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has spent his life exploring and writing about more than 5000 private and public camp-
the outdoors, so his recipes for preparing food grounds in the 1 1 western states and British
in a Dutch Oven corne f'om experience. If you Columbia and Western Alberta, including hun-
haven't had food cooked in a Dutch Oven, you dreds of new campsites to care for the ever
haven't lived . . . and if you have you will increasing amount of people taking to the open
find these recipes new and exciting culinary road. Just right for planning a vacation. Large
adventures—as well as his style of writing. format, slick paperback, illustrated, 128 pages,
Heavy paperback, 106 pcges, $3.95. $1.95.
A TRAMP ACROSS THE CONTINENT by Charles COLORFUL DESERT WILDFLOWERS by Grace and
Lummis. First published in 1892, this is a re- Onas Ward. Segregated into categories of red,
print of the personal experiences of the west blue, white and yellow for easier identification,
em historian who, in 1884, walked from Ohio there are 190 four-color photos of flowers found
to Los Angeles, covering 3507 miles in 143 in the Mojave, Colorado and Western Arizona
days. Lummis writes in a matter-of-fact man- deserts, all of which clso have common and
ner of adventures which make fascinating scientific names plus descriptions. Heavy, slick
reading and give a keen insight into the people paperback. $4.50.
he encountered. This is a classic of Western RELIC TRAILS TO TREASURE
Americana. Hardcover, 270 pages, $8.50. LOST DESERT BONANZAS by Eugene Conrotto.
By WES & RUBY BRESSIE Brief resumes of lost mine articles printed in
BAJA CALIFORNIA BY ROAD, AIRPLANE AND back issues of DESERT Magazine, by a former
BOAT by Cliff Cross. Author of a popular travel Relics which recently were considered editor. Hardcover, 278 pages. $7.00.
guide to the mainland of Mexico, Cross has only junk, today are collector items.
compiled a comprehensive book on Baja Cali- This book lists hundreds of items with A GUIDEBOOK TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
fornia. The new guide is well illustrated with their current value, including arrowheads, NEVADA by Russ Leadabrand. Illustrated with
detailed maps of the villages and bays along dolls, kettles, posters, bottles or what- good photographs and maps, this volume covers
the 1000-mile route plus travel, history and have-you. With this price-guide you will the Sierra region south of the Sequoia National
fishing information. Large format, heavy paper- wont to take another look at the "junk" Park, including most of the Sequoia National
back, 170 pages. $3.50. stored in your attic—or judge the value Forest. Paperback, $1.95.
of your collections. Heavy paperback,
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS by Tom 191 pages, profusely illustrated. NEVADA'S TURBULENT YESTERDAYS by Don Ash-
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graphs, this book describes the arts and crafts $4.50 towns and the rugged individuals who built
of the Indians of the Southwest and offers sug them. 346 pages, $7.95.
gestions on what to buy and how to judge GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF CALI-
authentic jewelry, rugs, baskets and pottery. FORNIA by Remi Nadeau. The only good, hard-
Large format, heavy paperback, 32 paqes SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN TRIBES by Tom Bahti. cover book on the California ghost towns. We
$1.00. An excellent description, history and current recommend it highly. $5.95.
status of the Indians of the Southwest, including
INYO MONO JEEP TRAILS by Roger Mitchell. dates of their ceremonies and celebrations. Pro- CALIFORNIA GOLDEN TREASURES by Chgrles
Author of DEATH VALLEY JEEP TRAILS, veteran fusely illustrated .with 4-color photographs of Laudier. Treasure clues for the Mother Lode
explorer Mitchell takes you on 18 different the Indian Country and the arts and crafts of country. Full of tips and hints, paperback, $3.00.
