1 - Desert Magazine of the Southwest

COOK BOOKS
For the outdoor enthusiast,
and those who like to flavor
their life with the unusual
ROUGHING IT EASY by Dian Thomas, puts
he fun back into camping with easy and
economical ways to prepare foods, equip a
campsite and organize a camping trip. Paperback,
203 pages, $5.95.
AMERICAN INDIAN FOOD AND LORE by
Carolyn Neithammer. Original Indian plants
used for foods, medicinal purposes, etc., described,
plus unusual recipes. Large format,
191 pages, profusely illustrated, $4.95.
DUTCH OVEN COOK BOOK by Don Holm.
New and exciting culinary adventures in
Dutch Oven cooking. Heavy paperback, 106
pages, $4.95.
ARIZONA COOK BOOK by Al and Mildred
Fischer. Unusual recipes for Indian cooking,
Mexican dishes, Western specialties. Unique
collection. Paperback, 142 pages, $3.00.
CACTUS COOK BOOK compiled by Joyce L.
Tate. An excellent selection of recipes that
emphasize their edible or potable qualities
Also includes chapter on Food Preservation.
Paperback, 127 pages, $2.00.
SOURDOUGH COOKBOOK by Don and
Myrtle Holm. How to make a sourdough
starter and many dozens of sourdough recipes.
Paperback, 136 pages, illus., $3.95.
CITRUS COOK BOOK by Glenda McGillis.
An unusual and outstanding treasury oi
citrus cookery. Includes tips on freezing
juicing and shipping. Paperback, spira
bound, $2.00.
CALIFORNIA COOK BOOK by Al and Mildred
Fischer. Recipes divided into "Early
California," "California Fruits," "California
Products," "Sea Foods" and "Wine Cooking."
400 more unique collections by the
Fischers. Paperback, 142 pages, $3.00.
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TRAILS
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SAMUEL 8 JACKSOS
200 TRAILS TO GOLD
A Guide to Promising Old Mines
and Hidden Lodes Throughout the West
By Samuel B. Jackson
Rated by the pros as "one of the
best," this comprehensive and authoritative
guidebook is jam-packed with detailed
descriptions of hundreds of goldprospecting
opportunities, the histories
of past bonanzas, and stories of the stillto-be-located
"lost mines." It is a
colorful book that unfolds a fabulous
wealth of opportunites for the modern
pick-and-shovel prospector and the
"armchair" adventurer alike.
Samuel B. Jackson has been involved
in mining for over 20 years as pospector,
grubstaker and mine owner. He has developed
numerous mining properties,
and, at the moment, owns two inactive
mines in Yuba County, California, one
of which he is putting back in production.
Starting with the Outer Deserts of
Southern California, the author moves
from region to region and state to state,
covering every gold-bearing section of
the United States. He personally scouted
nearly half the localities mentioned, and
documented the rest in his own unique
collection of mining lore, maps and
records.
Following his detailed chapters on
"California's Outer Desert," "West of
the Orocopias," "California's Mother
Lode," and "The Lonely Trans-Sierra,"
the author moves to "Around Nevada's
Rim," "Through Central Nevada," on to
"Western Arizona," "The Spanish
Mines" and "Eastward in Arizona."
Jackson then covers New Mexico and
Texas, the Pacific Northwest, Idaho,
Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, followed
by a short look at Alaska.
The Index, containing all mines,
mountains, area, etc., mentioned in the
book, will be of exceptional value to the
reader.
Hardcover, 348 pages of thoroughly
research material, illustrated, $8.95.
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THECHEMEHUEVIS
By Carobeth Laird
Must reading for desert buffs is Carobeth
Laird's The Chemehuevis, a landmark
work on the life, language and lore
of one of Southern California's least
known Indian tribes. Homeland of the
Chemehuevis stretched along the Colorado
River, but the nomadic people
wandered into Arizona, Nevada and
Mexico, and as far west as the Pacific
Coast.
Already, only weeks after publication,
the critical kudos are coming in for The
Chemehuevis, from laymen and scholars
alike: "A masterpiece ..." "One of the
finest ethnographies ever written ..."
"The best piece of anthropological writing
I've ever read."
The author, now 81, had to wait until
late in life for recognition as a writer and
scholar. Her first book, Encounter With
an Angry God, published only last year,
won rave reviews from coast to coast and
established her as an exciting "new"
literary talent.