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THE
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MAY, 1951
35 CENTS
 
"the fish
are
really fresh sincehe switched
to
Mobilgas"
/
WITH MOBILGAS
YOU GET top
perform-ance
and
economy. Everyone knows
the
amazing mileage scored
by the 32
differentmakes
and
models
of
American cars
in the
Mobilgas Economy
Run.
They averaged
23.9
miles
per
gallon using Mobilgas
in the rug-
ged 840-mile
run
from
Los
Angeles
via
Death Valley
and
Las Vegas
to
Grand Canyon.The Mobilgas Economy
Run
proved thatevery motorist
who is a
good,
safe driver,
who keeps
his car in
good condition,
andwho uses
Mobilgas
or
Mobilgas Special
(premium),
can get
more from
his
invest-ment. Both Mobilgas
and
Mobilgas Specialdeliver maximum power
and
mileage,
as the
Run showed.
If you car
runs knock-free
on
Mobilgas,
then save
the
difference.
But, use
Mobilgas Special
if
your
car
requires
it ...
you'll
be
money ahead
in the
long
run.
FREE-AT
YOUR MOBILGAS DEALER-To
help
you get
more mileage from your
car,
drivers, mechanics,
and
fuel engineers
who
participated
in the Run
have pooled theirexperiences
in a
booklet. Your MobilgasDealer
has a
copy
for you.
GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
—
converting nature's gift
to
better living.
lobilga;
32 CARS AVERAGED
23.9
MILES PER GALLONIN THE MOBILGASECONOMY RUN
I
May
Forecast
for
Wild flowers
Late March wildflower reports fromfriends
who
generously keep
DesertMagazine
posted
are
similar
to
thoseof last month—no mass displays suchas
had
been hoped
for.
Along Highway
111
beyond
the
Desert Magazine
pueblo, lavender sandverbenas still blossom
in
sections whereirrigation overflow reached them.
In
the Joshua Tree National Monumentthe Joshuas
are in
full
bud and
shouldbe well opened
by the
middle
of
April,remaining
to the
latter part
of the
month, according
to
Frank Givens,park superintendent.Lovely
red
plumes
are
beginning
to
tip
the
thorny ocotillo bushes,
and
willbe worth seeing
by the
middle
of
April.Mass quantities exist
in
Ocotillo
Val-
ley
on the way to
Julian, Californiaand along Highway 60-70 leadingtoward Blythe, California. Otherscover
the
hillside beside
the
Palms
to
Pines Highway above Palm Desert.In
the
Death Valley area there
are
a mile
or two of
primroses
and sun-
flowers
in
Daylight Pass
and a
smallshowing
of
verbenas
in
Jubilee Pass,according
to T. R.
Goodwin, monu-ment superintendent.The
Las
Vegas section, Dora Tuckerwrites,
has a few
verbenas, enceliasand
the
ever faithful lupine.Throughout Arizona
the
story
is
still
no
rain with weather mild
in the
southern part
and
cool about
the
LakeMead Recreational Area. Surprisingly,scarlet mallow, scarlet bugler, poppies,hyacinths, lupine
and
others
of sim-
ilar character
are to be
seen near Mesa,reports Julian King. Hedgehog cactusare
in bud and
will
be
followed
by
staghorn.
The
creosote
and
grease-wood bushes
are
also putting forth.Some should last well into April,
aug-
mented
by the
saguaro, that giant
of
the wastelands, ocotillo, palo verdeand ironwood. However, generallyspeaking,
the
blossoms
are
scatteredand with
the
exception
of
cactus, willbe extremely limited
in
most sections.Since
the
rain gods
of the
desertIndians have
not
seen
fit to
favor
the
arid regions this spring, those
who
follow
the
wildflower trails with
cam-
era
and
magnifying glass will have
to
be
for the
most part, content withcactus blossoms. Much
as one
missesthe colorful carpets, cactus will
not
disappoint, since
no
lovelier flowerexists than those delicate waxy blos-soms
in
numerous clear shades.
