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Desert Magazine of the Southwest OCTOBER, 1960 40 Cents . magazine of the OUTDOOR SOUTHWEST To the Dutch, October is Wyn- maaml or "Wine-month." Makes sense. * * * The Chipewa Indians called Oc- tober .Vtcliitainon — "Squirrel Month.1' Also "Head-First" month, referring to the squirrel's habit of descending trees head-first—not backwards like a lineman coming down a telephone pole. Despite Harvest Moon, Apple Cider. Black Cat, Orange- Yellow Pumpkins, Jack-O-Lanterns, Glossy Black Havens and Owls, I believe the spry bushy-tailed squirrel is the most Hallowe'en is for the Octoberish of all symbols. (Up in the nut country, these animals, first, and the squirrels fill the hollow trees with so many nuts the owls kids second — not lor don't have any place to sleep day-times.) grown folks at all. 1 wish 1 could invite all of you to Old Fort Oliver on To promote my "Make Squirrels the Symbol of October" October 31st for our campaign. I put one of the critters in a box and mailed it annual Spook Party, across the valley to Desert Magazine at Palm Desert, Calif.— but 1 can't because a new town which takes pride in calling itself "The Smartest people take up too Address on the American Desert." The postman delivering much room. the package reports that the squirrel jumped out and ran away. Last year I "Why don't you chase it?" asked an excited real estate man. showed the visiting "Why should I?" replied the postman. "He doesn't know animals my extra- where he's going. I've got the address right here on the box." ordinary new lightning bug. I reasoned that by crossing m o t h s (which always fly toward a light) with light- ning bugs (which give light) t h e o u t c o m e would be moths with lights on their tails. In theory, these 1'inwheel Hugs, as I call them, would fly around in Quarter New Moon First Quarter circles, chasing their Oct. 12 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 tails. It worked, too. 1 turned my boxful of Pinwheel Hugs loose at the witching hour, AH, OCTOBER . .. and the sky around Ft. Oliver was filled October in the Great Southwestern Desert—refreshing as an with "fireworks." ocean voyage. In fact, the high-wide Mojave Desert's isolated mountain ranges and buttes resemble great ships putting into OCTOBER AIR harbor. Cool winds and a horizon as wide as the sea—no . and wishful thinking wonder my Trot Opinion I'oil (slower than Gallup, but more The old Indian stood at the sure-footed) reports that more ex-sailors decide to retire to the top of a mesa with his son, desert in October than at any other time of the year. (Another looking over the beautiful des- interesting Trot fact: ex-submarine commanders prefer the ert valley. Said the old chief: Salton Sea area for retirement, probably because it is below "Some day, my son, all this sea level.) land will belong to the Indians Up in the high-high Desert October is followed by Wiscon- again. Paleface all go to the sin weather—but down here in the Low Desert we have five moon." months of glorious October. Enjoy yourselves, friends! Remember—in 20 years you'll be sighing for the "good old days." (Oee whiz—1 first used this line more than 20 years ago.) Volume Number Publisher's 23 10 Notes For the Desert Magazine staff the October issue always marks the -magazine of the Outdoor Southwest- end of the summer season and the start of the Christmas season. In CHARLES E. SHELTON the desert country there are two basic climatic periods: Summer and publisher The-Rest-Of-The-Year. We are now going into the latter. EUGENE L. CONROTTO EVONNE RIDDELL At this point on the calendar we editor circulation manager remind our readers that December 25th is not far away, and NOW is the time to start ordering gift sub- scriptions as Christmas presents for Contents for October, I960 friends who share your enjoyment of the great Southwest. A Postage-paid order envelope COVER The Colorado River below Parker Dam. Photograph is enclosed with this issue of Desert for the use of those who would by Harry Vroman of Prescott, Ariz. order gift subscriptions. TRANSPORTATION 8 Power Scooters Sam Hicks GHOST TOWN 12 Bodie Today Nell Murbarger A listing of Southwestern and EXPLORATION 17 Side-Trip to Aurora Madison Devlin desert books is also carried in this REMINISCENCE 19 issue of the magazine (see page 36). Bodie Yesterday Lillian Ninnis This catalog will be of assistance INDIANS 22 The Night Chant Laura Adams Armer to those who like to give books as NATURE 29 Edmund C. Jaeger Christmas gifts. Again, please or- Cottonwood Trees der early, for many of the book OTHER DESERTS 31 Oasis at Cashmeh