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M A G A Z I N E of the S O U T H W E S T

EXPLORING BAJA'SP A C I F I CD U M P Y A R D

HISTORIC P HOTOS:" M a g n e s i u m F l y e r '" In y o T r a m "

FIELD TRIP BY BUSO A T M A NF I R E A G A T E

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NOW! YOU CAN OWN VALUABLE LANDJust $10 down and $10 per month for choiceproperty only 5 minutes drive from down-townLAS VEGASVEGAS VIEW - The real estate w ith skyrocketing va lue$10. D O W N$10.00 per Month$795 FULL PRICE

You can now take advantage of the fabu lous bus iness boom in the Las Vegas area. Here gains in reale s ta t e ac t i v i t y ou t s t r i p ped a l l other parts of the nat ion dur ing 1959 wi th a spec tacu lar jump o f nearly10 0 p e r cent i n sa le s vo lumeth is t r end an d the r e n d i n re ta i l sa les an d other business ac t iv i t y ha scont inued t o soar upward dur ing 1 9 6 0 a nd 1 9 6 1 .Both fun and profit ca n b e y o u r s . . . B a s k i n the d e s e r t s u n . . . S k i a t 11,910 foot M t. Char le s ton . . .

Boat , swim an d f ish a t giant Lake Mead. These water an d snow-fun areas ar e within a 30 -m inu te d r i veof VEGAS VIEW.Vegas View s i t e s a re f ree o f c i ty taxes b u t adjacent t o t h e p resen t Las V e ga s c i ty l i m i t s - t o t a l l yun l i ke much o f th e barren land being sold today i n r emote dese r t an d swamp areas o f doub t fu l f u t u re .The lots now have graded st ree ts an d e lec t r ic i t y o n the East an d West boundar ies of the subd iv i s ion .Never again wi l l s i tes wi th such a potential increase in value b e offe red a t these low, lo w p r ic es . Com-parab le lo ts in La s Vegas a re now se l l ing fo r many hundreds o f dol lars more . In VEGAS VIEW just $1 0wi l l s t a r t you on your wa y t o ear ly fu tu re p rof i ts ! Tota l cost o f these 5 0 ' x 1 0 0 ' s i t e s is only $795 p lusthe lo w in te rest inc luded in monthly payments. Yo u m u s t a c t NOW t o take advantage o f this oppor-t un i t y o f a l i f e t i m e . R e m e m b e r - o n l y a ve ry l im i t ed numbe r o f these choice sites a re avai lab le .

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-THE DESERT IN JANUARY10 MINUTES CLOSER. There are few prob-lems $16,000,000 can't settle. That is theamount of money it took to eliminate thatlast traffic bottleneck on U.S. Highway 99linking metropolitan Los Angeles and theLow Desert region. The mo ney p aid for 10.8miles of six-lane freeway in the Redlands-Loma Linda areawhich brings the desertresort a reas a r o u n d Palm Spr ings andTw entynine Palm s 10 minutes closer todowntown L.A. The traffic signals and re-

, BEFORE: L.A.-bound traffic held-up by traffic signalAFTER: N ew ly completed freew ay in Redl

MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 26TH YEAR

Volume 26 Number 1CONTENTS FOR JANUARY, 1963

This Month's CoverThe quiet beauty of Monument Valley's Sand Springs is the subjectof this photograph by Hulbert Burroughs.Obversations, Discoveries

6 Desert Detours OREN ARNOLD28 Prehistoric Rock Records of a Star Explosion WIL LIA M C. MILLER31 Letters from our ReadersPlaces to Visit7 To Oatman - By Bus - for Fire Aga te GLENN VARGAS10 Baja California's "Pacific Dump Yard " MIDGE HAMSHAW

Of Art, Books20 "I Paint the Ghost Towns" EVELYNE BOYN TON GRIERSON38 New and Interesting Southwest Books CHARLES SHELTON39 DESERT'S 1962 Premium Book Awa rdsThe Desert News Front

3 The Desert in January8 New Ideas for Desert Living DA N LEE18 California's Plan for Colorado River Recreation32 Citizen's Band Radio: Unique , Useful JAMES TALLONNature's World5 January Garden Guide16 Voices of the Desert Night23 Golden Eagle King of BirdsYesterday's Desert

12 Historic Photos of Two Daring Conveyances

LAURITZ MUHLBACHEDMUND C. JAEGER

duced speed zones in the Redlands strewere the last to go on the busy desert arteNow complete are 68 miles of continuous freeway from Los Angeles to 2.6 miles eof Redlands. Easterly, for a distance of miles to Indio, the highway is either freeway or divided expre sswa y whichrapidly being converted to full freewstan dar ds. Construction to full freeway, a distance of six miles east of Banningprovided in the current state highway bget, with work expected to begin this winBut, if you happen to have been one the thousands of motorists who spent Thanksgiving weekend on the desert, y

continued on next pDE S ER T is p u b l i s h e d m o n t h l y b y D e s e rt M a g a z i n e , i n c . , Palm Desert, C a l i f. S e c o n d C l as s P os t a g e p a i d at P al m D e s e r t , C a l i f. , ana d d i t i o n a l m a i l i n g o ffi c e s u n d e r Aci o f M a r c h 3 , 1 8 7 9 . T i t l e r e g i s t e r e d N o . 3 5 8 86 5 i n U.S . Pa t e n t O f fi c e , a n d c o n te n t s c o p y r i g h t e d b y D e s e r t M a g a z i n e , I n c . Unsolicited m a n u s c ri p ts a n d p h o t o g r a p h s c a n n ot b e r e t u r n e d o r a c k n o w l e d g e d u n le s s f u l l r e t u r n p o s t a ge n c l o s e d . P e r m i s s i o n t o r e p r o d u c e c o n t e n t s m u s t b e s e c u r e d f r o m t h e e d i t o r in w r i t i n g . S U B S C R I PT I O N PR I C E : $ 4. 5 0 p e r y e a r (1 2 i si n th e U. S .; $ 5 e l s e w h e r e . A l l o w five w e e k s f o r c h a n g e o f a d d r e s s , a n d b e s u r e t o s e n d t h e o l d a s well as new address.

To subscribe, or to give a DESERT gift subscription, please u se the c o u p o n o n p a g e 37N A T I O N A L A D V E R T I S I N G R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S :Arden E. Roney & Associates580 South San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles 48, California. Phone: 651-3930

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C u s t om M ad e A u t o SunShades" T a k e the s izzle out of the Sun." Y o u r car orw a g o n up to 15 c o o l e r . B l o c k s the s u n ' s r a y sa n d p u b l i c ' s g a z e yet g i v e s e x c e l l e n t v i s i b i l it ya n d v e n t i l a t io n . I d e a l for c a m p e r s , t r a v e l e r s ,a n d e v e r y day d r i v i n g . G r e a t l y im p r o v e s airc o n d i t i o n i n g e f fi c ie n c y . C u s t o m m a d e for ca rsa n d w a g o n s 1955 t h r o u g h 1963. Easy to i n s t a l lw i t h e n c l os e d s i m p l e in s t r u c t io n s . W r i t e forF r e e c a t a l o g u e and p r i ce s . G i v e m a k e andm o d e l , 2 or 4 d o o r . P r om p t S h i p m e n t . SidlesMfg . Co., Box 3 5 3 7 D , T e m p l e , T e x a s .

