Desert Magazine 1954 December
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( TRAVEL GUIDE I PLACES TO STAY . GUIDE SERVICE . RESORTS I WHAT TO SEE . ... IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST I I The most delightful winter climate in the United States! That is a fair description (if the SCOTTY'S FURNACE desert Southwest. The air is warm and CREEK INN dry and pure. The desert landscape CASTLE AMERICAN PLAN has been sterilized by the intense rays of summer's sun. Rocks are clean; FURNACE CREEK views to distant mountains are crystal DEATH clear. i, EUROPEAN PLAN ,.< Spend a few days, a week, or a life- VALLEY time on (he desert. Get close to the nature that transcends everyday prob- lems and conflicts. Enjoy viewing the distinctive vegetation of the desert: HOURLY TOURS Enjoy this luxurious desert oasis Joshua, Saguaro, Smoke trees, Yucca, OF FABULOUS LUXURY for rest, quiet, recreation: golf, Palo Verde, Date palms. tennis, riding, swimming, tour- Overnight Accommodations ing, and exploring. Sunny days, For the more active and adventur- cool nights.Excellent highways. ous, this is a recreational paradise. European from $6 dbl. For folders and reservations write 5410 Death Valley Hotel Rivers and lakes of the Southwest offer Mod. Am. from $13 dbl. Co., Death Valley, Calif. Or fishing, boating, exploration and the See your Travel Agent phone Furnace Creek Inn at ever-present scenic beauty. Golf, ten- Death Valley. Or call your local or write— travel agencies. Special discount nis, riding etc. continue unabated No through the winter. CASTLE HEAD OFFICE 1462 N. Stanley Ave Stove Pipe Wells Hotel Hollywood 46, Calif. Death Valley California NOW IS THE TIME Home of the Famous Annual Confirmed or Prospective BURRO-FLAPJACK Places to see CONTEST RIVER RATS Stove lJipc Wells Hotel was until his death in 1950 owned and operated by DON'T MISS IT! Plan now for a George Palmer Putnam, renowned author and explorer. It continues un- See and hear the talking colored pictures "Romance and Sox lAfo of the Date" con- SHARE-THE-EXPENSE der the personal management of Mrs. tinuous showing H a.m. to fi p.m. Free RIVER TRIP IN 1955 George Palmer Putnam. admission. Shield's now and modern Ro- mance of the Date Theatre. Also see the Season: October 1 to June 1 rose garden, one of the largest, in ('alii". Write to: Shield's Date Crystals and the world's finest desert fruits. On Palm Springs GEORGIE AND WHITY Highway ZVz miles west of Tndio. We shi."> IN JOSHUA TREE everywhere. Write for free brochure. 737 W. 101st STREET Comfort, quiet, modest rates LOS ANGELES 44, CALIF. BROWN MOTEL Reserve by day, week or month with Herbert and Anne Brown, owners; also— SAN JUAN and COLORADO REALTORS — selling — INSURANCE RIVER EXPEDITIONS Box 353 Elev. 3000' Phone 7561 Enjoy exploralion, safe adventure and scenic beauty in the gorgeous canyons of Utah and Arizona. Staunch boats, experi- enced rivermen. For 1955 summer schedule THE BARRETT RANCH or charter trips anytime write to— "Where It's Slimmer All Winter" I. FRANK WRIGHT A comfortable place to spend a week-end or the entire winter. Away from smog, fog, snow or rain. Humidity is almost nil. MEXICAN HAT EXPEDITIONS Far from the irrigated districts on the warmest, driest part of the desert Blanding, Utah Season November 1—June 1. A dozen completely furnished modern houses, 1 or 2 bedrooms, with In lndio. Date Capital of tin- World complete privacy. Air cond., electric refrig., modern bath facilities, etc. RANCHO LAS ADELFAis GUEST COTTAGES A Naturalist's Paradise. Wonderful bass fishing; boating; prospecting: In California's desert playground—heated exploring. Evening campfires with a jolly crowd. Very informal. swimming pool; quiet, restful; ideal ac- Located in the California Desert just a mile West of the Imperial Dam commodations (kitchen optional). A Desert Oasis amidst Palms & Oleanders For folder write: Highway 111, 500 ft. W. of Fairgrounds BARRETT RANCH, Rt. 2. Box 258, Yuma, Arizona lndio. Cal. (Rec. by Duncan Hines, AAA) DESERT MAGAZINE DESERT CALENDAR Dec. 1-3—Farm Bureau Convention of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 4—Palm Springs Desert Museum Field Trip to Dolomite Mine off Palms to Pines Highway, Palm Springs, California. Dec. 5—Lecture "Indians of Califor- nia" by Arthur and Donald Barr, Southwest Museum. Los Angeles, Calif. Dec. 6-17—National Resources Con- ference, Albuquerque. N. M. Dec. 10-12—Pilgrimage and celebra- tion by Tortugas Indians, Las Cru- ces. New Mexico. Dec. 11 — Achones Procession after Volume 17 DECEMBER, 1954 Number 12 Vespers, Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Taos, New Mexico. Dec. 11-12 — Sierra Club's Camping COVER Indian Watch Tower at Grand Canyon. Photo Trip to Stein's Rest Oasis, near by Carlos Elmer, China Lake, California lndio, California. Dec. 12—Desert Sun Ranchers' Ro- CALENDAR December events on the desert 3 deo, Wickenburg, Arizona. Dec. 12—Jemez Pueblo "Matachines," RECREATION Atop Nevada's Highest Peak Santa Fe, New Mexico. By LOUISE TOP WERNER 4 