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THEM A G A Z
FEBRUARY, 194625 CENTS
 
Now!
a
new oilyou change onlytimes
a
year
The time when
you
changed
oil
every
1000
miles
is
past! WithUnion
Oil
Company's sensational
New
Triton motor
oil, you
needonly
2 oil
changes
a
year —light grade
for
winter driving, heavygrade
for
summer.
New
Triton
lasts
far
onger than
any
other
oil
you've ever knownbefore because
it
contains special, war-developed compounds thatalmost completely prevent
the
usual deterioration common
to
pre-
war oils. These compounds give
it 3
remarkable
new
characteristics.
1.
IT
WON'T BREAK DOWN:
Air
in
your
engine, mixing with
the
lubricating
oil,
is
the
chief cause
of
oil breakdown.
New
Triton contains
an
oxidation preventivecompound which,
for all
practical
pur-
poses, eliminates this problem.
2.
IT
WONT TURN ACID:
Ordinary oils,
after
1000
miles
or so of
driving, turnacid
—
eat
into precious bearings.
New
Triton contains
a
compound which pre-vents corrosion.
You can
drive
for six
months
on the
same
oil
with
no
fear
of
damage. Just
add oil as
needed.
3.
IT CLEANS YOUR MOTOR:
New
Triton
not only gives
you far
longer
and
better
lubrication,
but its
special detergent
quality
actually
keeps
your engine washedclean
of
harmful
carbon
and
sludge
deposits!
The loosened impurities are held harm-lessly suspended
in the oil.
MOTE
*
The
washing quality
of
New
Triton
can be
demonstrated
to the
naked eye. After
a
few
miles
of
driving,the
oil on the
measuring stick will
be
black with impurities held
in
suspensionin
the
oil. This shows that
the oil
is
work-
ing.
It
does
not
mean that
the oil
should
be
changed.
The
process
of
washing your motor
is
a
continuous
one.
Drive
in
today
at
any
Union
Oil
Stationand ask the Minute Man
for
complete
in-
formation
on how you can
drive
for six
months between drains
on
this
new oil.
NEW TRITON cuts wear 50% over straightmineral oils —lasts
far
longer than oilshave ever lasted before.
UNION OIL COMPANY
THE DESERT MAGAZINE
 
DESERT
6lode-
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One of next month's features for DES-ERT will be the story of Eddie Main,prospector, who sums up his philosophythis way: "It isn't greediness for wealththat keeps a prospector going ... it's thefun of living, the friends you make, andthe freedom that goes with it." Eddielives a stone's throw from Senator Char-lie Brown's general store at Shoshone,California—and it was there in the Mo-jave desert that author F. Conrad, aRiverside engineer, first met Eddie whileinvestigating property for the Kaisercompany.• Most people, who have heard of HopiIndians at all, associate them with snakesbecause of the annual ceremonial prayerfor rain in which their snake "brothers"feature. But Hopis also will tell you that"Eagles are Hopis, just like snakes areHopis." For the next issue, Dama Lang-ley has recorded what one of the EagleMen told her of this saga of ancient Hopidays.• Although Margaret Carrick looks ather neighbors' sumptuous gardens withfull appreciation, she confesses, "I seeeven more sheer beauty in a rainwashed,sun-bleached stick which God has creat-ed and the winds have bent and curvedinto a thing of grace which cannot beduplicated." That's why her flower ar-rangements are called "weeds" by others.Some of them will be published in DES-ERT next month; one group appeared inthe December, 1944, issue.
DESERT CALENDAR
Jan. 31-Feb. 3—Tucson livestock show,including 16 classes in horse division.World's championship quarter horsespeed trials at Rillito race track, Jan.27 and Feb. 3. Stake races, same datesand Feb. 10.
Feb.
1-Mar.
31—Two-month open seasonon Javelina (peccary or wild pig) inArizona. Strict regulations on use ofrifles and bows.
Feb.
16—Mineral show and field trip,sponsored by Desert Gem and MineralSociety, Blythe, California.
Feb.
22-24—La Fiesta de los Vaquerosand 21st annual rodeo, Tucson, Ari-zona. For information write Sheriff EdEchols, Chamber of Commerce,Tucson.
Feb.
23-24—Sierra Club trip to HiddenSprings from Box Canyon (9V2 milesfrom Mecca, California). Desert SteveRagsdale, Desert Center, will be hostand leader.
Feb.
28-Mar. 2—International DesertCavalcade, Calexico, California. His-torical pageant and fiesta.
Circulation
of
this issue
of
Desert Magazine
is ...
26,200 COPIES
Volume 9FEBRUARY, 1946Number 4COVERCLOSE-UPSPOETRYTRAVELPALM OASISHUMORART OF LIVINGPIONEERLEADERBOTANYFIELD TRIPPLANT LIFELETTERSDESERT QUIZNEWSMININGHOBBYCRAFTCOMMENTBOOKS
DESERT RIDERS. Organ Pipe national monument,near Ajo, Arizona. Photo by Chuck Abbott,Tucson.Notes on Desert features and their writers ... 3Desert Hour, and other poems 4Crater of the Setting SunBy JOYCE ROCKWOOD MUENCH .... 5Wood for Indian BowsBy RANDALL HENDERSON 9Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley 12Desert Refuge, by MARSHAL SOUTH . . . .13He Brought African Dates to CoachellaBy ROY W. NIXON 15Chief of the NavajoBy DAMA LANGLEY 20Desert Signoost to WaterBy MARY BEAL 22Giant Ironwood of the PalensBy JOHN HILTON 23There's a Reason for Those Barbs and SnaresBy JERRY LAUDERMILK 27Comment from Desert readers 31A test of your desert knowledge 32Here and There on the Desert 33Current news briefs 38Gems and Minerals—Edited by ARTHUR L. EATON 39Amateur Gem Cutter, by LELANDE QUICK ... 45Just Between You and MeBy the Editor 46The Southwest in literature 47
The Desert Magazine is published monthly by the Desert Publishing Company, 636State Street, El Centro, California. Entered as second class matter October 11, 1937, at thepost office at El Centro. California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Title registered No.358865 in U. S. Patent Office, and contents copyrighted 1946 by the Desert Publishing Com-pany. Permission to reproduce contents must be secured from the editor in writing.RANDALL HENDERSON, Editor. LUCILE HARRIS, Associate Editor.BESS STACY, Business Manager. — EVONNE RIDDELL, Circulation Manager.Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs submitted cannot be returned or acknowledgedunless full return postage is enclosed. Desert Magazine assumes no responsibility for damageor loss of manuscripts or photographs although due care will be exercised. Subscribers shouldsend notice of change of address by the first of the month preceding issue. If address is un-certain by that date, notify circulation department to hold copies.
SUBSCRIPTION RATESOne year ....
$2.50
Canadian subscriptions 25c extra, foreign 50c extra.
Subscriptions to Army personnel outside U.S.A. must be mailed in conformity withP.O.D. Order No. 19687.
Address
correspondence
to Desert
Magazine, 636
State St., El Centro, California.
FEBRUARY, 1946
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