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THE DESERT IN JANUARY (continued from preceding page)are undoubtedly reading these words with a wry smile on your liEven a six-lane freeway can disgorge just so many carsand the atest came on the Sunday night following Thanksgiving, hard on heels of the Redlands link grand opening. Homeward-bound trawas bumper-to-bumper from Redlands desertward to Thousand PalmHighway patrolmen estimate traffic was "flowing" at a rate of two-five miles-per-hour at dusk.

* * *24 K. BOMB SHELTER. The Sidewinder Mine, 16 miles north of Vicville, is going to see new duty: community bomb shelter. It will be"do-it-yourself" project, according to Victor Valley CD Director, Glord Widney, who says he is at "patience's end" in his battle to secprovisions and equipment through regular government channels a more conventional town shelter. The Sidewinder, inactive si1923, can protect 2000 people. The old gold mine's many tunnels bored into solid quartz and granite.

* * *BACK TO NATURE. The 20-acre Orphan Mining Claimone of tprivate patented holdings within the boundaries of Grand CanyNational Parkhas been deeded to the Federal Governmentsubjto certain reserved rights. In 1961, the possibility that the mining copany might approve construction of a controversial hotel on the Cyon wall, drew vigorous protests from conservationists, and led directo the successful property-transfer negotiations. Under the termsthe deed of conveyance, the mining company will be able to work uranium mine for 25 yearsand then "the claim will be cleared developments and returned to its natural state." Twenty-five yeis a long time in the lifetime of a man, but it is nothing to Grand Cyon.

* * *POLY-UNSATURATED. An expected 2000 acres of Palo Verde Valfarmlands are being planted to a new crop for this area: safflowPlanting will continue through this month, and by June the Blythe ashould be ready to make a substantial contribution to the natiolarder of poly-unsaturated cooking oils.

* * *WATER, WATER. The water behind Glen Canyon Dam begins baing up this month, but the Bureau of Reclamation is going to allriverrunners to continue with their tourist programs at least throuthe spring months. After that, the power boats take over. In orderbegin generating power at Glen Canyon, there must be six-millacre-feet of water stored behind the new dam. This is "dead storage"not available either to generate power or for irrigation. Some offichope this entire dead storage can be accumulated during 1963givnormal rain and snow falls this winter. Six-million acre-feet are eqto a half-year's flow of the Colorado River, and already California usof Colorado River water are being told that 1963 will be a yearausterity.* * *FBI TO THE RESCUE. Kidnap victims and presidents of robbed banare not the only ones who can count on the FBI for help. We now athe Joshua tree to the list of those comforted by the unsleeping prence of the efficient FBI. Two Caliente men admitted guilt on onethree counts of illegal cutting of Joshua trees from the publicly ownlands. The alleged depredation, which took place on lands admintered by the Bureau of Land Management 15 miles north of Barstowas investigated by BLM specialists and by the FBI. The findinwere placed before the Grand Jury, resulting in the three chargThis is the first California criminal case involving Joshua trees to handled by the Department of Justice.* * *

JANUARY CALENDAR. There are three oustanding events on desert this month; Jan. 1-5Arizona National Livestock Show in Ph


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. . . FOR JANUARY

perennialsAzaleas, camellias and rhododendronstransplant best at this time of the year. Toproots should be barely coveredyou canuse a light mulch. Use a malathion sprayto kill aphids which may appear on newgrowth.C A L I F O R N I A D E S E R T S : B a r e - r o o troses are on the market in January. Thewhole plant can be immersed in water fora couple of days before planting . . . thenmound the soil around the bush until onlyan inch or so of the plant is exposed. Keepthe mound moist until growth shows, thengradually remove the soil. The rose'scrown or grafting point should be justabove the level of the ground after thedirt mound is gone.NEVADA, UTAH AND NORTHERNARIZONA: January is still too cold todo much gardening. Protection will beneeded for a great many plants. Dormant

spraying can be done this month in all des-ert areas. Houseplants need more waterin winter and full sun in January.

CALIFORNIA DESERTS: S u m m e rblooming bulbs may be planted this month.If you neglected to plant bulbs last fallfor spring bloom, you can start them inpots and have blooms in six weeks or so.Bulbs should have some roots attachedwhen you buy them, and they may evenhave begun to sprout. Choose only thelarge bulbs of Amaryllis. Those less than2Vi inches in diameter won't bloom fora year or more. Do not bury the bulb com-pletelyleave it half exposed.

Carnations are not difficult to grow inthe Southwest. Since it takes about sixmonths from seed to bloom, the seeds shouldbe planted in containers this month. Besure the container has drainage holescover the bottom with a layer of coarsematerial to help drainage. A layer ofspaghnum moss atop the soil will help pre-vent "damping-off." Cover the whole withSaran Wrap and paper. It will take twoweeks for seeds to germinatedependingon room temperature. When the seedlingsshow, remove the cover and place the con-tainer in direct sunlight. Transplantingshould take place when the plants with trueleaves are about two- to three-inches tall,

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"Come ye yourselves apart into a desertplace, and rest a while. " Mark 6:31

"New Year's Resolutions" too often are childish. Neverthe -less, January truly is stock-taking timeand our inventorieshad best be spiritual. Keep in mind that Jesus didn't do hissoul searching on a busy city street. He went out on a lonelydesert hill. * And don't belittle your power, your potential, nomatter how poor your past. "Everything of importancein the world," a wise man has told us, "was begun byone man or woman." *If I understand our government economists (ridiculouspremise on the face of it) we are not to worry about the300-billion-dollar national debt. We can easijy unshoulderthat burden by taking a go-now-pay-later vacation, making adown payment on a third family car, and voting a bigger loanfor Outer Slobovia. All we have to fear is fear itself. In the "Good Old Days," only an umpire could call a strike. *Seems the desert school teacher asked one lad what steamis. The boy, fed up with 110-degree temperatures, answeredwisely"It's water gone crazy with the heat."

My beloved Adele, who has been taking a slimnasticscourse and eating only negligibly, has sylphed down a wholetwo pounds. Whereas me, I eat everything anybody will setbefore me, plus extra milk and cream at bedtime, and I toohave sylphed down two pound s. It's them Democrats inpower that have brought about such inequities. Got into a campfire storytelling competition the other night,ou t there at the foot of Superstition Mountain, and won firstprize with this true bit from history:Mrs. Henry Stevens in 1867 was a pioneer rancher's wife.One day she saw a rag move on a bush outside her kitchenwindow but she hadn 't hung any rags out there. Quicklyshe grabbed up her rifle and fired. An Apache Indian leapedup and fell dead.He r shot was signal for 50 skulking savages to attack. Withher children and one elderly man, she defended her housefor six hours. Finally passing cowboys heard the shots andcame to their rescue. When it was over, the cowboy leaderasked where her husband was, and learned that he was intown on business. He offered to take a message in for her.Mrs. Stevens wrote: "Dear Henry. The Apaches come. Iam almost out of buckshot. Please send me some more. Yourloving wife." Seems as if the machine that once did away with thehorse is now wel l on the way toward doing away withpeople. * Undoubtedly man will soon be traveling in space andvisiting other planets. "It all makes me feel insignifi-cant," adm its Tom Travis of Arizona. "I haven't e venseen the Grand Canyon yet."

