Desert Magazine 1954 November
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Copper Plated 80c doz.—$8.00 gross No. 77-0—Pendant Mtg. With pinback and Gold Filled Wire for Baroque Gems 1fix25 mm. oval. S. S. Safety Catch Rhodium PI. Si.2."> ea. Rhodium or Gold Plated 16 ga.-- 5 ft. $1.60 $11.25 do/.. 4 for $1.00-$2.00 doz. 18 ga.-lO ft. $1.95 Ster. Sil. (Polished—no 20 ga.-lO ft. $1.30 plate) $1 ca.—$10.50 &/,. 22 ga.-lO ft. $1.00 Gold Plated 50c ea.— $4.60 doz. No. 92-4 24 ga.-lO ft. $ .75 26 ga.—10 ft. $ .60 No. 65-4 — Brooch MtR. FLEUR-DE-LIS Same as above but with- out ring and with pin for wearing as a brooch. With Pinback Sterling Silver Rhodium We Stock a Complete Line Plated $1.50 ca.—$15 dz. Gold or Rhodium Plated Gold Plated — $1.00 ea. 4 for $1.00-$2.25 doz. of Copper Jewelry Parts $9.50 doz. Please add 10% Federal Excise Tax to all items listed except G. F. Wire and Copper Items California Residents Add 3% Sales Tax—Postage Extra OUR STORE IS COMPLETELY AIR CONDITIONED GRIEGER'S • 1633 E. WALNUT ST. • PASADENA 4, CALIFORNIA OUR STORE IS OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY FROM 8:30 TO 5:00. PHONE SY. 6-6423 DESERT MAGAZINE DESERT CALENDAR Nov. 1 — Ceremonial Dances, Taos Indian Pueblo, Procession at Dawn, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nov. 2—All Soul's Day, Memorial Day in Spanish villages, New Mexico. Nov. 5-15—Arizona State Fair, State Fair Grounds, Phoenix, Arizona. Nov. 6-7—Colorado River Roundup, Parker, Arizona. Volume 17 NOVEMBER, 1954 Number 11 Nov. 6-7—Sierra Club Camping in Devil's Punch Bowl and Big Rock Prospecting on the Rio Grande. Photo by Josef Creek, California. COVER Muench, Santa Barbara, California Nov. 6-7—Sierra Club Hike to Black CALENDAR November events on the desert 3 Mountain; camp site at Last Chance Canyon, California. REUNION Death Valley Days 4 FIELD TRIP Second Week in Nov.—Snow Bowl Nature's Tumbled Gems at Pisgah opens. Flagstaff, Arizona. By HAROLD O. WEIGHT 5 LOST MINE Lost Gold of Indian Gully Nov. 11-14 — Annual Death Valley Encampment, Death Valley, Cali- By RUSS LEADABRAND 10 fornia. PERSONALITY Old Chief Tecopa of the Paiutes 12 Nov. 12—St. James Day Fiesta and POETRY Harvest Corn Dance at Tesque and Desert Sunset, and other verses 13 Jemez Pueblos. Santa Fe, New GEOGRAPHY Legendary Lake of the Paiutes Mexico. By JANE ATWATER 14 Nov. 13-14 — Annual Weed Show, FICTION High School, Twentynine Palms. Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley 18 California. EXPERIENCE Life on the Desert Nov. 13-14 — Sierra Club Desert Camping and Song-Fest. Cotton- CONTEST By GRACE M. WILTON 19 wood Springs, California. NATURE Announcement of Photo Prizes 20 Nov. 13-18—Ogden Livestock Show, Bird That "Sleeps" all Winter Ogden, Utah. PHOTOGRAPHY By EDMUND C. JAEGER 21 Nov. 17-19 — Southwestern Medical PERSONALITY Assn. Convention, Paso del Norte Pictures-of-the-Month 23 Hotel, El Paso, Texas. He Rode with Buffalo Bill CLOSE-UPS Nov. 20-21—Elks' Rodeo. Victorville, By WILLARD H. PORTER 24 California. LETTERS About those who write for Desert 25 NEWS Nov. 20-21—Rodeo, Ajo, Arizona. Comment by Desert's readers 26 PUZZLE Nov. 20-21 — Sierra Club Knapsack From Here and There on the Desert 27 Hike up San Jacinto Escarpment, MINING California. True or False Quiz 32 LAPIDARY Nov. 23—Finish of Fifth Pan Ameri- Current news of desert mines 33 can Road Race starting at Guate- HOBBY malan Border, El Paso, Texas. Amateur Gem Cutter, by LELANDE QUICK . 34 COMMENT Gems and Minerals 35 Nov. 25—Desert Sun Rancher's Ro- BOOKS deo, Wickenburg, Arizona. Just Between You and Me, by the Editor ... 42 Reviews of current Southwestern books ... 