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SOUTHWESTERN MONUMENTS MONTHLY REPORT APRIL 1939 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OPO 96655 SOUTHWESTERN NATIONAL MONUMEIITS APRIL 1939 REPORT INDEX ' OPENING. By Superintendent Frank Pinkley 241 CONDENSED GENERAL REPORT Travel 243 -300 Activities of Other Agencies. 246 00p General 244 400 Interpretation 246 100 Administrative 244 500 Use of Facilities by Public . 247 200 Maintenance, New Con- 600 Protection. .,.,,.,,,, 247 etruction, Improvements. 245 900 Miscellaneous 248 REPORTS FROM MET IN THE FIELD Arches ........... 274 . El Morrc. 267 Aztec Ruins. 250 Gran ^uivira 262 Bandelier 269 Mobile'Unit 281 Bandelier CCC 270 Montezuma Castle 264 Bandelier Forestry 271 Natural Bridges . 279 Bandelier Ruins Stabilization271 Navajo^. 253 Canyon de Chelly 276 Pipe Spring' 249 Capulin Mountain 275 Tonto 252 Casa Grande 257 Tumacacori 272 Casa Grande CCC 258 Walnut Canyon . 278 Chaco Canyon ,. 280 Walnut Canyon CCC 278 Chiricahua . 259 White Sands 262 Chiricahua CCC , 261 Wupatki 255 HEADQUARTERS Branch of Accounting .... 287 Branch of Maintenance 287 Branch of Research Personnel Notes 288 and Information. ..... 283 Visitor and Contact. Statistics . 286 ' THE oUPPLEMENT Birds at Montezuma Castle, by Betty Jackson. 293 Casa Grande Nature Notes-, by Don Egermayer 295 El Morro Wildlife, by R.R.Budlong 292 Headquarters Happenings, by the Naturalists.. 295 Montezuma Musings, by Earl Jackson 292 Ninety-five Years of History of th« Papa^o Tnriians, by k.T_.Kil<^>oa.<i« - 297 Ruminations, by The Boss •. 3.11 Saguaro Nature Notes, by Carleton Wilder 292 Sittings From the Sand,7-snds, by Tom Charles 294 Wup'-tka i Wildlifefe,, byby Pauls* u.1 3-aubien *• • • 294 SOUTHWESTERN NATIONAL MOITF ENTS PERSONNEL HEADQUAluiirUARTERS: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: COOLIDGS, ARIZONA Frank Pinkley, Superintendent; Hugh Miller, asst. superintendent; Parke W. Soule. chief clerk; Dale S.King, asst. park naturalist; Charlie R. Steen, Jr. parkpark arcarcheologist; Natt N. Dodge, jr. park naturalist; Luis A. Gsstellum, cler•- "rk; Roberobert Petrie, asst. clerk stenographer; Irraa G. Goodwin, asst. clerk typi"v;:ist; LaLcwrence Mungerro, CCC clerk; F.E.Stonehooker, machinist; J.L.L.Baehr, utiloility men; Latham, machinist helper CCC; George Sheffield, mimeograph opere- ? tor">r CCC. DETAILED FROM REGION III: J.H.Tovrea, assistant engineer. 1938 FIEIZLD STATIO; T IONS POST OFFICE PERSONNEL VISITORS .'.ORES AREA. 1. A;RCHE3: Moab, Utah. Harry Reed, bust." 1,448 33,680.00 2. AZTE3 .RUINS: Aztec, New Mex. T.C.Miller, cust., .... and Homer Hastings, ranger., 20,214 25.88 3. 3ANDELIER: Santa Fe, N.Mex. Geo. Shoily, act- .ing custodian and 1 CCC guide. 14,619 26,026.20 4. CANYON 9E CRELLY:Qhin Lee, Ariz. Ted Cronyn, cust. .. 1,573 83,840.00 5. CAPULIN MOUNTAIN:Capulin, N. Mex. H.Farr, cust. 30,200 680.37 6. CASA GRANDE: Coolidge, Ariz. A.T.Bicknell, cust.; D.Egemayer, ranger; Rodders, Coyle, Eeath, and Daniels, CCC guides. 33,761 472.50 7. CH..C0 .CANYON: Chaco Canyon,NM. L.T.McKinney, cust. 6,271 21,512.37 8. CHIRICAHUA: Douglas, Ariz. F.Fish, cust.;' H. Strattqn, grader oper.; 2 CCC guides. 9,145 10,694.80 9. EL MORRO: . RCmsk, New Mex. R.R.Budlong, cust. 3,208 240.00 10. GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS: Cliff, N.M. No custodian. " 105 160.00 11. GRAN OJIVIRA . Gran .^uivira.NM. Geo. Boundey, cust. 3,113 610.94 12. HOVENTESP; . Cortez, Colo. T.C.Miller in'cnerge. 168 285.80 13. MONTEZUMA CACASTLE: Camp Verde, Ariz.E.Jackson, custodian- Ed. Alberts, ranger. 10,645 520.00 14. NATURAAL BRIDGES: Blanding, Utah. Zeke Johnson, cust. 741 2,740.00 15. NAVAJO: . Tonalea, Ariz. J.".Brewer, Jr., ranger 411 360.00 16. ORGAN. PIPE CACTUS: AAjo,.Arizona. No custodian 6,200 '330,670.00 17. PIPS SPRING: l.occtsin, Ariz! L.Heeton, act. cust. 2,245 4v.0C 18. RAINBOW BRIDGE: Tonele:, Ariz. No custodian 222 160.00 19. SAGUARO: Tucson, Ariz. No custodian 20,422 63',284.:0 20. SUNSET CRATER: Flagst&ff, Ariz. D.J.Jones in charge 6,922 3,040.00 21. TONTO; . Roosevelt, Ariz. G.G.Philp, ranger 4,985 1,120.00 22. TUMACACORI: Noga3.es, Ariz. L.R.Crywood, cust.; C.G.Herkins, ranger. '15,289 10.00 23. V.ALNUT CANYON: Flegstr.ff, Ariz. Paul Besubien, jr. ercbeologist, rnd 2 CCC guides. 13,526 1,873.00 24. 1EHITS SANDS.: . Alemppprdo,N.K. T.Chrrles, cust.; J. Faris,. ranger;' J.Shepherd,grodor oper. 110,805 142,987.00 25. TOPATKI: . Flagstaff, Ariz. D.Jones, ranger; '2 CCC guides 2,754 35,865.00 20. YUCCA B.OTTSE; . Cortez, Colo. ' T.C.Miller in charge 172 9.60 TOTAL FOR 1938: 1,1-88.91 squfcl-e miles 319,164. 