grandest exhibit in adaptability. It not only survived, it prpered; took over and bossed a hostile environment, madeself dominant, and now beautifies and enriches the woHow many of us human beings can say as much? I also have respect for the Navajo Indians, another group of desert dwellers. Some decades ago the whole trabout 25,000 of them, were shunted to an impossibly bararea with the fond expectancy that they'd soon die out. Tothere are 85,000 of them, prospering and becoming a foin our desert citizenry. Somehow I think we palefaces now point to them with pride. *"My problem," says Edward Sims, father of four lovdaughters, "is not keeping the wolf from the door, but feedthe pack." * Old desert Dan needed a new car, but lacked the monSo he advertised a cow, in the car-dealer style: "For scow. Clean. White side walls. Like new. Price $100. Acsories: Horns, $40. Udder: $100. Four split hoofs, $10 eaExtra stomach, $40. Tail, $10. Used only by a gentle grandmother, who never drove her from the pasture at mthan 10 miles per hour. Barga in." *Heaven knows I try to be socially acceptable. I watch so I use all the soaps, sprays and roll-ons, the tooth pasmouth washes and hair oils. But whenever I return fromdesert outing, I always look and reek like somebody whadn't seen civilization in six weeks. Some men, I suppsimply aren't meant to be fastidious. You good folks probably have the usual January pileof Christmas cards, too pretty to throw away, yet uselWell, mail them to Literacy House, Singar Nagar, LucknIndia, where they'll be used in educational and religious hacrafts. (D o NOT mail to me or to this magaz ine.) Tea r all but the pictures first, to save postage. / have observed that a man with a lot of money to btends to go out and find a little ball of fire to help hburn it. "I got the 5-B complaint," alleged Sam Miller, in frhis ranch. "I'm suffering from Baldness, Bridge-woBay Window, Bifocals, and Bunions." *No matter what we say against the desert in Auguswhich is aplentyno matter how "sear" and "lonely" it get at times, January is the prime season for enjoyingWhatever your fatigue may bereal or imaginaryphysimental or nervousit can be alleviated just by going "oone sunny afternoon. Move slowly when you do go, friend. Don't charge across on a hard hike. Am ble, listen, and look. Y ou'll be exalted by what you discover.

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By GLENN VARGAS

W HETHER YOU go in your own car,or , as my group has on many occa-sions, by chartered bus, the Oatman,Arizona, fire agate collecting area remainsone of the top gem-mineral field trip desti-nations in the Southwest.For rockhound clubs and other largehobby groups, I recommend going by bus.On our most recent Oatman trip, therewere, besides my wife and me, 19 of ourstudents from the Palm Springs adult edu-cation lapidary class, three children, andbus-driver Joe Hetherington, a 700,000-

about $10 and this includes six mealsserved from our homemade "chuck box."A large family group would save money,perhaps, taking their own carbut mostresistance to a bus field trip does not origi-nate from the cost factor (which is reallyquite reasonable)the majority of peoplebalk at going camping in a bus because ofthe mistaken belief that they will not beable to take along all the personal para-phernalia they deem necessary for a com-fortable and enjoyable trip. Actually, weencourage everyone to take card tables,chairs, folding cots, sleeping bags and per-sonal luggage. This equipment rides in thebus's luggage compartment. On a nine-dayDeath Valley bus trip in which 36 personsparticipated, the storage space had room tospare.Cost is not the only advantage to a one-vehicle field trip. The bus group arrives atits destination in much shorter time, for acaravan can travel no faster than its slow-est car. Group participation adds to theinterest of the trip; everyone sees the samethings along the desert roadwaywe shareinformation on the landmarks, geology, his-tory. Group travel is congenial a busload of people always has one individualto take the lead in seeing that time doesnot drag. There is no need to pore overmaps to familiarize the desert newcomerwith the route to the diggings. More fre-quent stops are possible (cavaran leadersknow that once a line of cars pulls overto the side of the road, it is hard to getstarted again). And, of course, the busdriver does the drivinga fact that is mostappreciated on the long trip home after aweekend of digging and scrambling afterrocks.

There are some disadvantages to bustravel that should not be ignored. In theevent of bad weather, there are no cars tosleep in. A large party can get by in ab u s , but comfort suffers somewhat. Andthe large busses cannot travel all roads thata car will negotiate, and thus the field tripdestinations are necessarily limited. But,it never ceases to amaze me just how feware the remote corners of the desert thatthe bus companies won't take a group to.Only a few people live in Oatman today.

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Stainless Steel Pack BoardLight-weight as they come, the new stain-less steel packboard from Gerry MountainSports is designed to support heavy loads,yet itself weighs only V/i pounds. Fittedwith a comfortable fabric back-cushion, thepack frame looks ideal for short-hop tripsand overnighters. The weight saved in theconstruction of the pack allows the user tocarry more food, thus increasing range.For price and other details, try: GerryMountain Sports, Inc., Boulder, Colorado.

Portable Compact PumpThe Paradox Pump is a centrifugal typewith a low weight of only IV2 pounds, buta high capacity of 1800 gallons per hour.I have personally tested this pump and canrecommend it for such duties as transfer-ring water from one container to another,for emergency fire fighting duty, and forwatering outlying plants and trees from aportable water supply tank. Dimensions

one-inch intake and discharge nozzles, wa full-flow rate of 30 gallons per minMaximum shut-off pressure is 54 Priced at under $100, from East Side MInc., 1801 Bluff Road, Montebello, Cal

Rustic Kerosene LampAs practical as it is compact, the nGloy's Lilliput Kerosene Lamp is onlyinches tall, weighs only 6 ounces, yet pduces a mellow, relaxing light just rfor patios, tent camping, boats and cabMade of solid brass, it has polished burners, a broad wick, and can be operawhile standing or hanging suspended.classic design, this lamp can be obtaifrom Gloy's Import Co., 11 Addison StrLarchmont, New York.

Portable RefrigeratorA new refrigerator called the Markcan be powered off the battery in ycar, boat, or travel trailer. It can be cverted quickly to LP-gas fuel or 100-household current. This newcomer appto be an adequate refrigerator for vshort trips35 pounds storage capacitylow for anything over two days, but it dfill a gap in camping equipment thatbeen noticed. Other companies are cominto this field, too, and will be repoon later. The Mark II is available frSelectra Corp., Box 269, Niagara SquStation, Buffalo 1, New York. Overallmensions are 2H4"xl8"x l3%" . Weighabout 30 pounds.

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doors inthe rear of the body, plus a uniquepull-out porch turns the camper into a roll-ing patio-equipped home. The sun - deckpull-out is 3-feet by 6-feet. Full drapesinside thecamper provide privacy over theglass panels. Many other outstanding fea-tures have been built into this startling newcamper. The Open Road Bel Air and New-port models are the most refreshing de-parture in camper design in many years.I predict right now that some enterprisingtrailer maker follows suit in short order.It proves once again that camper and trail-er design need not fall into a rut. Whetheror not the new design proves practical overthe long haul, theOpen Road sliding-doormodels aresure to attract attention wher-ever they go. For complete description:Robin Motors, Open Road Campers, 8733Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 69,Calif.