4-wheel-drive trips into the Sierra Nevada the many tribes. Large format, heavy paper-
Mountains, where he explores ghost towns, In- SOUTHWEST INDIAN COUNTRY by the Editors
back, 72 pages, $2.00.
dian territory and scenic canyons and moun- of Sunset Books. A concise and comprehensive
tain passes. Paperback, 36 pages, rllust., $1.00. SOUTHWEST INDIAN CRAFT ARTS by Clara Lee guide covering the 48 reservations and Pueblo
Tanner. One of the best books on the subject, villages in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and
LOST LEGENDS OF THE WEST by Brad Williams covering all phases of the culture of the In- Colorado. Includes what to see, how to buy,
and Choral Pepper. The authors examine the dians of the Southwest. Authentic in every way. conduct, history, and ceremonials. Large format,
'lore, legends, characters and myths that grew Color and black and white illustrations, line colored illustrations, neavy paperback, 80
out of the Old West in a sequel to their popu- drawings. Hardcover, 205 pages. $15.00. pages, $1 .95.
lar first book, The Mysterious West. lnc!uded
among the more than 20 "lost legends' are GHOSTS OF THE GLORY TRAIL by Nell Murbar-
GHOSTS OF THE ADOBE WALLS by Nell Murbar-
such intriguing subjects as lost bones, lost ger is a fast moving chronicle of Western boom-
ger, the well known "roving reporter of the
ladies, lost towns, and lost diamonds. Hard- camp and bonanza. Rich in human interest as
desert. An intimate chronicle of Arizona's once-
cover, illustrated, 192 pcges, $5.95. well as authentic history, this book covers ghost
booming mining towns, stage stations, army
towns of Nevada, western Utah and eastern
posts, marauding Indians and fantastic human
NAVAJO RUGS, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE by California. Hardcover, 291 pages. Price $6.75.
characters. 380 pages, illustrated. Hardcover,
Gilbert S. Maxwell. Concerns the history, legends $7.50. GUIDEBOOK TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUN-
and descriptions of Navajo rugs. Full color TAINS by Russ Leadabrand. Lake Arrowhead,
photos. Paper, $2.50. TERRIBLE TRAIL: the Meek Cutoff, 1845 by Clark Big Bear Lake and other mountain roads take
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Exploring and mapping the southwest desert country has been her way of
life since her college days. In 19^3 she joined the staff of Gems & Minerals where
she held the position of Field Trip Editor for 16 years. During this time she
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In 1961 she married Jerry Strong who shares her deep love of the desert
country and does most of the photographic work accompanying her articles. Each
fall finds them loading their pickup with trail bikes, cameras and rock hunting
equipment, hitching on a trailer and with "Lobo" their 100-pound Alaskan Malemute,
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wing-routine, flopping along the ground these bare arenas to battle each other for
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DESERT scattered chicks have to be rounded up
again. Clucking and calling, the hen goes
clucking, hissing and threatening, finally
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ROCKS INTO to a sagebrush dump or small mound
where she can best be seen, and the
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show, the cock who will do three-quarters
BEAUTIFUL chicks, whistling plaintively, come strag-
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of the mating in this arena. The sub-cock,
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GEMS The whole job of incubating and fam- several guards who keep intruders out of
the arena, and act as marshals for the
ily raising is carried on by the hens alone,
the cocks staying far, far away from the hens. By early April, when the hens be-
hard work. Theirs is a more stellar role gin coming, the roles have all been deter-
in the sage grouse domestic drama, played mined, and everybody knows his lines.
early in the spring. Zoologist Scott was Winning the battles and hence the
the first to describe the performance, and stellar role is just the beginning, for the
Patterson's work supplied more details major cock must then captivate the hens,
and interpretation. since in sage grouse circles, wooing is
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also responsible for his show's orchestra- that completely covers their food supply.
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as he takes a few steps forward. His grow out in the fall along each side of NOTICE
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along some of the many srenic trails dur- is the home of the world famous 200- near Lake Henshaw. Since there are only
ing summer months. The Doane Valley inch Hale telescope. Here visitors can a few units at the river camp, it usually
nature trail is a self-guiding path with enjoy an educational tour through the is full, especially on summer weekends.
points of interest and natural landmarks massive silver dome. The view of earth A new commercial campground and
marked to correspond to a printed guide from atop Mt. Palomar is also impressive, picnic area, called Oak Knoll, was opened
available at the trailhead. This scenic with pine covered hills and green mea- at the intersection of State S6 and State
trail crisscrosses lazy Doane Creek, then dows laying below. 76 just as this issue of Desert Magazine
opens into a big meadow and loops back In addition to the state park, the For- was going to press.
