 | | Journal (issue) | | WESTERNHEMISPHERE Desolation Canyon in Death Valley. Scene of the first annual program held two years...ago. encampment Thousands Plan Trek to Death Valley SSEMBL1NG TO honor the memory of early Western...of families will attend the third annual Death Valley Encampment December 1 and 2 at famous Furnace Creek...included on a camping list published by the Death Valley '49ers, non-profit sponsors of the annual pioneer...for a four-mile trek to Desolation canyon, for sunrise religious services in this beautiful natural sanctuary |  | | Journal (issue) | | Phoenix, Arizona. Oct. 1—Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo, Sonoita, Arizona. Oct. 1-7—Annual Navajo Indian...conference, Las Vegas. Oct. 5-8—Graham County Fair, Safford, Arizona. Oct. 6-8—Tri-State Fair and Sheriffs...Cochise County Fair, Douglas, Arizona. Oct. 7-8—Mass field trip sponsored by the Clark County Gem Collectors...Roswell, New Mexico. Oct. 18-23—Pima County Fair, Tucson, Arizona. Oct. 19-21 — Grand Chapter, Order of...Association of University Women fall Workshop, Prescott, Arizona. Oct. 20-22—Gem and Mineral show sponsored by San |  | | Journal (issue) | | Villages, N. M. Nov. 2-3—Billy Moore Days, Avondale, Arizona. Nov. 3-4—Annual Fall Road Races, Palm Springs...California. Nov. 3-4—Copper Giant Rodeo, Ajo, Arizona. Nov. 3-12—Arizona State Fair, Phoenix. Nov. 4—Western Saddle...Saddle Club Gymkhana, Phoenix, Arizona. Nov. 8—Rose Festival, Mesa, Ariz. Nov. 8-9—Northwestern New Mexico...Sale, Raton. Nov. 9—Good Neighbor Day, Bisbee Arizona. Nov. 9-11—14th Annual Desert Weed Show, Twentynine...Twentynine Palms, Calif. Nov. 9-12 — Eighth Annual Death Valley, California, Encampment. (See page 20.) Nov. 10-11—Rodeo |  | | Journal (issue) | | CALENDAR April 1—Douglas Frontier rodeo, Douglas, Arizona. April 1-2—Desert Peaks section of Sierra club...Mountains, Mojave desert. April 1-8—Annual Death Valley expedition conducted by College of the Pacific...2—Annual desert meeting of Western Mining Council, Inc., at Yucca Valley, California. April 2—Outboard motor...4V2-day trek of the Desert Caballeros at Wickenburg, Arizona. April 7-8—Easter pageant, "The Master Passes By...9—Easter Sunrise service on Mullet Island, Salton Sea. Sponsored by Northend Imperial Valley communities |  | | Journal (issue) | | peace I leave. My peace I give to you." Tucson, Arizona Shadow patterns, knit by sunshine Shuttling through...8-12—Desert Caballeros Ride, Wickenburg, Arizona. April 10-14—County Fair, Yuma. April 12-14 (tentative)—Annual...Mexico. April 13-14 — Spring Horse Show, Phoenix, Arizona. April 14-May 5—Festival Art Show, Tucson. April...New Mexico. April 18—Spring Flower Show, Mesa, Arizona. April 19 — Penitcnte Passion Play, Ranchos dc...dc Taos, New Mexico. April 21—Easter Sunrise Services at most Southwest Communities. Make local inquiries |  | | Journal (issue) | | distant background. • Something Really New Under the Sun Palm Desert is not just a plan or a dream . . . but...from and overlooking the floor of the Coachella Valley. It is sheltered in a protected cove of the Santa...Douglas, Arizona. April 7—Third annual spring ride of the Desert Caballeros at Wickenburg, Arizona. April...April 8-10—Phoenix Champion Rodeo, Phoenix, Arizona. April 9-May 1 — Fifteenth annual Junior Arts show for...Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona. April 9-16—College of the Pacific's 13th annual Death Valley expedition |  | | Journal (issue) | | in this gallant desert gold. Warm on my heart as sun-washed sand at noon. Poignant as wind songs, through...kinds of gold. A wide oak's verdure canopies the sun Where cobbled path and rock-laid portal meet; Wild...desert with its golden moods While wearing its sunrise and sunset hoods. And the wealth was as great upon...THE ROCK COLLECTOR By WILD A BESSIE TOTTEN Yucca Valley, California I've a hobby that suits my habitat...palm log hut in this desert grove From the noon sun hid by sheltering leaves, Where the children's eyes |  | | Journal (issue) | | Prospecting, Uranium, etc. Fluorescent Lamps, Fluorescent Minerals, Geiger Counters, Uranium Samples, Magnifiers...CALENDAR April 1-4—Desert Cavalcade of Imperial Valley, Calexico, California. April 1-30 — Special Exhibit...Phoenix, Arizona. April 4—Western Saddle Club Gymkhana, Squaw Peak Arena, Phoenix, Arizona. April 5-9—Desert...5-9—Desert Caballeros Annual Ride. Wickenburg, Arizona. April 10—Play Day at White Sands National Monument...Arboretum, Phoenix, Arizona. April 11—Desert Sun Ranchers' Rodeo, Wickenburg, Arizona. April 12-17 — Southern |  | | Journal (issue) | | Prospecting, Uranium, etc. Fluorescent Lamps, Fluorescent Minerals, Geiger Counters, Uranium Samples, Magnifiers...of Yaqui Indians, Pascua Village, near Tucson, Arizona. April 3—Passion play of Penitente Brotherhood...April 5—Easter sunrise services on horseback. Wickenburg, Arizona. April 5 — Easter sunrise services, Grand...Grand Canyon, Arizona. April 5—Easter sunrise services at Desert Christ Monument, Yucca Valley, California...California. April 5 — Easter Sunrise Services, Yermo, California. April 5 — Rodeo, Rancho de Los Caballeros, |  | | Journal (issue) | | once a flourishing little mining town which still appears on many Arizona maps as "Silverbell." A road...called the Silverbell road. Silverbell was a copper mining camp. The hills around it were honeycombed with...shack to liv%,*in and a chance to live — a gold mining town — a golden opportunity perhaps. Your editor...of wood there is nothing to indicate a thriving mining town once was located there. KENT YARNELL The...The Wreckers Are at Work . . . Winslow, Arizona Desert: Today, I look from the windows of our museum at |  | | Journal (issue) | | CALENDAR March 29-30—Second annual exhibit, Imperial Valley Gem and Mineral society and Imperial Lapidary guild...southern Arizona and Flying H ranch. April 1-4—Yaqui Indian ceremonials, Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. Week's... Phoenix, Arizona. April 5-6—Fifth annual Gila River Round Up and Rodeo, Safford, Arizona. April 5-6—Arizona...5-6—Arizona state high school championship ski meet, Snow Bowl, Flagstaff, Arizona. April 5-6—Sierra club...section, climb of Coso and Maturango peaks, Inyo county. April 5-6—State Mineral Society of Texas, mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SCOTTY'S | | CASTLE DEATH VALLEY HOURLY TOURS OF FABULOUS LUXURY Overnight Accommodations:...Calif. NOW IS THE TIME Stove Pipe Wells Hotel Death Valley California Home of the Famous Annual BURRO-FLAPJACK...scenic beauty in Ihe gorgeous canyons of Utah and Arizona. Staunch boats, experienced overmen. For 1955 summer...is the desert? It is so much more than sand and sun, cactus and palm. It is variety as opposed to monotony—friendly...attractions run the gamut from just basking in the sun to participation in practically all active sports |  | | Journal (issue) | | Prospector By FRANK HYDE Castle Hot Springs, Arizona Give an old prospector tobacco and beans, A rusty...fabulous mine, On some lonesome peak, near a wind swept pine. If you want to know what the mine is worth...keep. In reverie the old prospector sees his gold mine in the skies. This effect was obtained by super-imposing...Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff. July 1-4—Frontier Days Rodeo, Prescott, Arizona. July 2-4—28th Annual...3-4—Annual Grants, New Mexico, Rodeo. July 3-5—De Baca County Mounted Patrol Rodeo, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. |  | | Journal (issue) | | California. Dec. 2-3—8th Annual Arizona Aviation Conference, Tucson, Arizona. Dec. 2-4—Feast of St. Francis...Francis Xavier Mission, Tucson, Arizona. Dec. 3 — Palm Springs, California, Desert Museum field trip to Split...Phoenix, Arizona. Dec. 10-12 — Tortugas Indian Ceremonials, Las Graces, New Mexico. Dec. 1 1—Desert Sun Ranchers...Ranchers Rodeo, Phoenix, Arizona. Dec. 11 — Achones Procession after Vespers, Taos, New Mexico. Dec. 12-18—Sixth...Tournament, Palm Springs, California. Dec. 17—Arizona Snow Bowl opens for winter season. Flagstaff. Dec |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1955 VACATION BY BOAT Hite, Utah, to Lees Ferry, Arizona Colorado River COMB see with us and help explore...North — Price, Utah Stove Pipe Wells Hotel Death Valley California Home of the Famous Annual BURRO-FLAPJACK...scenic beauty in the gorgeous canyons of Utah and Arizona. Staunch boats, experienced rivermen. For 1955...REPAIR Reports of bad road conditions from Nogales, Arizona, to Mexico City over Mexico Highway 15 are not...Tulare County favoring the completion of Highway 190 from Quaking Aspen Camp in Tulare County to Lone |  | | Journal (issue) | | annual Frontier s celebration and rodeo, PresCO Arizona. July 2- —Reno rodeo, Reno, Nevada. July 2 —Rodeo...—Rodeo and horse show, Fillm e, Utah. July 2 —Sevier county fair and rodeo, Ri field, Utah. July 2 —Pioneer...Aribi on, M Museum off N Northern , Flagstaff, g , Arizona, Jy d Will July A—Annuall rodeo, Willcox, Ariz...Ariz. July Jl 4 4 Celebration and barbecue, Payso Arizona. JJuly y 4 -Annual three-day Cowboy Reunion, Las...K-18—Exhibit of Navajo crafts pr >duced near Wide Ruins trading po ;t, Museum of Northern Arizona, F gstaff |  | | Journal (issue) | | far away—beyond the Hill. ' • « • SUNSET—WASHOE VALLEY By KATHARINE JONES Reno, Nevada How wide and peaceful...cactus trees The white sand hot from the blazing sun, The sky as blue as the seas; No cloud dare ever...Nevada If I could always be a part Of elemental sun and rain, The mountains and a windswept plain, Know...Years Ski Races, Arizona Snow Bowl, sponsored by Ski Club, Phoenix. January 2-7—Arizona National Livestock...Livestock Show, State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, Arizona. January 6—Installation of new governors in most New Mexico |  | | Journal (issue) | | prospecting, veteran Arizona miner, Dave Gutierrez, now camps across the street from the mine museum in Jerome...Jerome, Arizona, and collects small fees from tourists for posing for pictures. The picture by L. D. Schooler...October—Annual Aspen Trail Caravan from Flagstaff, Arizona. October 3-4—Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, Candlelight...Assissi, Santa Fe, N. M. October 3-7—San Bernardino County Fair, Victorville, California. Volume 19 October...Rodeo, Roswell. October 10-14—Graham County Fair, Safford, Arizona. October 11-14—Sixth Annual Desert Empire |  | | Journal (issue) | | Prospecting, Uranium, etc. Fluorescent Lamps, Fluorescent Minerals, Geiger Counters, Uranium Samples, Magnifiers...CflLCnDflR January 31—Gold Rush Days, Wickenburg, Arizona. February 1-28—Special exhibit of art of the ancient...New Mexico. February 4-7—Seventh Annual Imperial Valley Carrot Carnival, Holtville, California. February...California. February 7 — Desert Sun Ranchers' Rodeo, Wickenburg, Arizona. February 7—Don's