Go Anywhere ScooterThis newtrail scooter offers flotation-type tires that canoperate on as little asfive-pounds-per-square-inch, meaning theywill cross sand without difficulty. Sand issomething almost no power scooter canmaster, thus Trail King has the field almostto itself in this respect. Should make agood companion forscouting desert washes.I have experimented with thesame Good-

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TIME OUT FOR A BREATHER ON THE RUGGED TRIP DOWN TO THE LAGOON

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By MIDGE HAMSHAW

THE SURF tossed "El Patitsafely onto the beach, and odream became a reality. Fmany months we had planned a vito this desolate Baja California saisland where driftage from all ovthe Pacific Ocean is continually bing washed ashore. The unique chacter of this shoreline earns it tright to be called the "dump yard the Pacific," where you can beacomb indefinitely with the constrealization that you might uncovartifacts of early civilizations or shwrecked treasures.

To reach our dream island bought a small amphibious jeep, oof the few left from World War It was made by the Ford Compain 1943, and was intended to be usas a small m aneuverable vehifrom which officers could direct laning operations. T h i s amphibio"duck" is a conventional military wheel-drive jeep enclosed in a heavgauge metal tub. All parts are stdard except for several heavy rubbseals which serve to keep the wafrom entering around the drive shand other opening s. A heavy-dbilge pump is a useful built-in fture. The propeller operates offpower take-off unit behind the tramission. The steering wheel turns rudder.

My husband, Wes, found El Pat("l it tle duck") in a war s u r p ltruck lot in Orange County. I almfainted when he drove it to ohome in La Habra. It was the m


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had ever seen. It took six monthstoget over theshock, during which timeWes put things in order. Accompany-ing us toBaja California wasScottyJohnson of Cave Creek, Arizona.Scotty speaks Spanish fluently and hastraveled extensively in theMexicanmainland andCentral America.Our poor little duck, heavy with


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H i s t o r i c P h o t o so f th e H i g h - R i d i n g"Magnes ium Flyer"

T O N. M. THO MP SON of Pburgh, Pa., a desert outing made on a hot day in Aug1924, remains vivid in his memor"I believe that most of us," wrThompson, "who have accumulaa little deposit of gray hair, are wto review past experienceseven unpleasant oneswith some degreesatisfaction and pleasure. Such

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my oldphoto album andwas remind-ed of a trip I made on a noteworthyWestern rail system some 40 yearsago."The rail system in question wasthe single-track affair that packed-out epsom salt (magnesium sulphate)from a mine near the south end ofDeath Valley, to the railhead nearTrona via Wingate Pass in the Pana-mint Mountains, Panamint Valley,

Layton Canyon in the Slate Range,and Searles (dry) Lake. The monorail was 28 miles in length. It wasbuilt in 1923-24, at an estimated costof $7000 per mile in the mountainpasses, and $5000 per mile in theflats.Construction consisted of standard6x8-inch ties, eight feet long, placedon eight-foot centers and braced oneither side. The plumb posts carried

a 6x8stringer which in turn supped the single steel rail. The re walso two side-rails of timber wacted as guide rails.The motive power was provby a Fordson -motored locomoT he cars were designed like psaddles, with equilibrium maintaby rollers on either side whichon the side rails. The engine deoped only enough power to

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MAGNESIUM FLYER (continued)three loaded cars. Before a new,more powerful gas - electric enginecould be completed for the m onorail, sun and heat splintered the tim-bers and loosened the bolts of theelevated road bed. Th e outriggerwheels had worn the wooden guiderails to shreds. Ope ration was sus-pended in 1928.

Thompson and two companionsmade their rail trip after workingthe graveyard shift (11 p.m. to 7a.m.) at the American Tro na Corp.plant. After repeated delays because

of motor trouble, the "MagnesiumFlyer" began its eastward trek. Partof the outbound cargo was a 500-pound block of icea weekly treatfor the boys at the mine camp. Thetrain broke down several more timesand when it finally arrived at theepsom salt loading dock near themine, the blistering afternoon sunwas nearly gone but so was the ice.Thompson estimates the block weigh-ed only 75 pounds when it was un-loaded.

The overloaded, overheated enginefared no better on the return trip.It coasted down the Slate Range to

Searles Lake and stopped dead. was well after dark, and Thompsand his companions had to reportwork at 11 that n ight. So thwalked."That five-and-a-half mile hike came a madman's nightmare," recaThompson. "Much of it was a deening succession of monotonsounds of 'slurp, slurp, slurp,' as crossed the so-called 'dry' lake. Weach step, we would sink ankle- aeven knee-deep in the soft, gooslimy muck."

The adventurers arrived home time to shower, change clothes, a

. . . and a rare peekof the hnjo TramFor 17 yea rs-1 913 to 1 93 0 - tconcentrated salt deposits of SalValley made their way to market oa spectacular 13.4-mile tramway. Tsteel cable carried 800-pound capity buckets over the rugged InMountains to the railroad near Keer. The Inyos rise 7000 feet abthe desert floor at Keeler.

The 300-bucket tram had a capity of 20 tons of salt an ho ur. Tphotos on these pages show that was not the only cargo. Th is is ride people remembered the resttheir liveslThese historic photos were loanto DESERT by George Stanley Montebello. They are from the clection of Stanley's cousin, the Lee DuBois, a mining promoterThe Inyo Tram has long beenruins.


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report to work. The nightmare endedwhen the shift did, eight hours later.The 'Magnesium Flyer,' notmuchas a freight line, was even less suitedas apassenger carrier.

RIGHT: LAYTON'S SPRING, HIGH INTHE SLATE RANGE NEAR THE TOP OFLAYTON'S PASS. THIS WAS THE ONLYSOURCE OF FRESH WATER INTHE30-MILE DISTANCE FROM MAGNESIUMTO THE EPSOM SALT MINE.

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'WHO:- wanderedsi^py^iii;^'- the at-tourist, the signsof age and overwork, andspoke in the accents of theland of skyscrapers. I gavehim coffee, directions back to thehighway, and a half-hour's conver-sation, and while he warmed to thecoffee and the talk there remainedsomething wistful about himalmostforlorn. W hat interested me mostwas his remark: "Never dreamedthere was anything like this desert.This afternoon I stopped the carand got out. Not another car nor ahouse in sight, and the stillnessabso-lute silence!"Absolute silence! The phraseechoes the reaction of so many whostand for the first time alone on thedesert, gazing at bright horizons thatencircle a vastness they scarcely ap-prehend; seeing farther than theyhave ever seen beforeand hearingnoth ing. Has the sense of hearingbeen dulled by the din of urban sur-roundings, or simply subdued by theoverwhelming visual impression?But some learn to discern detailwhere they once saw only vastness,and gradually to hear sounds in the"absolute silence." They experiencean awakening of the senses that mayamount essentially to a recapture oflost youth.Years ago, when I led nature hikesfor a boys' camp, we sometimes play-ed the "listening game." In the even-ing some boy might exclaim, "Gosh,it's quiet!" I would say, "You just

think so. Be still for five minutes,and then tell me everything you've

would fall on straining ears until thedusk itself seemed clamorous. Indeepening twilight we would hikeback to camp, each boy listeningnow, newly aware of the continualmurmuring of the world around him.Many times on the desert I haveplayed this listening game. Somehowit is best when night has laid rest oversun-weary eyes a'nd the sense of hear-ing quickens anew. Although I ammany miles and many days from thedesert as I write, inwardly I hear the