to the Doane Valley Campground. estry Service has two campgrounds in the If you are planning a trip to Palomar,
Just west of the state park on a high Palomar area. The Observatory Camp- you might take the scenic loop which
overlook is the State Division of For- ground is located in an oak-studded mea- offers the best look at the area. After tak-
estry's Boucher Lookout. From this view dow below Palomar Observatory, and the ing S-6 to the mountain top and enjoying
point the visitor cm see forever on a San Luis Rey Campground offers river the many attractions there, take County
clear day. bank camping on the San Luis Rey River Continued mi page 37
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The Phinney Canyon road
becomes a little more dif-
ficult near the crest, but
those reaching the top
have a spectacular view of
Death Valley and the High
Sierras.
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The Southern Emigrant Trail—later called the
Butterfield Overland Stage Route—stretched
from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco.
Probably the deadliest section of the trail was
through the desert areas of Southern California.
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BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND
MAIL ROUTE
THIS PASS PUERTA, BETWEEN THE DESERT AND THE
COOLER VALI EY5 TO THE NORTH, WAS USED BY.
THE MORMON BATTALION, KEARNY'S ARMY OF
THE WEST, THE BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL STAGES
AND EMIGRANTS WHO EVENTUALLY SETTLED THE WEST.
THE ERODED SCAR ON THE LEFT WAS THE ROUTE OF f HE.,
BUTTERFIE1.0 STAGES 1858-1861 THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT
SERVED AS A COUNTY ROAD UNTIL RECENT YEARS
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Traces of the
Old Southern
Emigrant Trail
(above and below)
cholla and indigo brush, though there- Colonel Cooke reported a clump of 20 can be seen along
are stands of smoke trees and mesquite to 30 palms at the spring, but by 1853, pres en t-da y Calif o rn id
in the washes. In 1847, Colonel Cooke after a steady stream of gold seekers, State Route S2 in
described the eroded hills and rocky the number of palms had dropped to San Diego County.
slopes as " . . . the worst L5 miles of three or four. One of the best
road since we left the Rio Grande." When the Butterfield line built an views is at Box
When the Overland Stage established a animal changing station at the spring Canyon rest stop
route through the corridor, it was the m 1858, the majestic grove of palms where the trad can
epic battle of man against the elements, had been reduced to a few burnt stumps. be seen from a
with a succession of Indian raids, hold- Today the site of the Palm Spring sta- lookout platform.
ups and accidents thrown in just to make tion is marked by a monument standing
it interesting. in a clump of green mesquite, and three
The Carrizo Gap, through which the small palms. The spring still -provides
Carrizo Wash passes, is the eastern en- water at this small oasis, and the seren-
trance to the Carrizo Corridor. Follow- ity is in marked contrast to the flurry of
ing this route, the Butterfield Overland activity that took place when this was a
Stage located the first way-station at vital oasis along the Butterfield Trail.
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After leaving Palm Spring, the old Using the coach for cover, Ol' Bill
road continued following the shifting and his armed passengers continued to
sands of the Vallecito Wash until it hold off the bandits, forcing them to re-
reached one of the most famous way treat. After another volley of gunfire,
stations along the route. Vallecito was the bandits rode off into the night.
the first oasis with an abundance of Soldiers who had been stationed at Val-
water and green grass, providing wel- lecito and who had heard the shooting,
come relief for the weary passengers came riding up just as Bill was cutting
after days of exposure to the heat and the dead animal out of the harness. After
Historians do not a brief exchange of words, the soldiers
glare of the desert.
agree as to whether rode off in pursuit of the outlaws and
W. L. Ormsby, a passenger in 1858,
the Butterjield Stage Bill headed the stage toward Vallecito,
commented, " . . . a perfect oasis," then
slop at Warner's
went tin to say, " . . . a most refreshing feeling sure the bandits would be caught.