Ali William E. Warne publishers are slow in delivering TRAVEL 33 Around the White Mountains Lucile Weight "rush" orders during the autumn TRAVEL 40 months. The Nogales Environs Thomas Lesure * * * PERSONALITY 42 Wildlife Photographer LeRoi Russel Stewart Cassidy Our friends are once again in- —also— vited to visit the Desert Magazine Art Gallery (largest all-desert gal- Harry Oliver's Almanac: 2 lery in the nation), and the Desert Letters from our Readers: 4 28: Hard Rock Shorty Craft Shop and Bookstore, all lo- cated in the Desert Magazine Build- Southwest New Briefs: 7 35: New Desertland Books ing in Palm Desert, midway between Poem of the Month: 21 41: Editorial Palm Springs and Indio. Starting October 15 the Gallery and Craft Shop will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 The Desert Magazine, founded in 1937 by Randall Henderson, is published monthly by Desert Magazine, Inc., Palm Desert, California. Re-entered as second class p.m. seven days a week. There is matter July 17, 1948, at the postoffice at Palm Desert, California, under the Act no entrance fee. of March 3, 1879. Title registered No. 358865 in U.S. Patent Office, and contents copyrighted 1960 by Desert Magazine, Inc. Permission to reproduce contents must Many of our readers would like be secured from the editor in writing. to see our extensive printing plant while they are visiting the Desert Unsolicited manuscripts and SUBSCRIBE or let us pueblo. Ask the Gallery Director photographs submitted can- for a guide to take you through not be returned or acknowl- TO send it to a friend edged unless full return the printing plant. postage is enclosed. Desert Magazine assumes no re- Cordially, sponsibility for damage or • One Year—$4 • Three Years—$10.50 loss of manuscripts or pho- tographs although due care (Canadian subscriptions 25c extra, foreign 50c extra per year) CHUCK SHELTON will be exercised. Subscribers Publisher should send notice of change SEND DESERT MAGAZINE TO: of address by the first of the month preceding issue. PHOTO and ART credits (Unless otherwise specified below or in text, Address all editorial and (mailing address) photographs and art work are by authors of circulation correspondence to features in which they appear.) Desert Magazine, Palm Des- ert, California. Page 6: art work by Harry Oliver. 12: (city, state) Madison Devlin. 13: Map by Norton If this is a gift, indicate how gift card should be signed: Allen. 16: Madison Devlin. 19: A. A. Forbes. 20-21: Frasher's of Pomona. 33: Address all advertising Harold O. Weight. 34: Map by Norton correspondence to Going - Allen. 40: Map by Norton Allen. 43 Wright Advertising, 560 N. Mail this information and your remittance to: Desert Magazine, and Back Cover: LeRoi Russel. Larchmont, Los Angeles, Palm Desert, California. Calif. October, 1960 / Desert Magazine / 3 change for the better. More of the material your subscribers asked for, and less—much less—of the Indians. Fine! I am re-sub- LETTERS scribing. The four covers by Clyde Forsythe are FROM OUR READERS the finest bit of Americana West that I have seen in years. If I owned the originals 1 Last Choice: Indians . incredible issue came out in which 34 of would not trade them for all of the insane the 44 pages of Desert were devoted en- smears with which Picasso has ruined good To the Editor: Several months ago you con- tirely to Indians, I let my subscription run canvas. ducted a poll to ascertain your readers' out. Don't remember the exact date of this Incidentally, should you wonder: I know tastes in the various types of desertana issue, but it was one in which a lot of space my Indians. I have spent most of my life which you serve up. If my memory is still was wasted on a museum of Indian artifacts in Indian country. 1 shared my blankets good, results favored travel, field trips, and so on in Flagstaff. with some of the Apache Scouts who were ghost towns, exploration — and running a I got in the habit of going to my news- tracking Pancho Villa in 1916. I mined in poor fifth or sixth was Indians and related stand and scanning the magazine, and if northern Chihuahua. Indiana. the particular issue was top-heavy with In- If you would like to see Indians as they Desert Magazine had been running far dian rot I would buy another publication. really are, go up to Parker, Arizona, any too much drivel re Poor Lo, and after an However, lately there has been a marked weekend and hang around the beer joints. Parker is a real Indian town. WILL T. SCOTT st Choice of ROCKHOUNDS Santee, Calif. 1 fctMM 7ttt6neOJ&4&le Rock Picks Salute from an Indian .
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