old familiar camp sounds: the quietlicking of the blue flam e that flicker sfrom the little bed of mesquite coalsbefore me; the hum of insects in thelittle circle of firelight; perhaps thestirring of saddle horses and packanimals in the darkness; and thewind. It may be only a breeze thatsighs softly of contentment in themesquite; or it may be a strong windthat gathers power from the darkmiles between my camp and the dimhorizon whence it comes, drivinghissing sand against my bed tarp.After listening awhile, I am drawnaway from the camp glow into theblue-shadowed night. Then there isa new quickening of the ear, and sud-denly the comforting fire itself seemsan intruder. I move farther into thenight, and the desert is alive withsound.It reminds me how much of thedesert's animal life hides by day andconducts its business only under thecool, friendly cover of darkness.There are scurrying deer mice andkangaroo rats, perhaps a desert tor-

toise with its peculiar lurching gaitif I listen closely I can discern them

I find myself trying to identify dert plants by their audible responto the wind. Galleta grass and mquite are easy, especially if the mquite is heavy with dry beans. Tdry agave stalks stiffly state defianto the blast; thorny ocotillo drymoans indifference to all winThere may be an uneasy scraping harsh yucca leaves; Joshua tree ajuniper sing distinctly different wisongs.I remember one night long ago

a little shack near Mojave, when wind raced down the Tehachaand screamed all night long inloose screen doorprotesting the trusion of man and his works.The rule of the desert is paradThe desert offers the viewer a grdepth of vision, yet withholds neaall but the sounds of the immedisurrou nding s. In softer regions ymay clearly hear the blows of an aon the opposite mountainside, or clang of milking pails on the fatwo miles away. But most of the dert's sounds are little sounds, andguards them jealously.

Yet there are exceptions to trule. In the vast firmament of lisounds, occasional greater ones staout. These are rare, far-carrysounds that even the most callomay hear, and they bring thrills tfortunately come oftener than onin a lifetime.I can recall a good number of sudesert sounds that have sent throf one kind or another along spinethe persistent buzzing of

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voices of the night that represent thedesert and all it means to those wholove it.

I F IT be any time from March toOctober and I have made a luckychoice of campsites, when the littlefire burns low I may be serenaded bythe poorwill , that night bird whosesweetly monotonous chant seems toconvey a sense o| timelessness, of sim-ple joys and the joy of simplicity the essential qualities of lifelongyouth that constitutes the magic ofthe desert.There is an ancient legend thattells of a young padre who left hismission gates one evening to walk inthe desert , and became charmed bythe song of a night bird, so that whenhe returned he found his friendsgray-headed and babes in arms grownto man hood . Was i t a poorwill thatcharmed the padre? I think so.If you happen to be more conver-sant with English l i terature than withornithology, the poorwill 's call willlikely remind you of the poet's line:

". . . shall I call thee bird / Or butwandering voice?" Wordswor th hadanother bird in mind, but his rhap-sodic question aptly fits our desertpoorwill . A "wa nderin g voice" isgenerally all he seems to be, althoughthe poorwill is a substantial desertcharacter .I shall say little here of ornithol-ogy. Any good bird book will tellyou about this soft-winged cousin ofthe whippoorwill , with i ts mothlikeflight and owlish eyes, and that pro-

digious, bewhiskered mouth so won-

derfully adapted to catching in mid-air the large-bodied insects on whichit feeds.Mystery must inevitably surrounda creature that is known chiefly byits voice. To this day, I have heardhundreds of poorwills for every onethat I have seen and, I think I wouldrather have i t that way. Th ere is amystic quality about the voice of thepoorwill in the desert night, and Isuspect that it is partly the voice ofthe listener's inner self. A leadingornithologist of the past century,Elliot Coues, wrote: "This cry is lugu-brious, and in places where the birdsare numerous is enough to excitevague apprehension on the part ofthe lonely traveler, as he lies down torest by his campfire, or to break hissleep with fitful dreams in which lostspirits appear to bemoan their fateand implore his intercession." Toothers of perhaps a more sanguinetemperament, the call is full of sweetmelancholy and lonely beauty of thewild places.

I like to remember the night threeof us made a drycamp on a widestretch of sand where the MojaveDesert begins to shade into the Colo-rado D esert. It was late Ma rch of aspectacular "wildflower year": greatwhite evening primroses starred thebil lowing sands about our camp. Aswe bedded down for the night ournostrils were treated to the fragranceof the blooming desert, and our earsto the music of the poorwills fromthe base of the mountain.

A never-to-be-forgotten night ofquiet stars, faint fragrance and wild,haunting melody as "poor-will! poor-

will!" sounded over and over ththe darkness, the measured sochant lulling us to sleep witsweet simplicity: primeval musthe night, declaring its promisabiding youth in the unsull ieder t land.

1 SAID TH A T there are two of the desert night that I for above all others. The ssinger is more whimsical thanpoorwill, and I can seldom bewhen and where I will hear hithat I will hear him at all. Don Coyote. His songs are and have many meanings, bohis kind and to me. Op specicasions 1 thi nk he sings of freedthe pure freedom of the wildwhich some are privileged tounder unstained desert skies.A few winters ago I went wfield party to make wildlife ingations on the desert near the bWe moved down the mountainone afternoon and pitched ourdrycamp above a wash in a desert valley. It was a calm

the sky so luminous that every and ocotillo cast a faint shadothe pale sand.When the last coals of our l ire winked out, there was no of light anywhere in that imlandscape to suggest the presenanother human being. Each oI suspect, lay wake in our slbags a l i t t le longer than usual.last thought I remember havinfore dropping off to sleep w

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TOPOC GORGEThis exceptionally remote and inaccessible region consists20,000 acreswith 12 miles of river frontage. Appro ximate6000 acres are privately owned. The terrain is such that acce(other than by horse or foot trail) is, and will be, difficand expensive to construct. At present the area is receiviconsiderable use along the riverfront. Upon completion aacceptance of the land-use plan for the Lower Colorado Rivarea by the Department of Interior, the Bureau of Land Maagement probably will enter into an exchange program withe private landowners to remove their holdings. The Cafornia State Division of Beaches and Parks would then aquire the land, but development of the area would not undertaken until such time as fish and wildlife values deterrate, or the U. S. Fish and Wildlife program in this areaaltered. After 1966, trails and primitive camp facilities woube developed in inland areas as rapidly as public demadictates.

WHIPPLE MOUNTAINThis project encompasses 180,000 acres of land fallingLake Havasu and extending inland 18 miles to the vicinof the old county road between Earp and Needles. Aproximately 26 miles of lake frontage is included in tproject. This area would become "two parks in one"twater-oriented strip along the Colorado River, approximaly two miles deep; and the desert wilderness inland arwhich the state describes as having "tremendous scenic, gelogic and botanical values." The state planners go on to sthat "development should be limited to outpost and primtive types of access and facilities, utilizing trails, designatroutes of travel or cross-country travel." Project studies wbe completed in 1963, and the state hopes to have the lakshore campgrounds staffed and open to the public on a mimum basis. More campgrounds, roads and boating-swimmifacilities should be completed in 1964. The trails and oupost campgrounds would come after 1966.

QUIEN SABE POINTInvolved here are 10,600 acres, with 15 miles of river froage extending inland a distance of two miles. The area in tsouthern part rises abruptly in terraces from the ColoraRiver into desert hills, and is traversed by Highway 95 tfull distance of the project. The Giant Figures pictograpnorth of Blythe are included in the project area. The norern portion has high values in wildlifemule deer, dovquail and waterfowlto be administered by the CalifornDepartment of Fish and Game. The state has not establisha firm timetable for the development of Quien Sabe becauof the land status which is, to some degree, tied to the intstate boundaries settlement and the ownership of Indian lanwhich may encompass a portion of the frontage. Howevit is possible that budget requests for boat-launching aswimming facilities, and campgrounds, could be availableearly as 1964-65.