Club Travelcade...Travelcade to Miami Mines. From Phoenix, Arizona. February 12-14—Riverside Chapter, Sierra Club of Southern |  | | Journal (issue) | | Trek. Liar's conlest New Year's eve, in Borrego Valley, California. Jan. 1—Annual presentation of "The...races, at Arizona Snow Bowl, Flagstaff. Jan. 3-6 — Livestock show, Fairgrounds, Phoenix, Arizona. Jan. 5-7—Arizona...5-7—Arizona Newspaper association convention. Phoenix. Jan. 6—El Dia de los Tres Reyes, ceremonial dance...dance, Taos pueblo, New Mexico. Jan. 6-7 — Squaw Valley ;,ki championships, combined with FWSA Class C...Don's club trek to Tucson, Arizona. Jan. 7 — Round-up safari, Wickenburg, Arizona. Jan. 12—Phoenix Symphony |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1955 VACATION BY BOAT Hite, Utah, to Lees Ferry, Arizona Colorado River COME see with us and help explore...thousands of motor visitors to Southern California and Arizona. The Most Novel Motel in the West ago. Sailings:...scenic beauty in the gorgeous canyons of Utah and Arizona. Staunch boats, experienced rivermen. For 1955...L029 — Gallup, X.M. Stove Pipe Wells Hotel Death Valley California Home of the Famous Annual BURRO-FLAPJACK...California. April 3—Desert Sun Ranchers Rodeo, Remuda, Wickenburg, Arizona. April 3 — Desert Shores Outboard |  | | Journal (issue) | | livestock show, Richfield, Utah. Sep. 1-3—Morgan county fair, Morgan, Utah. Sep. 1-31—Beehive Midway, fairgrounds...Open Golf tournament, Reno, Nevada. Sep. 3-6—Elko county fair and state livestock show, Elko, Nev. Sep.... New Mexico. Sep. 4-5—Lucerne Valley Days, Box S ranch, Lucerne Valley, Calif. Sep. 4-5—Second annual...and mineral show, Junior Rockhounds of Prescott, Arizona. Sep. 4-6—236th Annual Santa Fe Fiesta, "America's...Nevada. Sep. 4-6—Annual Labor Day rodeo, Williams, Arizona. Sep. 4-6—Annual rodeo, Magdalena, New Mexico. |  | | Book | | - [ URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR THE PARADOX BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page THE PARADOX BASIN...LISBON VALLEY (BIG INDIAN) ORE BELT ORE BODIES URANIUM DISTRICTS AND MINING AREAS SLICK ROCK DISTRICT GYPSUM...GYPSUM VALLEY DISTRICT BULL CANYON DISTRICT URAVAN DISTRICT GATEWAY DISTRICT (EASTERN GATEWAY AREA) MC...AREA PARADOX DISTRICT BEAVER AND POLAR MESAS LISBON VALLEY (BIG INDIAN) DISTRICT MOAB DISTRICT GREEN RIVER...RIVER DISTRICT THOMPSONS DISTRICT INTER-RIVER REGION RICHARDSON-DEWEY AREA LOWER KANE SPRINGS AREA INDIAN |  | | Journal (issue) | | Prospecting, Uranium, etc. Fluorescent Lamps, Fluorescent Minerals, Geiger Counters, Uranium Samples, Magnifiers...Winslow, Arizona. August 1-31—Special exhibit, William Alexander Hamilton's oil portraits of Navajo Indians...Snake Dance and Indian Ceremonials, Prescott. Arizona. Volume 16 AUGUST, 1953 Number 8 COVER Jemez...RAY MANLEY of W e s t e r n W a y s , Tucson, Arizona CALENDAR August events on the desert 3 CELEBRATION...Square Dance Festival, Flagstaff, Arizona. 5 Miracle in Parker Valley By RANDALL HENDERSON W e a v e r |  | | Journal (issue) | | 31—Annual Pegleg Smith Liars' Contest, Borrego Valley, Cal. January 1-31—Special exhibit of Indian beadwork... From Phoenix, Arizona. January 10 — Desert Sun Ranchers' Rodeo. Wickenburg. Arizona. January 16 — Deadline...from Blanche Kolarik. Box 52. Apache Junction, Arizona. January 16-17—Southern California Chapter, Sierra... From Phoenix. Arizona. January 24 — Desert Sun Ranchers' Rodeo. Wickenburg, Arizona. January 24—Don's...Travelcade to Pima Indian Reservation. From Phoenix, Arizona. January 25—St. Paul's Day Dance. Taos Pueblo, |
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