DESERT MAGAZINE
 
DESERT CALENDAR
May
1 —
Fiesta
and
Spring CornDance,
San
Felipe,
New
Mexico.May
1-6—Fiesta
de
Mayo with
pa-
rade,Nogales, Arizona.May 3—Ceremonial Races, 8:00
a.m.
to
10:00 a.m.,
Santa Cruz
Day
Corn Dance, Taos,
New
Mexico.May 3-5—Southeastern Utah JuniorLivestock Show, Ferron, Utah.May 5—Cinco
de
Mayo, Mexicanpatriotic observance, Tucson,
Ari-
zona.May
5—All
day auto-caravan throughJoshua tree National Monument,start from Palm Springs DesertMuseum,
9:00 a.m.,
bring lunchand water.May
5-6 —
Sierra Club overnightcamping trip
to
Indian Cove
on
northern edge Joshua Tree
Na-
tional Monument, California.May 5-27—Annual wildflower show,nearly 2000 varieties displayed.Community Hall, Julian. California.May 6—Nineteenth Annual SpringFestival,
22
miles east
of
Lancaster,Hi Vista, California.May
6 —
Public pilgrimage
to old
Spanish homes, Mesilla, New Mex-
ico.
May 10-13
—
Elks' Heldorado
and
Rodeo,
Las
Vegas, Nevada.May 12—Final guest lecture
of sea-
son
by
Edmund
C.
Jaeger, noteddesert author, entitled "Desert Mis-cellanies,''
8:00
p.m.. Palm SpringsMuseum.May 15—Observatory open
for
FirstQuarter moon, Tucson, Arizona.May 15-30
—
BearArizona.Hunting Season,May 18-20
—
Annual Calico Dayscelebration, sponsored AmericanLegion Post
797,
Calico GuestRanch, Yermo, California.May 22—Observatory open
for
view-ing full moon, Tucson, Arizona.May 24-26—Unitah Basin LivestockShow, Vernal, Utah.May 26-27 — Sierra Club overnightcamping trip
to New
York
and
Ivanpah Mountains, California.May 26-28—Fiesta
of San
Felipe
de
Neri,
Old
Town Plaza, Albuquer-
que,
New
Mexico.May 26-July
5—All
New Mexico
Art
Show,
Old
Town Plaza, Albuquer-
que,
New
Mexico.May 30-31—D.
U. P.
Stake Memo-rial Day celebration, Fillmore, Utah.May 30-June 2—Annual Elks' Rodeo,Carlsbad. New Mexico.May
—
Exhibition
of
southwesternpaintings
by H.
Arden Edwards.Southwest Museum, Highland Park.California.May—Week
end
chuck wagon break-fasts
in the
desert
by
automobile,horseback, hay-wagon
or
tally-ho.Palm Springs, California.
Volume
14
MAY,
1951
Number
7
COVERWILDFLOWERSCALENDARPROGRESSGHOST TOWNFIELD TRIPMININGTREASUREFICTIONPHOTOGRAPHYPOETRYLETTERSNEWSCONTESTQUIZLAPIDARYHOBBYCLOSE-UPSBOOKSCOMMENTLANDMARK
Saguctro
in
Blossom. Photographed
by
Harold
O.
Weight, Pasadena, CaliforniaForecast
for May 2
May eve-its
on the
desert
3
Drill Crew
in
Marble CanyonBy JOYCE ROCKWOOD MUENCH
... 4
Foruotten Ghost
of
Gold MountainBy NELL MURBARGER
8
Gem Hunt
on a
Ghost Town Trail•
By
HAROLD
O.
WEIGHT
13
Current news
of the
derest mines
18
Lost Gold
of
Mono LakeBy
A.
FRED EADS
19
Hard Rock Shorty
of
Death Valley
19
Pictures
of the
Month
20
Joshua
in
Flower,
and
other poems
21
Views
and
comment
of
Desert's readers
... 22
From here
and
there
on the
desert
23
Pictures-cf-the-Month announcement
.... 28
A test
of
your desert knowledge
29
Amateur
Gem
Cutter,
By
LELANDE QUICK
. . 30
Gems
ard
Minerals
31
About those who write
for
Desert
36
Reviews
of
Southwest literature
37
Just Between
You and Me, By the
editor
... 38
Desert Trail Shrine
Is
Dedicated
39
The Desert Magazine is published monthly by the Desert Press, Inc., Palm Desert,California. Re-entered as second cla^s 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 1950 by the Desert Press, Inc. Permission to reproduce contentsmust be secured from the editor in writing.RANDALL HENDERSON, Editor 1SESS STACY, Business ManagerMARTIN MORAN, Circulation Manager E. H. VAN NOSTRAND, Advertising ManagerLos Angeles Office (Advertising Only): 2635 Adelbert Ave., Phone NOrmandy 3-1509Unsolicited 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
$:i.5O
Two Years Sfi.00Canadian Subscriptions 25c Extra, Foreign 50e ExtraSubscriptions to Army Personnel Outside U. S. A. Must Be Mailed in Conformity With
P.
O. D. Order No. 19687Address Correspondence to Desert Magazine, Palm Desert, California
MAY,
1951
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