Ranch was the large
relief from the sandy sameness of the The next morning, Ol' Bill was aston-
adobe building
desert." The Vallecito station was orig- ished to see there were no prisoners.
(lower right) on the
inally constructed of sod-bricks with a When questioned about this, the cor-
ranch or the smaller
roof of hand-hewn beams, pegged and poral in charge of the detail of soldiers
budding (opposite
tied in place with rawhide, then covered smiled, and then replied, "Well, let's
page) about a
mile away. Another
wooden building
is near the
smaller adobe.
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with willow poles and tules before a look at it this way, Bill. Vallecito has no
final topping of sod. The famous station accommodations for prisoners—.outside
was reconstructed in 1934, and today it of the graveyard, that is."
is a San Diego County Park. From Vallecito, the road went west,
Many colorful stories centered around gradually gaining elevation until it
the Vallecito stage station. One such reached the upper end of Vallecito Val-
account was the night "OF Bill," one of ley, where it turned and entered a nar-
the drivers, was held up a few miles row canyon. This was the only passage-
south of the station. Five men on horse- way between Vallecito and San Felipe
back engaged in a running gun battle Valleys, and it was here that Colonel
with the passengers on the stage as Ol' Cooke and his men were almost defeated
Bill had his team going "hell-bent-for- in their attempt to blaze a wagon road
leather." Just when it looked as though into Southern California.
the stage might reach the safety of the "I came to the canyon and found it
Valecito station, one of the animals on much worse than I had been led to ex-
the team was shot and the stage came to pect," Cooke later reported, " . . . there
•i terrifying halt. are many rocks to surmount, but the
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worst is the narrow pass." All of their the ridge became known as Foot and north of Wilson's store, and equidistant
road building tools had been lost when Walker Grade. Upon reaching the sum- between the San Felipe Station to the
the party forged the Gila River in Ari- mit, the course ahead became routine and south, and the Oak Grove Station to the
zona, so axes were used to increase the allowed the coach and exhausted passen- north. However, both the Wilson store
opening. Even then, the chasm was too gers to move swiftly through the lower and the Warner adobe are historic land-
narrow by a foot of solid rock, and reaches of the San Felipe Valley. The marks, and worth the time to visit.
Cooke ordered the wagons to be taken next stop was the San Felipe Station. The ,At Warner's the trail branched, one
apart and carried through. It required site is located on private property just heading southwest to San Diego by way
two days for the men to work their way north and a little west of Scissors Cross- of Santa Ysabel; the other pressed on in
out of the canyon. The pass was widened ing. a northwest direction across the small
for the Butterfield run, and was known The next \6 miles of the pioneer trail valley and through the hills until it
as Cookes Pass or Devils Canyon. continued north through the increasingly reached the Oak Grove Station ten miles
For some unexplainable reason, the fertile San Felipe Valley and crossed an- away. The store at Oak Grove utilized
pass now bears the name of Box Canyon, other pass before it dropped down be- the foundation and ancient walls of the
and for obvious reasons, it is by-passed tween the rolling hills surrounding the original Butterfield Station. From here
by the paved highway. There is a histori- station at Warner's. the stage route generally followed what
is now State 79 until it reached Temecula,
with a stop between at Aguanga.
With the termination of the Butter-
field Overland route in 1861, the de-
cline of the Southern Emigrant Trail be-
gan. More northerly routes were being
discovered and used, paticularly the Ca-
jon and San Gorgonio passes. New routes
were being used from San Diego to
Yuma via Campo and Jacumba, and even
the discovery of gold in the mountains
west of the old trail in 1870 did little to
revive its use.
In the early 1900s, the pioneer trail
through the Carrizo Corridor lay almost
forgotten. It was simply a road that "be-
gan nowhere, and ended nowhere"—a
sad epitaph compared to the address
Colonel Cooke gave his men upon com-
pletion of their assigned task.
