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SENSATIONALLY
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FREE
56
PAGE FALL CATALOG
This unique catalog
is
8V6"xll"
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size.
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and
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by the
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Rest2—Cast Splash Shields
15.00 1—Jig
Block DIAMOND1—100 Grit Wheel
8"xiy
2
"
7.25
DRESSER
1—220
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8"xlV
2
"
8.25
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he
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E-10 Gem
Stone Cutter—$139.75 F.O.B. Pasadena
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Note:
Trim
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illustrated) with lateraladjustment
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TIN
OXIDE AGAIN
NOW ONLY
$2.50
LB.
Cerium Oxide $3.00
Ib.
Chrome Oxide
$1.00 Ib.
Zirconium Oxide
$1.25 Ib.
ESTWING
ALL
STEELROCKHOUND PICKS
Gift Model—Polished
$4.10
Regular Black Finish $3.85Wood Handled StanleyProspectors Picks
$3.10
Allow
3 lbs.
Shipping weight.INTRODUCTORY BARGAINS
IN
JEWELRY FINDINGSSter. Silver
Earwires $1.00
doz.
Ster. Silver Spring Rings
...
$1.00
doz.
Ster. Silver
Bails
or
Loops.$1.00
doz.
All plus
20% Fed. Tax.
GETTING MARRIED?GENUINE DIAMOND ENGAGEMENTAND WEDDING RINGSAT SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGSFACET
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AND
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I.OOSK
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—one point
drilled
1"
size—S2.00
or 3 for
$4.50
"2"
size—SI.50
or 3 for
$3.35
S.S.
or
Gold Filled Bails
for
stars, each
..S 50
S.S.
or
Gold Filled Chains, each
$1.00
PENDANT
OR
STUD EARWIRES
$8.0(1 pair.
FACETED
JADE STARSEXPECTED ABOUT DECEMBER
1
1"
size—S4.00
V6"
size—S2.00TIGER
EYE
&
GREEN AVENTUIUXE STARS
1"
size—S2.50
V
2
"
size—SI.50Above prices plus20
r
'
r
Fed. E. Tax.
ALL PRICES F.O.B. PASADENA
LET'S
GET
ACQUAINTED OFFER
18"
Rhodium Plated Sterling Silver
or
yellow Gold Filled Neck chains.2
for $1.00 or
$4.50
per doz.
plus
20% Fed. E. Tax.
NEW
BOOK OFFERSINDIAN SILVEKSMITHINGby
Ben
Hunt $4.75
GEM TRAIL JOURNAL
2nd Edition—by Henry $2.00
THE
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OP
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For
the 7-11
year olds
$1.75
Synthetic
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DESERT MAGAZINE
 
DESERT CALENDAR
Feb.
28-Mar.
I-
All-Indian Festival,State Fairgrounds, Phoenix. Ariz.
Feb.
28-Mar.
8—Calif.
Mid-WinterFair, Imperial,
Calif.
Mar.
1-31 —
Exhibit
of
OrphaKlinker's paintings
of
Californialandmarks
and
portraits
of
pioneers.Southwest Museum, Highland Park.Los Angeles,
Calif.
Mar.
6, 13, 20,
27—Yaqui IndianWay
of the
Cross, Lenten proces-
sions,
Pascua Village near Tucson.Ariz.Mar.
7-8 —
Saguaro State KennelClub's Annual
All
Breed
' Dog
Show
and
Obedience ["rials. Phoe-nix, Ariz.Mar. 7-8—So.
Calif.
Chapter SierraClub hike down Grapevine Canyonin Santa Rosa
Mts.
Mar.
8 —
Fourth Annual AlmondBlossom Festival. Quartz Hill,
Calif.
Mar. 8—Desert
Sun
Ranchers Rodeo.Slash
Bar K
Ranch. Wickenburg,Ariz.Mar. 8—Dons Club Superstition
Mts.
lost gold trek,
to
hunt
the
LostDutchman Mine. From Phoenix,Ariz.Mar. 14-15—Natural Science Section.
So.
Calif.
Chapter Sierra Clubcamping trip
to
Magnesia SpringsCanyon, Rancho Mirage,
Calif.
