Desert Magazine of the Southwest
Desert Magazine of the Southwest
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WILLIAM and JOY KNYVETT<br />
' ^-Publishers/ Editors<br />
iEORGE BRAGA, Art Director<br />
: HARLENE KNYVETT, Art Department<br />
MARY FRANCES STRONG, Field Trip Editor<br />
K. L. BOYNTON, Naturalist<br />
11ARVEL BARRETT, Circulation Manager<br />
( olor Separations by<br />
I lenry Color Service<br />
I ithographed by<br />
Wolfer Printing Company, Inc.<br />
available in Micr<strong>of</strong>ilm by<br />
)erox University Micr<strong>of</strong>ilms<br />
THE COVER:<br />
"hox Canyon," near Indio,<br />
C; lifornia, an original 30" x<br />
2t ' oil painting created for<br />
th ! cover by Kathi Hilton, <strong>of</strong><br />
T\ entynine Palms, Calif.<br />
Volume 41, Number 11 NOVEMBER 1978<br />
CONTENTS<br />
F E A T U R E S<br />
EXPLORING THE RIO BAVISPE 8 Roger Mitchell<br />
THE PALO VERDE 12 Annis M. Cuppett<br />
VULTURE CITY, ARIZONA 14 James R. Mitchell<br />
THE MONO PASS-BLOODY CANYON TRAIL 16 Betty Shannon<br />
PICTURESQUE CRAFTON 20 Mary Frances Strong<br />
KATHI HILTON 24 Western Art<br />
LAST GOVERNOR OF MEXICAN CALIFORNIA 28 Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Sheehey<br />
ANZA-BORRECO VISITOR CENTER UNDERWAY 32 Bill Jennings<br />
SOUTH FORK OF SHEEP CANYON<br />
HITE MARINA HAPPENING<br />
DEATH VALLEY ENCAMPMENT<br />
WHAT'S COOKING ON THE DESERT?<br />
A PEEK IN THE PUBLISHER'S POKE 4<br />
NEW BOOKS FOR DESERT READERS 6<br />
36<br />
38<br />
39<br />
41<br />
TRADING POST 42<br />
BOOKS OF THE WEST 44<br />
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 47<br />
CALENDAR OF WESTERN EVENTS 47<br />
Dick Bloomquist<br />
Lake Powell Update<br />
Condensed Program<br />
Stella Hughes<br />
MENTS<br />
William Knyvett<br />
Book Reviews<br />
Classified Listings<br />
Mail Order Items<br />
Readers' Comments<br />
Club Activities<br />
EDITORIAL, CIRCULATION AND ADVERTISING OFFICES: 74-425 old addresses with zip codes. DESERT <strong>Magazine</strong> is published monthly.<br />
Higiway 111, P. 0. Box 1318, Palm <strong>Desert</strong>, California 92260. Telephone Second class postage paid at Palm <strong>Desert</strong>, California and at additional<br />
Are i Code 714 346-8144. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and pos- mailing <strong>of</strong>fices under Act <strong>of</strong> March 3, 1879. Contents copyrighted 1978 by<br />
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<strong>Desert</strong>/November 1978
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