"History may search in vain for an
equal march of infantry," he said. "We
have dug deep wells which the future
traveler will enjoy . . . we have worked
our way over mountains . . . hewed a
The historic Vullecho stage stop offered palm trees and water for the weary passage through a chasm of living rock
passengers. It is now restored as a San Diego County landmark and camping area. more narrow than our wagons . . . and
thus marching half naked and half fed,
cal marker here, and a parking area from The historical marker at the old Wil- and living upon wild animals, we have
which you can look down into this fam- son Store proclaims it to be the Butter- discovered and made a road of great
ous pass. However, a far more rewarding field Overland stage station, yet, accord- value to our country."
experience is to climb down into the nar- ing to historian William Wright, this
Much of this famous route lies within
row defile and view it from the same per- structure had not yet been built when the
the boundaries of the Anza-Borrego
spective that confronted Cooke in 1847. Butterfield Stage discontinued operations
Desert State Park, and so the areas of
Box Canyon was the end of the Car- in 1861. Wright claims the Wilson Store
historic interest are preserved for present
rizo Corridor and the old stage route be- was one of two buildings constructed in
and future generations to see and
came easier as the team of horses follow- 1863 at a spot known as Kimbleville. He
appreciate. •
ed the rutted ribbon into more open acknowledges the Wilson store was later
country. After crossing a dry lake bed, used as a stage stop, but not for the But-
the trail led straight up a rocky ridge terfield line. Instead, Wright says the old Creek bed through Box Canyon was
with a grade so steep passengers had to Warner adobe, built in 1849, is the real part of the Butterfield Stage Route.
get out and either walk up or push the Butterfield stage station. The Warner Photo by David Muench, Santa Bar-
coaches up the incline. Because of this, adobe is located one and a half miles bara, California.
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N TOP of Chupadera Mesa, in the plants from undecorated brown pottery. Bones and stones he used for knives,
O heart of New Mexico, a twenty-
minute hike takes one back eleven cen-
His village contained two or three fam-
ilies. These Ninth Century dwellings arc-
needles, axes, and arrowheads.
Because water was scarce, the mesa
turies—to the time of Charlemagne. evidence of the earliest known inhabit- dweller dug deep wells in the sandy
Gran Quivira National Monument en- ants of the area which is now Gran Qui- valley and built basins by damming the
compasses 61 1 history-rich acres. Its lo- vira National Monument. arroyos. When all else failed, he turned
cation, 26 miles south of Mountainair, Before Columbus left Spain for the to his religion.
places it somewhat "off-the-beaten-path" New World, there'd been some changes Plants and animals, as well as men,
but since its establishment in 1909, the made on the mesa. A Fourteenth Cen- had souls. A Mogollon believed that the
monument has continued to attract a tury Mogollon would have been in- forces of nature could be controlled by
steady stream of visitors. They come to fluenced by the Pueblo peoples to the proper performance of ancient rites,
examine the archeological and historical west and north. His home might be a passed from the spirits down through
exhibits in the visitor center's museum community house of gray-blue limestone generations. For "something new" on
and to picnic among the pinyons, enjoy- from the ridge. He raised corn, squash, the religious scene, there were under-
ing the invigorating air at 6620 feet, and beans. He gathered saltbush seeds, ground kivas, ceremonial chambers, which
But, mainly, they come to stroll the well- cholla pods, prickly pear cactus, and made their appearance after 1100 A.D.
marked Mission Trail among restored yucca flowers, stalks, seeds and roots. In religion, as well as in secular life,
reminders of three distinct long-ago cul- He hunted deer, pronghorn, quail, rab- the Mogollon sought harmony with
tures. To stroll, and to study, and to bits, and rats. With the Plains Apache, nature.
wonder—what would it have been like he traded corn for bison hides and meat.
The site of his seeking can be visited
to have lived here then? Artistic and inventive, as well as prac-
today in (iran Quivira National Monu-
A resident of (iran Quivira's semi-arid tical, the Mogollon of that era cooked ment. It is the Pueblo de las Humananas,
region around 800 A.D. would have be- his food in sturdy pots, decorated with which was named by Spanish explorers
longed to the Mogollon (Mug-ee-yown) coils of clay. He ate from pottery that who were next to arrive on the mesa.
