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June Le Mert Paxton on her Yucca Valley homestead. Photo by Harry Vroman.
MOJAVE SNOW
By PHYLLIS
J.
BAILEY
Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaI awoke this morning to see
a
strangelylovely sightThe desert softly sleeping 'neath
a
coverletof white.Unsullied fleeciness tucked
in
snugly everyplace.Sage and greasewood, glamorous,
in
man-tillas
of
lace.Grotesque no longer; stately, proud,The Joshua Tree
in
vestments chaste, liftsits arms
to
God.While still from out
a
lead-gray sky, swirlsilent, soft, white veilsBehind whose tenuous strength, our burningdesert sun fails.
WHISPERED MUSIC
By PAUL WILHELM
Thousand Palms, CaliforniaSo let me live where
I
may hearThe silken whisper
of
the sandThe singing music
of
the sphereThe light-wing feet, the unseen handOf pressing winds that murmur nearThe pulsing spirit
of
this land!
My
Old Desert Shack
By JUNE
LE
MERT PAXTON
Yucca Valley, CaliforniaYou wonder, friends, why
I
moved awayFrom city life and the modern way;Moved out where stars hang low and bright,And Joshua trees guard the silent night.Where clean winds through the chaparralsighAnd hoot owl joins the coyote's cry.Where, alone with one's Maker, one doesnot heedNarrow conventions, style, and greed.Perhaps 'twas the call from
a
primitive race,A challenge to grow,
a
duty to face!A stepping out
of a
long, weary night;A climbing upward to seek the Light.• Perhaps deep within
I
seemed
to
knowI needed freedom where the soul could grow;I needed the sunshine, the sage, and thesand;I needed this; I'm part
of
the land!
So,
friends, right here
I
hope to stay,And pray the crowds won't come this way.For beauty and peace the soul does not lack,While
it
dwells secure
in
an old desert shack!
DESERT DREAMING
By PHYLLIS
J.
BAILEY
Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaSome think the desert
is a
lonely placeOf sun and wind,
of
sky and space.Where monumental mountains broodIn solemn, silent solitude, and time standsstill.Some know the desert
is a
lovely placeOf sun and wind,
of
sky and space.Where solemn, silent mountains raiseHeads high
in
reverential praise, and life
is
real.
By TANYA SOUTH
San Diego, CaliforniaMarch on! The way
is
clearly laid.Step forward fearless on the Path.Nor have you aught to be afraidIn life, and even unto death.For God is still your staff and stay,The very essence
of
your being,And He will guide you all the way,And be your hearing and yourseeing.
THE DESERT MAGAZINE
 
DESERT CALENDAR
July
1-3—Annual
rodeo, Silver City,New Mexico.July
1-4—Hopi
Craftsman, 16th an-nual exhibition. Weaving, pottery,basketry, silver work demonstra-tions,Museum of Northern Ari-zona,
Flagstaff,
Arizona.July
1-4—Rodeo
and barbecue, Cloud-croft, New Mexico.July 2-4 — Rodeo,Nevada.parades, Reno,July 2-4—Hillbilly Jubilee, parade,rodeo, barbecue, Idyllwild, Cali-fornia.July 2-4—Frontier days and rodeo,Prescott, Arizona.July 2-4—Southwest All-Indian Pow-Wow, Ceremonial dances, Flag-
staff,
Arizona.July 2-4—Celebration and "Pageantof Progress," Bisbee, Arizona.July 2-5—Third convention of Cactus& Succulent Society of America,Desert Botanical garden, Papagopark, Phoenix, Arizona.July 2-5—Annual Apache fiesta andDevil Dance, Mescalero Apachereservation, northeast of Alamo-gordo, New Mexico.July 3.5—Tooele Bit and Spur clubannual rodeo, Tooele, Utah.July 3.5—Lions Club rodeo, Gallup,New Mexico.Jujy 4—Annual free barbecue andstreet sports, Payson, Arizona.July 4—Annual rodeo, Cimarron,New Mexico.July 4-5—Annual rodeo, Springerville,Arizona.July 7-9—Ute Stampede, Nephi, Utah.July 8-30—Water colors and drawingsby William Fett; Etchings byJames Swann, Museum of North-ern Arizona,
Flagstaff,
Arizona.July 14—Fiesta and corn dance, Co-chiti Pueblo, New Mexico.July 15-17—Tooele City Centennialcelebration, Tooele, Utah.July 22-23-25—Rodeo, Spanish Fork,Utah.July 24—Days of '47, Salt Lake City,Utah.July 24-week—Pioneer Days celebra-tion, Ogden, Utah.July 25-26—Corn dances, Taos Pu-
eblo,
New Mexico.July 26—Fiesta and dance, Santa AnaPueblo, New Mexico.July—Life Magazine's traveling ex-hibit "Ancient Maya", a series ofphotographic panels by DmitriKessel, Southwest Museum, High-land Park, Los Angeles,
Calif.
Volume 12JULY, 1949Number 9COVERPOETRYCALENDARPERSONALITYINDIANSNATUREFIELD TRIPDESERT QUIZRECREATIONHISTORYPHOTOGRAPHYMININGPERSONALITYLETTERSCLOSE-UPSNEWSCONTESTHUMORLAPIDARYHOBBYCOMMENTBOOKS
SAGUARO. Photograph by George Olin,Nogales, Arizona.My Old Desert Shack, and other poems ... 2July events on the desert 3Home in the Cactus ForestBy LOUISE PRICE BELL 4Rain-Makers of MishongnoviBy DAMA LANGLEY 5When Wild Bees Nest on the Walls of DesertCanyonsBy EDMUND C. JAEGER 10We Dug Sandspikes on the BorderBy HAROLD O. WEIGHT ....... 11Test and improve your desert knowledge ... 16On Hassayampa TrailsBy RANDALL HENDERSON 17Rails Across the Continent—1869By DAVID E. MILLER . . ' 22Contest winners in May, and other pictures . . 24Current news of desert mines 26Patriarch of Palm SpringsBy NINA PAUL SHUMWAY 27Comments and opinions of Desert's readers . . 31About those who write for Desert 32From here and there on the desert ...... 33Prizes to photographers, monthly contest ... 36Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley 37Amateur Gem Cutter, by Lelande Quick ... 40Gems and minerals 41Just Between You and Me, by the Editor ... 46Reviews of Southwestern Literature 47
The Desert Magazine is published monthly by the Desert Press, Inc., Palm DesertCalifornia. Re-entered as second class matter July 17, 1948, at the post office at Palm Desert,California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Title registered No. 358865 in U. S. Patent Office,and contents copyrighted 1949 by the Desert Press, Inc. Permission to reproduce contentsmust be secured from the editor in writing.RANDALL HENDERSON, EditorAL HAWORTH and MARION HEWES, Associate EditorsBESS STACY, Business Manager MARTIN MORAN, Circulation ManagerUnsolicited manuscripts and photographs submitted cannot be returned or acknowledgedunless full return postage is enclosed. Desert Magazine assumes no responsibility fordamage or loss of manuscripts or photographs although due care will be exercised. Sub-scribers should send notice of change of address by the first of the month preceding issue.SUBSCRIPTION RATESOne Year ... $3.50 Two Years ... $6.00Canadian Subscriptions 25c Extra, Foreign 50c ExtraSubscription to Army Personnel Outside U. S. A. Must Be Mailed in Conformity WithP. O. D. Order No. 19687Address Correspondence to Desert Magazine, Palm Desert, California
JULY, 1949
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