PICACHO STATE RECREATION AREAThe project consists of 23,700 acres of U. S. land, approxmately 4354 acres of which are presently under lease to tState Beaches and Parks Division. About 343 acres of pvate land lie within the boundaries. The project has eigmiles of river frontage, extending inland Trom the river aproximately seven milesan area of extensive washes, ruggvolcanic mountains, and riverbottom sloughs and brakes. Tstate classifies it as "outstanding as a scenic and recreatiarea, having excellent access to the river and the headwaters Imperial Reservoir. The mountainous regions (Picacho Pearea) are exceptionally scenic and rugged." Wildlife is abudant and the ecology is varied and highly interesting. Tarea is presently open to the public on a minimum basAdministrative facilities have been constructed, and informcamp areas and suitable water supply developed. Opportunfor overnight and day-use facilities are virtually unlimiteThe state plans to construct circulation roads, parking arecampgrounds, picnic areas, public boat ramps, trailer areaconcessions for supplies and services, plus primitive caming areas (accessible by trail) in the remote portions of t


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MEvelyne Grierson's pointing of "The Devil'a Gate" between Silver City andNyl Gold Hill, on the road to Virginia City, Nevada . The road is now paved.

I P A I N T T H E G H O S T T O W N SB y E V E L Y N E B O Y N T O N G R I E R S O NFROM OUT of the West of theRedman came the West of theMiner. T he war whoo p of theIndian gave way to the discoverywhoop of the gold-silver seeker. TheIndian 's impermanent camp becamethe whiteman's wood-and-stone townperhaps, in the long view of his-tory, a habitation more fleeting andephemeral than the rude camps ofthe earlier inhabitants of this land.

I first became interested in West-ern ghost towns while tagging alongwith my husband on his Indian art i-fact collec ting trip s. As suggestedabove, many of the mining townswere buil t on or near old Indiancampgrounds. Whi le my husbandlooked for arrowheads, I would sketchthe decaying building and the brush-cluttered streets.As we repeated our visits to thesesites over a period of eight years, itbecame increasingly evident that themining towns were deteriorating atan alarming rate. I then decided toturn some of my sketches into oilpaintings in order to have a record ofthe dying towns as they appeared inthat brief pause between final breathand total death.I picked up by paint brushesandstopped.It would not be easy, for it was myintention to put something into thesepaintings that went beyond the merephotographic record of brown build-ings, broken windows and bits ofl i t ter . That extra something was themood of these townsthe feeling thatthey had once been filled with lifethat the people who had l ived andworked and died here had left an im-portant imprint on our Southwestculture. I wanted people who saw

my pictures in the 1960s to comeaway with a touch of what I feltabout the old towns. And what I felt

And so, I had tostart over. Before Icould put the bon-anza towns on can-vas, I had to learnall there was toknow about them.

1 asked questions.I listened. I talkedto old - time rs. Iread. The "facts"I gathered some-t i m e s v arie d o nmajor and minorpointsbut I wasnot after facts, perse . I w a n t e d ,through close asso-ciation with the oldcamps, to find theanswer to the ques-t io n : " W h a t h a dlife really been likein this place?" Iasked more ques-tions. I re-read thel i t e r a t u r e , a n dfound obscure and priceless newwr it ings to p o r eover.After many months of this, the

desire to paint took hold. In fact, Icouldn't wait.1 built back up from the old sket-ches. Aurora was one. I shall neverforget th e first tim e I saw her! It wasrainin g, and I was soaked (we hadwalked into the town, the road beingwashed-out) . T he sound of thun derrolled down the mountainsides andechoed through the canyons. Astrange exuberance swept throughme whe n I spotte d the first rain -soaked building. Some of the aban-doned homes still had furniture, old

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purple in the su n) . Th ere wahand-carved walnut bedstead in room above the Last Chance Sal. . . a horse-head was painted abthe old livery stable . A coveyquail hid among the tombstonesthe cemetery high on the pinycrowded flat above town. We ba lire in one of the homes witfireplace, and dried out.

A short time later, Aurora's brwere sold. Her buildings came doSomeone took a fancy to the gdoorknobs, and carted off doors all. The roof was removed fromschoolhouse, and the south wall


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DAYTON, NEVADAEvelyne Griersonlapsed. Aurora's name has been re-moved from the late maps of Nev-ada.

The other towns I painted havenot suffered so drastic a fate as didAurora, but they have felt the cal-lousness of progress. While I waspainting Virginia City a few yearsago, the back wall of the BirothBuilding came crashing down. Abuilding is missing today from theGold Point scene I painted, but thelittle Joshua tree in the foregroundhasn't changed a bit. Two buildingsat Washoe City are gone, but thethird is still standing.

Progress ruined Devil's Gate bywidening and paving the roadeventhe tree in my painting is now amemory. Not too many years agoyou could drive up to Silver City'sDew Drop Inn. Today the old hotelis a fire station, and the main streetis paved.

and camel barn. The interior of theold depot has been remodeled, andis today the residence of Chester andHelen Barton and their lynx cat.The Fort Churchill painting tookthree repeat visits spread over threesuccessive Octobers to capture thesun's warm glow on the old adobe

For a review of Mrs. Grierson's hook,"I Paint The Ghost Towns," see page 38.walls. Everytime I went to Masonto paint, it rainedfinally I paintedMason in the rainpuddles and all.

Pinegrove is as you see it in mypaintingprobably because the lastleg of the trip into town must becovered afoot. At Pinegrove therewas an old rocker and a captain'schair sitting patiently on an old porch.I didn't paint them into my picturebecause the town wasn't lonesomeanymorethere was an expectancy of

Candelaria is scattered. The little cabins, bank and hardwstore on the approach road from east, made the best picture. CeGordo's Chinatown and the old ceetery remain. The beautiful coof Rawhide's Sand Springs Range wspill out over the tailing piles uthe end of time. Bodie's remainbuildings soon will be protected the California state park system. Tred, green, yellow and white tailpiles in the Randsburg-Johannesbdistrict will never change.

Ballarat is a special story. Whsketching this quiet camp on flank of the Panamint Mountainssaw a dust cloud approaching on road. A car pulled up, and jumped a very energetic man wpen and pad in handa census taHe looked disappointed when I him I was not a permanent Ball


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GOLDENEAGLEBy EDMUND C. JAEGER

author of DESERT WILDFLOWERS, T H ENORTH AMERICAN DESERTS, DESERT W IL D-LIFE, OUR DESERT NEIGHBORS, TH E CALI-FORNIA DESE RTS, A NATURALISTS DEATH

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THE GOLDEN Eagle (Aquilachrysaetos) is almost universallyconsidered the "king of birds."Although downgraded by s o m ewriters for its "difficult to expla in"occasional gentleness and inferiorityin courage to the falcon, this diurnalbird-of-prey is rated by those whoreally know it as a creature of greatpower and majestic character. Hadthe Golden Eagle been strictly an Am-erican bird, it, rather than its near-relative, the Bald Eagle, might wellhave been chosen as our national em-blem.