Indian group whose culture dates back was gray-with-black, or maybe black-on- Tales of vast wealth to the north had
to 400 A.D. He would have lived in a white. He wore sandals and carried bas- inspired the Spanish to push up the Rio
pit-house and eaten wild game and wild kets; both were made from yucca plants. Grande roadway from Mexico City to
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uivira Archeologists recently reset the original pine beam over the entrance to San
Buenaventura Mission. Visitor's (.enter contains exhibits and is open year-round.
many parts of the Southwest. Coronado's Onate's expedition, which he financed tura. From 1666 to 1669, the mission
quest for riches in "The Land of Qui- himself under a contract with the viceroy was served by F'ather Paredes. There is
vira" had come to a disappointing climax of Mexico, included 83 wagons, 400 no record of any priest between that time
in L541 with the discovery of Quivira in men, women and children, 7000 head and the mission's abandonment in the
what is now central Kansas. Instead of of livestock, 8 Franciscan padres and 4 early 1670s.
treasure houses of gold, Coronado found lay brothers. They began their northward
If one had been a resident ol Gran
only Indian teepees. But his expedition march in fanuary, 1598, and Onate hur-
Quivira during the padres' period, he
had come within 40 miles of the place ried on ahead to explore the country. It
would have learned some new ways:
which is now officially called Gran was in October that he visited the Pue-
wheat bread cooked in beehive ovens;
Quivira. blo de las Humanas. Exactly how long he
wool for weaving from cattle, sheep
In 1598, Juan de Onate, a wealthy stayed there is not known.
and goats; Catholic saints to add to his
Spanish nobleman of Mexico, whose Records of Spanish missionary activity supernatural spirits; an elective governor
charge was a challenging one: "Colonize at Gran Quivira are also sketchy. It is system which never did succeed. And,
New Mexico and convert the heathen first mentioned in 1626, as a visitation it the saints and spirits were with him,
Indians to the Catholic Faith," made point of the mission of Abo, 20 miles
he might have survived the drought
the first known visit to the Pueblo de las northwest. In 1627, Fray Alonso de
(1666-70) and accompanying famine
Humanas. Benavides entered the Humanas pueblo
ami pestilence; he might, also, have sur-
The Spanish crown's approach to col- on the Day of San Isidro. Three years
vived the increasing Apache raids to
onization called for replacement of In- later, Father Letrado built an impressive
move with the remaining Indians of the
dian ways with Spanish ways—economic, church which he dedicated to San Isidro.
Pueblo de las Humanas into the Socorra
political, and religious. Franciscan padres Transferred to Zuni in February of I 632,
region of the Rio Grande Valley, to live
visited pueblos, introducing Catholicism Father Letrado was murdered one week
among friends who spoke his language.
and establishing missions which were later. The Zunis did not take kindly to
actually entire communities, including conversion. He would not return to his ancestral
industrial and agricultural schools, farm- It was Father Diego Santander who home on the Chupadera ridge, but his
ing and grazing lands, weaving rooms, enlarged the facilities in 16^9 and re- life would be long remembered—by the
and religious instruction centers. dedicated the mission to San Buenaven- things he left behind. •
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METAL LOCATORS tized, married and buried members of the area, the alleged rainmaker outdid
the Pala Mission during these trying himself and flooded the entire basin.
times. The flood washed away the adobe base of
In IS77, a patent to the entire Pala the campanile and the bells and tower
Mission was given to a Mr. William came tumbling down.
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desert and Indian books a specialty. Send July through December 1952; 3 copies
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issues. OBX, Box 243-D, Bend, Oregon • INDIAN GOODS
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Letters
In the last few issues of your magazine, you
have omitted the Four Wheel Drive Chatter.
I realize you may not have anyone to write the
section, or maybe you may have production |
Calendar of
costs to cover, etc. But there are many people, i
including my jeep club, who read that section
for information. The Four Wheel Drive
Western Events
Chatter was the first section I turned to when This column is a public service
I received the magazine. Please let me know if and there is no charge for listing
you will have the iWD column in the future. your event or meeting—so take
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