Mar. 14-15—Second Annual DesertRockhounds Fair, Riverside CountyFair Grounds. Indio,
Calif.
Mar. 15—Desert
Sun
Ranchers
Ro-
deo.
Remuda Ranch, Wickenburg,Ariz.Mar. 15-21—National Wildlife Week.Mar. 19—Ceremonial Dance, LagunaPueblo near Santa
Fe. N. M.
Mar. 20-22
—
Jaycee World Cham-pionship Rodeo, Arizona StateFairgrounds, Phoenix.Mar
21 —
Diamond Jubilee DanceFestival, Mesa, Ariz.Mar.
21-22 —
Desert Peaks Section.Sierra Club climb
of
Queens
Mt.
and Lost Horse
Mt. in
Joshua TreeNational Monument.Mar. 22—Dons Club Trek
to San
Carlos Indian reservation. FromPhoenix. Ariz.Mar. 22—Bandollero Tour
to
AguaCaliente. From Yuma, Ariz.Mar. 26-27—Quarter Horse BreedersConvention, Tucson, Ariz.Mar. 26-28—Jaycees Rawhide Round-
up,
Mesa, Ariz.Mar. 28—Saddle Club Horse Show.Equestrinada, Wickenburg. Ariz.Mar. 28-29—Natural Science Section,
So.
Calif.
Chapter Sierra Club tripto Fern
and
Andreas canyons nearPalm Springs,
Calif.
Mar. 28-29
—
Dons Club overnighttrek
to
Grand Canyon. FromPhoenix, Ariz.Mar. 29-30
—
Quarter Horse Show.Rodeo Grounds, Tucson. Ariz.Mar. 30-Apr. 5—Sierra Club Eastertrip
to
Colorado River country.Lake Mead, Valley
of
Fire. DeathValley.
MARCH.
1953
Number
3
COVERCALENDARPOETRYFIELD TRIPBOTANYCONTESTPHOTOGRAPHYHISTORYPRIZESMININGEXPERIENCELOST MINEDESERT QUIZWATERWILDFLOWERSCLOSE-UPSLETTERSFICTIONNEWSHOBBYLAPIDARYCOMMENTBOOKS
Inhospitable Land,
by
Chuck Abbottof Tucson, ArizonaMarch events
on the
desert
3
Night Blooming Cereus,
and
other poems
... 4
Ghost Town ProspectorBy
JAY
ELLIS RANSOM
5
Lilies
of
Kingston PassBy RICHARD
F.
LOGAN
10
Another Life-on-the-Desert contest
for
writers
. 12
Pictures
of the
Month
14
Where Hungry Bill Once LivedBy RUTH
E.
KIRK
15
Announcement
for
photographers
18
Current news
of
desert mines
19
Life
on the
Desert,
by
EDITH
O.
NEWBY
... 20
Gold Behind
a
WaterfallBy GLADWELL RICHARDSON
22
A test
of
your desert knowledge
24
Predictions
of
Southwest water supplies
... 25
Forecast
for
March
26
About those
who
write
for
Desert
26
Comment from Desert's readers
27
Hard Rock Shorty
of
Death Valley
28
From Here
and
There
on the
desert
29
Gems
and
Minerals
35
Amateur
Gem
Cutter,
by
LELANDE QUICK
. . 41
Just Between
You and Me, by the
Editor
... 42
Reviews
of
Southwestern literature
43
The Desert Magazine la
published
monthly by the Desert Press, Inc., Palm Desert,California. 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. 358S65 in U. S. Patent Office,and contents copyrighted 1953 by the Desert Press, Inc. Permission to reproduce contentsmust be secured from the editor in writing.RANDALL HENDERSON, EditorBESS STACY, Business ManagerMARGARET GERKE, Associate EditorMARTIN 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 Veai- $3.5(1 Two Years S6.00Canadian Subscriptions 25c Extra, Foreign 50c Extra
Subscriptions to Army Personnel Outside TJ. S. A. Must Be Mailed in Conformity With
P.
O.
D.
Order No. 19687
Address Correspondence to Desert Magazine, Palm Desert, California
MARCH,
1953
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