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THE

MAGAZINE

DECEMBER, 194625 CENTS

PALM DESERT

. . .

Paradise Found

Now, at long last, the desert community of your dreamsis being created in the heart of the Date Empire, 11 miles southof Palm Springs on the Indio Highway.Palm Desert is a planned development comprised of 1,500acres of the most desirable desert land in the entire CoachellaValley. This new community—now ready for your inspection—represents many months of planning by foremost communitydevelopers and offers the finest facilities for recreation, homes,culture, schools and churches.Palm Desert's vast area embraces all types of home sites,from the most modestly priced to the most pretentious.YOUR INQUIRY IS INVITED . . . WRITE OR VISIT NOW . . .

PALM DESERT

OWNERS

AND

DEVELOPERS: PALM

DESERT

CORPORATION

CLIFFORD W. HENDERSON, President6123 West Third Street, Los Angeles 36, California

THE DESERT MAGAZINE

DESERT

• At least every other week, DESERTreceives an inquiry for John D. Mitchell'sbook on lost mines, which has been outof print for some time. Good news forlost treasure enthusiasts is that Mitchellhas written another series of lost minearticles, to be published in DESERT andlater to be incorporated in a new book.Setting for most of this series is Arizonaand Sonora, Mexico. Some two dozen ofMitchell's earlier lost mine tales of Cali-fornia, Arizona and New Mexico ap-peared in DESERT beginning in 1940.• This month's story by Charles Kellyon his search for the reported treasurecache of the Donners in Utah's salt des-ert is but one small facet of the author'sresearch into the history of the early pio-neer trails of the West. Most of his find-ings regarding the history of the Hast-ings Cutoff and other early trails acrossthe Great Salt desert were published inhis book

Salt Desert Trails,

which con-tained much new information on theDonner party.• DESERT readers soon will read a newversion of the fabled Seven Cities of Ci-bola. Robert A. Barnes, of Gallup, NewMexico, has written a story based on arecent discovery of a group of ruins onthe Arizona-New Mexico state linewhich are believed to be remnants of the"golden cities" sought by Coronado fourcenturies ago.

DESERT CALENDAR

Nov. 28-Dec.

1—Sierra

Club trek toKofa mountains and Kofa Palm can-yon, Arizona. Parker Severson, 1220

N.

Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles,leader.Nov. 30-Dec.

1—Third

annual gem andmineral show of San Fernando ValleyMineral and Gem society, North Hol-lywood recreation center, 5301 Tujun-ga avenue, North Hollywood.Dec.13-15—Rock, gem and mineralshow at Riverside, California. Exhibitsby collectors of Riverside, Los An-geles, San Bernardino, San Diego andImperial counties. Information, Cham-ber of Mines, 3961 3rd St., Riverside.Dec. 11-13—Annual convention, Cali-fornia State Beekeepers associationmeet, Calexico. Claude Austin, Braw-ley, state president, chairman.Dec. 12—Feast Day of Our Lady ofGuadalupe, Santa Fe, New Mexico.Dec. 20-30—Annual Christmas festivi-ties and illumination, Madrid, N. M.Dec. 24—Dances after Midnight Massin Indian Pueblos, New Mexico.Dec. 28-29—Sierra Club trip via Ail-American Canal road to Dos Palmasoasis.Roy Aiken, 4270 W. Avenue

40,

Los Angeles, leader.

TO THE DESERT READERS:Due to a critical paper shortagethe next issue of Desert may be de-layed a few days. But it will come—you may be sure of that. The Staffis doing its best during this criticalperiod.Volume 10DECEMBER, 1946Number 2COVERCLOSE-UPSCALENDARADVENTUREPOETRYHISTORYDESERT QUIZART OF LIVINGFIELD TRIPPHOTOGRAPHYNATUREPERSONALITYHUMORLETTERSMININGNEWSCONTESTLAPIDARYHOBBYCOMMENTBOOKS

SNOWCAPPED JOSHUAS, near Palmdale, Cali-fornia. Photo by C. H. Lord, Los Angeles.Notes on Desert contributorsDecember events on the desert ....We Explored Dark CanyonBy RANDALL HENDERSON ....Homestead Shack, and other poems . .Treasure Hunt on the Salt DesertBy CHARLES KELLYA test of your desert knowledge ....Desert Refuge, by MARSHAL SOUTH . .Rock Hunter in the Sawatch RangeBy HELEN ASHLEY ANDERSON . .Prize winners in October contest ....Flowers Have Their TricksBy JERRY LAUDERMILKHe Was in on the Bullfrog JackpotBy LUCIEN M. LEWISHard Rock Shorty of Death ValleyBy D. A. TYRRELLComment from Desert Magazine readers .Current news briefsHere and There on the DesertRules for December photograph contest .Amateur Gem Cutter, by LELANDE QUICKGems and Minerals—Edited by ARTHUR L. EATON . .Just Between You and Me, by the Editor .The Colorado, and other reviews ....

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RANDALL HENDERSON, Editor. LUCILE HARRIS, Associate Editor.BESS STACY. Business 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 . . . $3.00 Two years . . . $5.00Canadian subscriptions ZSc extra, foreign SOc 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 Centra, California.

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