Dec. 12 — Feast Day of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe celebrated en GHOST TOWN Old Fort Schellboume of Pony Express Days eve (Dec. 11), Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. By NELL MURBARGER 9 Dec. 12-13 — Dons Travelcade to POETRY Forgotten Acres, and ether poems 13 Tucson, Gila Bend, Ajo, Saguaro National Monument, from Phoenix, FIELD TRIP Gem Hunting with a Nevada Prospector Arizona. By HAROLD O. WEIGHT 14 Dec. 16-24—Nightly pageant-proces- sions (Posadas) depicting search TRAVEL On the Trail of Coronado for lodgings by Mary and Joseph in Jerusalem, Mesilla, New Mexico. By THOMAS B. LESURE 18 FICTION Dec. 18—Palm Springs Desert Mu- Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley 22 seum Field Trip to Magnesia CONTEST Springs Canyon, California. Picture-of-the-Month announcement 22 Dec. 18-31 — Illuminated "City of LETTERS Bethlehem" Christmas panorama, Comment by Desert's readers 23 PHOTOGRAPHY Climax Canyon near Raton. N.M. Pictures of the Month 24 Dec. 19—Dons Travelcade to Vulture CHRISTMAS Mine. Wickenburg. From Phoenix, Mexican Christmas at Douglas Arizona. By JESSIE KENNEDY 25 Dec. 24 — Ceremonial Dance, San lldefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe, N.M. DESERT QUIZ A test of your desert knowledge 26 Dec. 24—Night Procession with Cedar Torches. Taos Indian Pueblo; Cere- NATURE Clown of the Wastelands monial Dances after Midnight Mass, San Felipe, Laguna. Isleta Pueblos, By EDMUND C. JAEGER 27 Santa Fe, New Mexico. NEWS From Here and There on the Desert 29 Dec. 24—Procession of the Virgin. Taos Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico. MINING Current news of desert mines 33 Dec. 24—Christmas eve in Spanish villages, N.M.; bonfires for El Santo LAPIDARY Nino (the Christ Child) lighted Amateur Gem Cutter, by LELANDE QUICK . 34 before houses and in streets, also HOBBY before candle-lit Nacimientos (Na- Gems and Minerals 35 tivity scenes). INDEX Of Desert's 17th volume 42 Christmas Week—Nativity Plays, Los Pastores and Las Posadas (old COMMENT Just Between You and Me, by the Editor ... 46 Spanish plays) in St. Joseph's audi- torium and in homes of descendants BOOKS of settlers. Taos, New Mexico. Reviews of current Southwestern books ... 47 Dec. 25 — Ceremonial Dance, Taos Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico. The Desert Magazine is published monthly by the Desert Press, Inc., Palm Desert, Dec. 25—Deer Dance, Taos Pueblo, California. Re-entered as second class matter July 17, 1948, at the postoffice at Palm Desert, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Title registered No. 358865 in U. S. Patent Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico. and contents copyrighted 1954 by the Desert Press, Inc. Permission to reproduce contents Dec. 25-28—Dances at Jemez, Santo must be secured from the editor in writing. Domingo, Tesuque, Santa Clara RANDALL HENDERSON, Editor BESS STACY, Business Manager pueblos, Santa Fe. New Mexico. DAVID W. ZANDER, Sales Manager EVONNE RIDDELL, Circulation Manager Dec. 26 -- Turtle Dance, San Juan Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs submitted cannot be returned or acknowledged Pueblo, Santa Fe. New Mexico. unless full return postage is enclosed. Desert Magazine assumes no responsibility for Dec. 26-Jan. 1 — Southwestern Sun damage or loss of manuscripts or photographs although due care will be exercised. Sub- Carnival. El Paso, Texas. scribers should send notice of change of address by the first of the month preceding issue. Dec. 26—Desert Sun Ranchers' Ro- deo. Wickenburg, Arizona. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dec. 31—Deer Dance, Sandia Pueblo. One Year $3.50 Two Years $6.00 Santa Fe, New Mexico. Canadian Subscriptions 25c Kxtra, Foreign 50c Extra Dec. 31—Annual Pegleg Smith Liar's Subscriptions to Army Personnel Outside U. S. A. Must Be Mailed in Conformity With Contest, Borrego Valley, California. P. O. D. Older No. 19687 Address Correspondence to Desert Magazine, Palm Desert, California DECEMBER, 1954 Sierra Club members on the summit of Boundary Peak, highest point in Nevada. Front row, left to right: Rosie Balsam, Roland Kent, Ken Rich, Jr., John Delmonte; second row: Dick Woodward, Lloyd Balsam, Art Widmer, Louise Werner, Jill Johnson; back row: Walt Collins, Leader Brad Brush, Elgin Pierce, Ken Rich, Sr., Polly Connable, John Nienhuis. Soon after this picture was taken, the climbers scrambled down a ridge, across the state line and up Montgomery Peak, California. Atop Nevada's Highest Peak Thanks to the perfection of light plastic gear and dehydrated foods, with such an impressive position and a hiker can now go out and live comfortably for three days out of a altitude. knapsack that weighs 25 pounds or less. And that includes the luxury We decided to explore Nevada's of a down sleeping bag and an air mattress. Here is another of Louise highest point on a Fourth of July Werner's delightful stories of fun and adventure on high mountain trails weekend, approaching it from the east.