760,^07,46 f~\ nr K • K \/~ By Superintendent Frank Pinkley of OPLlNINCj Southwestern National Monuments, Coolidge, Arizona. April "..as a fair month, so far as weather was concerned, for travel on the through highways. The side roads gave considerable trouble in the north part of "the district in the first part of the month, but the south part of the district had all its roads open for use at all times. Travel on transcontinental highway 6G, through the north part, was running heavy with traffic at the end of the month with hotels and camp grounds selling out pretty well every night. The heaviest traffic was going to the coast and particularly to the San Francisco lair. Winter tourist business dropped off a trifle early in the resorts and dude ran ches around Phoenix and Tucson. The dude ranch season was distinctly bad in the Verde valley. Travel on the transcontinental highway through south ern New Llexico and Arizona seems to have taken its seasonal drop a little early. Our visitor travel at the Monuments was erratic. Up a trifle at Aztec Ruinsj down at Bandolierj up very much at Canyon d~ Chclly; down heavily at Case Grando; even at Chiricahua; down heavily at El Morro, Llontczuma Castle,and Tonto; up heavily at Turuacacori evon aftor discount ing its dedication attendance; and up heavily at ".Vupatki. In part wc can trace weather effects in this pattern, but that will not account for Casa Grande being down and'Tumacacori being up. The annual attendance, since last October first, is considerably off this year as against last with a number of factors entering into the result. Our CCC activities continued during the month with main camps at Bandolier, Chiricahua and Flagstaff, and side camp at Casa Grande. Wo also had the Mobile Unit of Indian CCC working at Chaco Canyon and Aztec on wall stabilization. Many inspections werweree mademade oyer the district during the month, and copies of the reports werweree tratransmitted to you. "«re feel th^.t wc arc in close touch with our far flung units. The proposed Tuzigoot NationalI7at:lonal MoMonumenentt waswas a little nearer actual ity by the submission of a deeddeed toto thethe property through Senator Hayden end a clearance statemenementt fromfrom ourour officeoffice thaatt wewc knowknow no:.n lelegal objec tions to its acceptancee. FurtherFurther acaction on this monumentuonui?c*..'+ is:•.i now in the hands of your office. A recent meeting of the ; governors?t 've nor sof o fSonora 3onor aand an dArizona Arr- zen a at Sonoita, llexico., has aroused greaeatt interestint. .•:."•, on, en both sides othef tn Internao International border in the development ofoi i,',i\.the Ajo*-.jo-Sonolta-Gulf of California road. This road runs directly througoughh ourour Organ Pipe Cactus National tlonument and increases the need of a masterBuster plan for that monument. ,{o hope to have a preliminary study madadee beforebefore thethe extreme summer heat reaches that unit. SOinHfllESTEBH NATIONAL MONUMENTS 241 MONTHLY REPORT BOB APRIL, 1939 OPENING (CONT.) Recont correspondence indicr.tes the probability of a CCC camp next fall r.t ArchGS National Monument, and we must have a master plan developed there before the end of summer. We know about what we want, and think the experts will have little difficulty in arriving at an agreement. Agreement was reached, during the month as to the location of the pro posed CCC camp at Chaoacoo CanyonCanyon, and the program of work for the first peri od has been turned in. We do feel the need for a general overhauling of the master plan for this monument. The private land situation at Chaco Canyon National Monument received some attention during the month and we may report some progress. General publicity was received through Easter programs and services at severalS-V.U-:'!. of<•>:. 'our our monuments during the month. Dedication ceremonies were heleldd atr.t Tumacacor•Ji.aM&oaoori with Acting Regional Director Hillory Tolson speaking on behalf of the Government. Construction on our Public .forks jobs at Navajo, Montezuma Castle, El Morro, Walnut, and Wupatki continued with better progress being made- as the spring weather comes o:i in those high elevations. Guide service was maintained at the usual standards. We are badly undermanned at White Sands National Monument. Museum installation was continued by Dale King at Bandelier during the month. Charlie Stccn spent the month in Berkeley v?orkinr on I.hite Sands exhibits. The plan for the White Sands exhibits was received at this office, signed, and forwarded for other approvals. The plan has the visitor circulation carefully arranged in the wrong direction but, since the cases are not built in, we can rearrange them after wo prove to all our doubting Thomases that old, well known, basic principle that people circulate to the right upon entering a room full of exhibits. Our office work is protty well current, due to some overtime put in during the month. • At the end of the month we are on our toes, ready to start the fees at severaseveral of our units on the first of May.