President Kennedy's recent signa-ture on a law protecting this valuableavian friend (as well as the BaldEagle) brings to us anew the imp ort-ance of shielding this n oble birdfrom further persecution by man.The range of the genus Aquila in-cludes the continents of Europe, Asia,much of Africa and North Americafrom Alaska to California and north-ern Mexico, including arid Baja Cali-fornia. As a rule the Go lden Eagleis a rock-haunting, cliff-nesting bird,but may frequent more open lands,where, as on the prairies and flat des-ert areas, it must resort to nesting intrees, on the steep banks of rivers oreven on the ground.About the only place it is now.found as a nesting bird is from theRocky Mountains west and south-ward. Once listed as abu nda nt inthe wilder parts of the Southwest(especially in Southern California)the Golden Eagle is today compara-tively infrequent-to-rare due to thestupid unbridled use of poisonedbaits, constant trapping, ruthless per-secution by hunters, and destructionof its hab itat. Egg collecting, onceso popular among certain ornitholo-gists, also played a part in the popu-lation thinning process. "Both theBald Eagle and the Golden Eagle will

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Outdoor Fun C apital of the Sunny SouthwestM ak e P hoe n ix y ou r " hom e b as e " fr om w h ich t o d i s c ov e r a s u nny ne w w o r l d o fh ig h ad v e n t u r e . G h ost t ow ns , hi s t o r i c a r m y fo r t s , I nd i an r u i n s , m u s e u m s , t h r i l l -i n g Ap ac he T r a i l and Su p e r s t i ti on M ou n t a in , d e e p b l u e c anyon l a k e s a l l t h i sand m o r e to d e l i g h t th e m od e r n e x p l o r e r o f t he O ld W e s t . T r e a t y ou r s e l f t o g o l fa t i t s b e s t (2 9 c ou r s e s ) , a t t e nd h o r s e and d og r ac e s , v i s i t a r t s and c r a f t s c e n -t e r s , e n jo y s u p e r b d i n i n g . O r r e l a x b e s i d e a p a lm - l in e d p oo l o r p a t i o . Y ou ' l lb e hap p i l y c on t e n t i n Am e r i c a 's w a r m e s t , d r i e s t , s u nn i e s t v ac a t i on land .

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IMMATURE GOLDEN E A G L E , A B O U T FO UR W E E K S AFTER LEAVING NEST. P h o t o b y G e o r g e B r a d t .

ter R. Spofford, who is leading theeffort to prevent disaster from com-ing to our fast-diminishing eaglepopu la t ion .Wri t ing in American Forests, Ste-ven Morris says: "In Texas sheep-men have even hired hunters to shootat the eagles from airplanes. JohnCaparis of Alpine, Texas . . . says he

twenty years of shooting.' When alone pair is killed, another will movein to occupy its ne sting areainrange of the hunter 's guns."Says Dr. Spofford: "Just as surelyas a single leak drains a reservoir, sothe Texas slaughter is draining offthe eagles of half a continent."

that are being shot, but birds afrom northern United StateCanada."In late autumn the migratinggo southw ard. As they reachtana and Wyoming they are thtims of the feather hunters. Texas is reached "the massacrebegins."Most of the eagle nests I ha

served in Southern Californiaon shelving cliffs, in tall tree or cottonwood trees; one was at the top of a windmill towerhad lost its wheel and wind-tThe largest one, found highcommanding bench of a conicof granite boulders on the Desert, appeared to be verused over a period of man y yewas a bulky platform at leafeet across an d alm ost as high . sticks, mostly of c reosotebu shbeen added each nesting seasonlining was of yucca fibers, and feathers. Qu ite a numbones, mostly of the black-taileprotu ded here and there frosides. A green bo ug h of freshadded early in the nesting seasthe mark of present occupancyeral timeswithout seeming R ed-tailed Haw ks took ovnest for a year or two.The nest a top the abandonedmill was located in the center of Nevada's long desert valle

formly covered with salt-busother low gray-green shrubsarea 's phenomenal jackrabbi tlation meant easy hunting feagles.Some pairs of eagles have twwhich they use altern ately . Onpair of nests I found in southezonaone in a cottonwood tthe hot desert valley, the othea cliff in the surrounding, socooler , mountains. A ranchelived nearby said that when the birds, the female, had bee

at the site of the valley nemale soon app eared with amate, and they then uti l izmountain nest for two yearsthat they occupied the valleyMy Iriend Joe Dixon of Eschas found nests which eaglelined with pungent pepper treuc aly ptu s leaves. It is his that the birds choose these mbecause their odor might dislice and oth er para sitic insects.creosotebush leaves found in n

desert-dwelling eagles may acsimilar manner.


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ing the breeding season each pair ofbirds usually has a very definite re-gion over which it hunts for food.This is often spoken of as a "killingterritory." Once the killing territory,often several square miles in extent,has been established, it is defendedagainst all intruders. The huntingroutes are soon well-established andthe birds go over them in a definitepattern and with great regularity dayafter day.There are usually sets of two eggs,occasionally one or three. Large,thick-shelled and almost spherical,they are whitish and variously spot-ted with fine grayish, purplish orbrown dots and blotches. Some Ihave seen were without markings ofany kind; but I believe this is arare condition. Eggs are usually laidin late spring.

The eaglets are fed by both par-ent birds, but mostly by the female,twice each day. At first the parentsstrip down the fur and feathers fromthe food brought in. Lowell Sum-ner tells of two-week-old chicksweighing 10 times as much as whenf i r s t h a t c h e d , so rapid is theirgrowth.

Always surprising is the deport-ment of the parent birds when thenest is approached. Rather thanputting up a fierce fight as we mightexpect, they fly away, often to a con-siderable distance, with seeming in-difference to the fate of the eggs oryoung.Once the fledged birds leave thenest, they soon are left to their owningenuity in securing food. YoungGolden Eagles are unfortunate in be-ing less wary than adults, and henceare often killed by ranchers andyoungboy-hunters with guns, who think theeagles are "chicken hawks." Thenthere are the uninformed so-calledsportsmen who kill them becausethey think these birds spend theirlives destroying game birds thatshould exist only for the benefit ofhuman hunters."During the nesting season," saysAlexander Wetmore, "the parentbirds call in shrill high-pitched tones,and themale often tumbles in the airsomewhat like the male Marsh Hawk.This is accomplished from a highelevation by suddenly closing thewings and dropping headfirst towardthe earth, checking the fall just be-fore reaching the ground; then risingagain to repeat the performance."

The fully grown Golden Eagle maymeasure up to 35 inches in length;wing-spread is now enormousup to

to almost black except for the goldenor rufus-brown of the lanceolate fea-thers of the back part of the neck.The feathers of the legs extend clearto the toes. The Bald Eagle's lowerleg is covered with hard scales.The usual food of the GoldenEagle largely consists of small crea-tures such as marmots, hares, rabbits,ground squirrels, prairie dogs, wood

rats, tree squirrels and pocket go-phers. Occasionally it takes weasels,opossums and foxes; rarely porcu-pines and skunks. It is not adverseto taking some of the larger birds suchas quail, band-tailed pigeons, ducksand geese, wading birds and e v e nowls. Smaller birds are usuallycaught to provide tender food forthe very young eaglets. Although itis possible that once in a while theyfeed on lambs or fawns, these in-stances are really quite rare. If theykill larger animals such as calves anddeer, it is usually the sick and wound-ed ones which are taken. Many of thesmaller mammals are hunted downin the open by a single bird. Some-times they strike from a great height,but as often from a "rough andtumble" low flight. If hunting froma considerable height, the birdsswoop down onto their quarry witha mad rush at once exceedingly swiftand skilful. In pursuing jackrabbitsand cottontails, two birds may com-bine their efforts in the chase. Thistype of hunting prevents the victimfrom having a moment's respite. Theprey is killed quickly by deep thrustsof the very strong, long, sharp clawsinto the victim's body. The talonsgenerally penerate to every vital part,and the animal dies with scarcely astruggle. Prey weighing more thanseven or eight pounds cannot be car-ried away and must be eaten on theground.

