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DESERT AUG. 1-3 Non-association rodeo, Vernal, Utah. 2-4 Cowboy reunion, rodeo, Las Vegas. New Mexico. 3-4 Mark Twain day celebration at Mono Lake, California. 4 Smoki Ceremonials and snake dance, Prescott, Arizona. State fairgrounds at dusk. 4 Great Corn dance, Santa Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico. 5-31 Tenth annual field school <strong>of</strong> Indian art, Santa Fe, N. M. 6-15 Congress <strong>of</strong> History and Archaeology to meet in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Public lecture sessions in University, Albuquerque; Bandelier centennial celebration at School <strong>of</strong> American Research. Santa Fe. Dr. James F. Zimmerman, congress president; Dr. Edgar Lee Hewett in charge <strong>of</strong> Bandelier program, Dr. Donald D. Brand chairman <strong>of</strong> anthropology sessions; J. Frank Dobie and Fred W. Hodge among principal speakers. 10 Feast Day <strong>of</strong> San Lorenzo, Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. 10-11 Spanish Trails fiesta, Durango, Colorado. Rodeo and carnival. 10-11 Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Arizona horse show, Prescott. Fairgrounds afternoon and evening. 13 Folk festival celebrating "Arrival <strong>of</strong> Kearny's Army August 13. 1846," at Mora, New Mexico. 14-17 Inter-Tribal Indian ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico. 15 Feast day <strong>of</strong> Senora de la Asuncion, Zia Pueblo, New Mexico. 17-SEPT. 1 <strong>Southwest</strong> watercolors by Paul Gill, Museum <strong>of</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Arizona, Flagstaff. 20-21 De Baca county festival in form <strong>of</strong> dramas: "Coronado's March to Quivira" and "Saga <strong>of</strong> Billy <strong>the</strong> Kid," Fort Sumner, N. M. 21-24 Non-association rodeo, Payson, Arizona. 22 Feast Day <strong>of</strong> San Augustin, Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico. 22-24 Annual Jamboree <strong>of</strong> Arizona Small Mine Operators association at Globe. 29-31 Rodeo at El Paso, Texas. 30-31 American Legion non-association rodeo, Cedar City, Utah. 31-SEPT. 2 Nevada State fair, Fallon. C. J. Thornton, fair manager. 31-SEPT. 2 Nevada rodeo, Winnemucca. 31-SEPT. 2 Santa Fe fiesta, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Performances <strong>of</strong> Coronado Cuarto Centennial pageant will be given in <strong>the</strong> following cities during August: Tucumcari, N. M. Aug. 1-3, Dalhart, Texas Aug. 5-6, Prescott, Arizona, Aug. 16-18, Hot Springs, N. M. Aug. 24-26. AUGUST, 1940 THE Volume 3 AUGUST. 1940 Number 10 COVER Navajo Medicine Man, photograph by D. Clifford Bond, Berkeley, California. CALENDAR August events on <strong>the</strong> desert 1 PHOTOGRAPHY Prize winning pictures in June 2 CONTRIBUTORS Writers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> 3 PETROGLYPHS Glyphs That Tell <strong>the</strong> Story <strong>of</strong> an Ancient Migration — By FRANK BECKWITH . . . 4 SPORTS There's a Technique for Climbing Rocks By RUTH DYAR MENDENHALL 8 GEOLOGY We Hunted Meteorites with a Magnet By WALTER FORD 13 TRAVELOG Graveyard <strong>of</strong> an Ancient Forest By BERTHA GREELEY BROWN 16 ARTIST Carl Schmidt—He Prefers <strong>the</strong> Silent Landscape By JOHN W. HILTON 21 INDIANS Magic <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Navajo Medicine Man By D. CLIFFORD BOND 22 TREASURE B l a c k G o l d — B y J O H N D . M I T C H E L L . . . . 2 4 DIARY July at Yaquitepec—By MARSHAL SOUTH . . 25 BOTANY Ephedra—By LETHA M. OLSON 27 POETRY COYOTE, and o<strong>the</strong>r poems 28 QUIZ A Test <strong>of</strong> Your <strong>Desert</strong> Knowledge 29 NEWS Here and There on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> 30 HOBBY Cacti—Edited by LUCILE HARRIS 32 PUBLIC LANDS R e g u l a t i o n s f o r t h e F i v e - A c r e T r a c t L a w . . . 3 3 HOBBY Gems and Minerals—Edited by Arthur L. Eaton . 35 LANDMARK Gran Quivira—By HELEN WETHERILL BEST . . 38 WEATHER June Temperatures on <strong>the</strong> desert . . . . \ .38 BOOKS CORONADO AND QUIVIRA, and o<strong>the</strong>r reviews . 40 PLACE NAMES Origin <strong>of</strong> names in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Southwest</strong> 42 HUMOR H a r d R o c k S h o r t y — B y L O N G A R R I S O N . . . 4 3 MINING Briefs from <strong>the</strong> desert region 43 COMMENT J u s t B e t w e e n Y o u a n d M e — B y t h e E d i t o r . . . 4 4 LETTERS C o m m e n t f r o m D e s e r t M a g a z i n e r e a d e r s . . . 4 5 The <strong>Desert</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is published monthly by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Desert</strong> Publishing Company, 686 State Street, El Centro, California. Entered as second class matter October 11, 1937, at <strong>the</strong> post <strong>of</strong>fice at El Centro, California, under <strong>the</strong> Act <strong>of</strong> March 8, 1879. 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