43 Nov. 25-28 — Sierra Club Hike of The Desert Magazine is published monthly by the Desert Press, Inc., Palm Desert, Telescope, Sentinel, Porter Peaks, California. Re-entered as second class matter July 17, 1948, at the postoffice at Palm Desert, Butte Valley, California. California, under the Act of March 3, 187fl. Title registered No. 358865 in U. S. Patent Office, and contents copyrighted 1954 by the Desert Press, Inc. Permission to reproduce contents After First Frost—Navajo . Reserva- must be secured from the editor in writing. tion, Navajo "Yei-be-chi" and Fire RANDALL HENDERSON, Editor BESS STACY, Business Manager Dance, New Mexico. DAVID E. ZANDER, Sales Manager EVONNE RIDDKLL, Circulation Manager Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs submitted cannot be returned or acknowledged unless full return postage is enclosed. Desert Magazine assumes no responsibility for Late November—Zuni Pueblo, "Sha- damage or loss of manuscripts or photographs although due care will be exercised. Sub- lako" Ceremonies and House scribers should send notice of change of address by the first of the month preceding Issue. Dances, Santa Fe, New Mexico. SUBSCRIPTION RATES September through December 1 — One Veal' $3.50 Two Years $6.00 "Awatovi Murals" exhibition. Mu- Canadian Subscriptions 2.>o Kxfra, Foveign 50c Extra seum of Northern Arizona. Flag- Subscriptions to Army Personnel Outside U. S. A. Must Be Mailed in Conformity With staff, Arizona. P. O. D. Order No. WBS7 Address Correspondence lo I>eserl Magazine, Palm Desert, California NOVEMBER, 1954 Aerial view of Death Valley looking south toward Badwater. Furnace Creek ranch in right foreground, with landing strip to the left. Furnace Creek Inn is at the canyon to the left of the ranch. Photo taken in 1936 by Spence Air Photos. 1/cdktf .., November 11-12-13-14 Recalling the days when an intrepid caravan of California- '49ers Chorus. Robert Morris. Director. George W. Savage. boun'J gold-seekers faced death on trie alkaline flats of Death Chairman Valley, the Death Valley '49ers, a non-profit organization, is 8:15 p.m. Kodachrome Showing of the finest western color pic- preparing to entertain many thousands of visitors at the 6th annual tures by noted photographers. Location, Furnace Creek Encampment to be held November 11-14 this year. Ranch Hangar. Floyd B. Evans. Chairman B. Paul Gruendyke, program chairman, has completed the 9:30 p.m. Square Dancing. Furnace Creek Ranch. Kinnie following program of entertainment and cultural events for this Powers. Chairman year's Encampment: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 11 7:00 a.m. Catholic Mass, Furnace Creek Inn Gardens. Charles 2:00 p.m. Conducted tour of Badwater and vicinity. Start from Scholl in Charge Government Center. Dr. Thomas Clements, chairman. 7:00 a.m. Protestant Sunrise Church Service at Desolation Car- 7:00 p.m. Campfire at the Sand Dunes. Community singing led yon. Special music by the North American '49ers Chorus led by Hugo Kirckhofer; Death Valley tales by Ardies Walker. by Robert Morris, Director. The Reverend Randal] C. Phillips Arthur W. Walker, chairman. will give the Sunrise Message. Paul Palmer in Charge FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 8:30 a.m. Authors' Breakfast at the Furnace Creek Golf Course. 8:00 a.m. Artists' Breakfast. The West's Noted Artists in Person Well known western authors in person as guests of honor. and featuring some entertainment surprises. Furnace Creek See and hear them tell their own stories. Price $1.50. John Golf Course. Price $1.50. John W. Hilton, Chairman D. Henderson, Chairman 1 1:00 a.m. Conducted Tour of the North end of Death Valley and There is no charge for any of the events on the program, the Scotty's Castle.