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Civic groups in the desert area are
invited to use this column for announcing
fairs, rodeos, conventions and other
events which have more than local interest.
Copy must reach the Desert Magazine
by the 5th of the month preceding
publication. There is no charge for
these announcements.
OCT. 27-29—State Nurses association
convention, Douglas, Arizona.
OCT. 27-29—Southwestern Medical
association convention at El
Paso, Texas.
OCT. 29-30—Annual convention of
Arizona State Junior chamber of
commerce at Globe.
OCT. 30—First annual Coachella
Valley Horse Show at Indio, California.
OCT. 30-31—New Mexico Health
association's convention at Las
Vegas.
OCT. 31—Nevada celebrates its
74th birthday.
NOV. 1—Western States conference
of Water Commissioners
and Engineers, J. C. Wanslee,
chairman, Capitol building,
Phoenix.
NOV. 1-5 — American Institute
of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
at Tucson. B. R. Hatcher,
chairman.
NOV. 7-12 — Fiesta del Sol at
Phoenix.
NOV. 10-12 — Arizona Bankers
association convention at Phoenix.
NOV. 11—Armistice Day festivities
in all desert towns.
NOV. 11-12-13—Sierra Club of
California to tour Lake Mead on
chartered boat.
NOV. 12—Indian Corn dance,
Jemez pueblo, New Mexico.
NOV. 12—Indian Buffalo dance at
Tesuque pueblo, New Mexico.
NOV. 14-15—Arizona Pharmaceutical
association's convention at
Phoenix.
NOV. 16-19 — Annual Hellzapoppin
rodeo at Buckeye, Arizona.
NOV. 19—Homecoming Week at
University of Arizona, Tucson.
NOV. 24—Thanksgiving Day.
NOV. 25-27—Rodeo and '48er at
Chandler, Arizona.
N O V E M B E R , 193
Vol. 2 NOVEMBER. 1938 NO. 1
COVER
CALENDAR
LETTERS
PHOTOGRAPHY
HISTORY
CAMERA ART
ADVENTURE
ARCHAEOLOGY
TRAVELOG
RECREATION
ENTOMOLOGY
GEMS
DEVELOPMENT
POETRY
PLAY
HISTORY
ART
SHOP TALK
LANDMARKS
PLACE NAMES
MINING
NEWS
BOOKS
WEATHER
WRITERS
COMMENT
DESERT CHARLEY, Photo by Frashers Inc.,
Pomona, California.
November events on the desert 1
From readers of the Desert Magazine 2
Amateur contest prize winners 3
Navajo Gold
By MRS. WHITE MOUNTAIN SMITH . . . . 4
"Feel" of the Desert
Photo by WM. M. PENNINGTON 7
Rope Down and Swim Out
By RANDALL HENDERSON 8
We Found the "Three Turkey" Cliff Dwellings
By RICHARD F. VAN VALKENBURGH . . . 11
Hidden Forest of Nevada
By CHAS. L. HEALD 14
Oasis
By JAMES L. CARLING 17
Praying Mantis of the Desert
By CHARLES F. HARBISON 19
Beach Combing on the Desert
By JOHN W. HILTON 20
Water for a Desert Empire
By TAZEWELL H. LAMB 22
Shack on the Desert, and other poems . . . . 25
Fiesta del Sol
By OREN ARNOLD 26
29 Cabbage Palmettos
By LARRY D. WOLMAN 28
Twentynine Palms Oasis
Water color by CLIFFORD LEWIS 29
First Year Along the Desert Trail 30
Who can identify this picture? 33
Compiled by TRACY M. SCOTT 36
Brief notes on desert mine operations 37
Here and There on the Desert 38
Reviews of past and present books of the desert . 40
Temperature reports 41
About this month's contributors 42
Just between You and Me, by the Editor . . . . 44
The Desert Magazine is published monthly by the Desert Publishing Company, 697
State Street, El Centre, California. Entered as second class matter October 11, 1937 at the
post office at El Centre California, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Title registered No. 368865 in U. S. Patent Office, and contents copyrighted 1938 by
the Desert Publishing Company. Permission to reproduce contents must be secured from
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RANDALL HENDERSON, Editor
TAZEWELL H. LAMB, Associate Editor
J. WILSON McKENNEY, Business Manager
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