvas boat Barry Goldwater
of Phoenix in May gave a realistic broadcast
by shortwave radio as his frail craft
shot through seven and eight-foot waves
of the Colorado river near Phantom ranch
at the bottom of Arizona's Grand Canyon.
His broadcast was interrupted by circumstances
beyond his control when he was
forced to quit talking and bail for his life.
It was a Ripley program. Robert L. described
the gorge as capable of swallowing 100
Yosemites, a dozen Niagaras and the entire
range of Swiss Alps, with room remaining
to toss in all the armies of the
world with their full equipment. Governor
Jones went on the air to say the canyon is
"greatest believe-it-or-not wonder of all
time."
CALIFORNIA
Twentynine Palms . . .
Appropriation of $14,000 for the Joshua
Tree national monument will be used in
part for road work and employment of a
custodian, according to a letter from Congressman
Harry R. Sheppard, who says
"This, I feel, is the beginning of development
within the park area that will reflect
beneficially in behalf of the citizens of
Twentynine Palms and residents in that area
in general."
Palm Springs . . .
Lloyd Mason Smith of Ontario, California,
has been appointed director of the
Palm Springs desert museum for the next
season. During the past three summers
Smith has been doing field work with Dr.
Edmund C. Jaeger of Riverside, author of
recently published "Desert Wild Flowers."
Palm Springs . . .
Members of the tribal committee of Agua
Caliente Indians have asked for federal
funds to repair fire-damaged Palm canyon.
In a letter to John Collier, commissioner of
Indian affairs, the committee says several
hundred of the beautiful and valuable palms
in the canyon were destroyed or injured.
Necessary work should be done at once, the
Indians urge.
El Centra . . .
Earthquakes in May caused damage in
Imperial Valley estimated at $2,500,000.
Brawley was hardest hit, El Centro, Holtville
and Calexico not so severely. South
of the border, in Mexico, earth movement
disrupted the canal system which delivers
water to the rich agricultural district north
of the line. Emergency crews worked night
and day to restore irrigation service in
time to prevent serious crop losses.
Blythe . . .
For flood control work on the Colorado
river between Boulder dam and Yuma, the
house of representatives has voted $100,-
000. Appropriations for the Parker dam project
were raised to $3,500,000 by the Senate
and the house concurred. This money
will be used to build and equip a hydroelectric
power plant at Parker.
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