A friend told me recently of seeingfive Golden Eagles, perhaps themembers of a single family, feedingon a jackrabbit that had been killedon the highway. As he approached,four of the birds flew away but thefifth remained by its food.

Some years ago, I saw a GoldenEagle ludicrously harassed by a pairof ravens which persistently mobbedit as it flew. Several times one of theravens almost alighted on the bigbird's back. Then the eagle wouldturn over and menacingly present itstalons toward the annoying ravens.Dr. A. C. Bent, in his North Ameri-can Birds of Prey, wrote that on anumber of occasions he had seen aneagle demurely sitting on the groundsurrounded by a circle of ravens wait-

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a re a s s p o t t e d i n c o l o r. C o m p l e t e c o v e r a g e o f1 1 w e s t e r n s t a t e s , p l u s p a r t s o f T e x a s , S o u t hD a ko t a a n d B r i t is h C o l u m b i a . T y p e o f m a t e r i a l ,m i le a g e a n d h i g h w a y s a r e s h o w n . Pr i ce : $2 . 50p o s t p a i d . S c e n i c G u i d e s , B o x 2 8 8 , S u s a n v i l l e ,C a l i f o r n i a ."O V E R L O O K E D F O R T U N E S " - i n t he R a r e r M i n -e r a l s . H e r e ar e a f e w o f t he 3 0 0 o r m o r ey o u m a y b e o v e r l o ok i n g w h i l e h u n t i n g , f i s h -i n g , m i n i n g , p r o s p e c t i n g o r r o c k h u n t i n g : U r-a n iu m , V a n a d iu m C o l u m b i u m , T a na lu m , T u ng -s t e n , N i c k e l , C o b a l t , T i t a n i u m , B i s m u t h , M o -l y b d e n u m , S e l e n iu m , G e r m a n i u m , M e r cu r y ,C h r o m i u m , T i n , B e r y l l iu m , G o l d , S i l v e r , Pl a ti -n u m , I r i d i u m , e tc . S o m e w o r t h $ 1 t o $ 3 ap o u n d , o t he r s $ 2 5 t o $2 0 0 a n d o u n c e . L e a rnh o w t o f i n d , i d e n t i f y a n d c a s h i n o n t h e m .

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N E V A D A T R E A S U R E H u n t e r s G h o s t T o w n G u i d e .L ar g e f o l d e d m a p . 8 0 0 p la c e n a m e g l o s s a ry .R a i l r o a d s , t o w n s , c a m p s , c a m e l t r a i l . $ 1 . 5 0 .T h e ro n F o x , 1 2 9 6 -C Y o s e m i t e , S a n J o s e 2 6 ,C a l i f o r n i a ." A R I Z O N A - R E T I R E M E N T F r o n t ie r " j u s t p u b l i s he d .6 0 p a g e , 8 ' / 2 x 7 " b o o k o n c o s t o f l i v i n g , j o b s ,h e a l t h , c li m a t e , b e s t p l a c e s t o r e t i r e , e t c .B e a u t i fu l l y i l l u s t r a t e d . O n l y $ 1 p o s t p a i d . R e -t i re m e n t S e a rc h S e r v i c e , B ox 2 8 9 3 , H o l l y w o o d28 , C a l i f .LE A R N A B O UT g e m s f r o m H a n d b o o k o f G e m sa n d G e m o l o g y . W r i t t e n e s p e c i a ll y f o r a m a -t e u r , c u t t e r , c o ll e c t o r . T e l ls h o w t o i d e n t i f yg e m s . $ 3 p lu s t a x . G e m a c C o r p o r a t i o n , B o x808J , M e n t o n e , C a l i f o r n i a ." DE A T H V A L L E Y S c o tt y T o l d M e " b y E l e a n o rJ o r d a n H o u s t o n . A r a n g e r ' s w i f e r e c a l ls h e rf r i e n d s h i p w i t h t h e f a m o u s d e s e r t r a t a n d

s o m e o f h is f a b u l o u s s t o r i e s . $ 1 . 5 0 . A . F.H o u s t o n , B o x 3 0 5 , C o o l id g e , A r i z o n a .B O O K H U N T E R S : S C A R C E , m i s c e ll a n e o u s o u t - o f -p r i n t b o o k s q u i c k l y s u p p l i e d . S e n d w a n t s ,n o o b l i g a t i o n . A t l a n t i c B o o k S e r v i c e , 1 0 D MC e d a r , C h a r l e s t o w n 2 9 , M a s s a c hu s e t t s .C A T A L O G UE N O . 3 3 0 - C a l i fo r n i a A u t h o r s , ap r i c e d b o o k c a t a l o g , 9 6 p a g e s , 4 1 p o r t r a i t s ,d e s c r i b i n g 1 3 0 7 i t e m s . P ri ce $ 1 p o s t p a i d .D a w s o n ' s B o o k S h o p , 5 5 0 S o u t h Fi g u e r o a S t . ,L os A n g e l e s 1 7 , C a l i f ."M O R E W E S T E R N T r e a s u r e s , " R a s c oe 's n e w e s t ,1 3 0 p a g e s , o l d n o n - p u b l i s h e d c l u e s , C a l i fo r -n i a , A r i z o n a , O r e g o n , e t c . , p o s t p a i d $ 2 . F r o n -t ie r B o o k C o m p a n y , T o y a h v a le , T e x a s.N E W B O O K : " G u a r d i a n s o f t h e Y o s e m i t e , "s t o r y o f th e f i r s t R a n g e r s , $ 2 .5 0 . J o h n B i n g a -m a n , B o x 9 5 , P al m D e s e r t , C a l i fo r n i a .F O R S A L E : D e s e r t Ma g a z i n e s , J a n u a r y ' 4 5 t oJ a n u a r y ' 6 2 , al s o a l l L a p id a r y J o u r n a l s , A p r i l' 47 t o d a t e , a l l g o o d c o n d i t i o n . M a k e o f f e ro n e o r b o t h . H i l l , 5 0 4 L o m i t a , O r a n g e , C a l i f ." O L D B O T T LE S a n d G h o s t T o w n s " s k e t c he s , r e -s e a r c h . G o o d o u t d o o r ho b b y . $ 2. 1 5 p o s t p a i d .M r s . A d e l e R e e d , 27 2 S h e p a r d L a ne , B i s h o p ,C a l i f o r n i a . DESERT STA TIONE RYH E N R Y M O C K E L 'S c o l o r fu l d e s e r t a n d c a ct u sf l o w e r n o t e c a r d s . D o ze n : $ 1 . 5 0 , e n v e l o p e s i n -c l u d e d . P io n e e r A r t G a l l e r y , B o x 7 2 6 , T w e n t y -n i n e P a l m s , C a l i f o r n i a .

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