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FEATURES
EDITORIAL, CIRCULATION AND ADVERTISING OFFICES: 74-109 Larrea St., Palm Desert, California 92260. Telephone Area Code
714 346-8144. Listed in Standard Rate and Data. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States, Canada and Mexico; 1 year, $5.00; 2 years,
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five weeks for change of address and send both new and old addresses with zip codes. DESERT Magazine is published monthly. Second
class postage paid at Palm Desert, California and at additional mailing offices under Act of March 3, 1879. Contents copyrighted 1971
by DESERT Magazine and permission to reproduce any or all contents must be secured in writing. Unsolicited manuscripts and photo-
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T HE MONTH OF April will soon be
A Peek
upon us bringing with it the
magic of Springtime and, ending for
many of us desert lovers, the winter-
END...
'begins with a
Publisher's Anza-Borrego area, the ocotillo have
the lushest foliage in many years and
blooms are appearing with a promising
The April issue of DESERT also brings something new to its readers. The
"COMMANDER" 720 column appearing on page 31, Notes from the Field, will be an informative one for
This Go I da k Treasure the benefit of many who are out and about the West. Everyone is encouraged to send
Locator is unsurpassed for
locating buried treasure, in any information they feel would appeal to fellow readers. The success of the column
coins. Civil War relics and depends on the cooperation of our readership. Address all your correspondence to
for beachcombing. Features "Field Notes," c/o DESERT Magazine, Palm Desert, California 92260.
"Tell-Tone" Signal. Locates
any metal object under dirt,
sand, mud, rock, etc. No With almost everyone driving a recreational vehicle of some sort, it came as a
cumbersome cords-com-
pletely transistorized, bat- shock to receive a news release from the Tire Industry Safety Council that states:
tery powered. "Nearly one-fifth of the recreational vehicles on the highways are dangerously over-
When it comes to find-
ing your pot of gold, go loaded." !
with the leader—go with
Goldak! The Council bases its estimates on study by the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation which found 21 percent of the vehicles inspected were carrying loads
EFFECTIVE DEPTH RANGE
which exceeded the tires' maximum load-carrying capacity. Most important to desert
(Under Normal Conditions)
travelers is the fact that excessive heat is a tire's worst enemy; most frequent causes
are underinflation and overloading. Add to this the extra high air temperatures ex-
perienced in most desert areas and a really hazardous situation results.
The Council offers free of charge a "Recreational Vehicle Consumer Tire
Guide." This contains information on proper tire care, charts covering load range
and inflation pressures, and tips on how to increase the mileage and safety factors of
tires. Write to "Recreation," Box 726, New York, N.Y. 10010.
The Council also has available a "Recreational Vehicle Tire Kit" which
contains a copy of the booklet, a special high pressure air gauge calibrated to 120
pounds, a tread depth gauge and a set of four protective metal valve caps. Cost
of the kit is $3.50, and can be ordered from the "Recreation" address.
Next month will bring the readers the Special Northern Arizona-Southern
Utah issue with a Desert Safari to Tonopah, Nevada, thrown in for good measure.
Start out right—send $1.00 pre-
This issue should prove a valuable summer vacation-planning guide to some of the
paid for authentic gold-plated most scenic areas of the West. For you newsstand buyers: if you can't find the May
replica of a Spanish doubloon
found off Cape Kennedy.
issue, because we anticipate a near sell-out, drop us a card and 50c and we'll pop one
THE GOLDAK COMPANY, INC.
1101-AAirWay
in the mail the same day.
Glendale, California 91201
• Please send free literature on GOLDAK trea-
sure locators.
• I enclose $1.00 prepaid for my gold-plated
doubloon replica with pouch.
Name —
Address -
City
State — _Zip-
soft. This toughness is due to its being jade, and looked for it. They were re-
made up of many small fibers, intimate- warded with the marvelous find of ne-
one would spend many hours trying to the statement that jade was not to be P. O. Box 908, Palm Desert, Calif. 92260
chew through it, proving its toughness. found in the United States. He did not or visit our office at
Jade is very tough, and is about 6 to 7 make his decision with the amateur gem 73-853 Highway 11 1
in hardness, which is mineralogically cutter in mind! Amateurs began to want
useful to the traveler. Worst of all, most
LETS GO PROSPECTING
by Edward Arthur
FOR TRAVEL SAFETY. Wind resistance is reduced with Alaskan's low profile in highway
travel. Gas mileage is increased and crosswind cut down. With lowered top, passengers ride in
luxurious comfort.
NOTICE all the books re- A UP FOR LIVING COMFORT. Alaskan camper top, operated by patented hydraulic system, is raised
viewed in DESERT Maga- in seconds. (Let a child do it, and see how easy it is.) Safety lock prevents accidental lowering.
Weather-tight, walk-in quarters completely furnished. Three-burner stove, stainless steel sink,
zine are available through cabinets, icebox, beds, plus many other luxury features.
the Desert Magazine Book 8 ft. and 10 ft. models. Sold and installed only at Alaskan Camper factories at factory prices
Shop. Please add 50 cents Also available at authorized factory outlets.
Write today to the factory nearest you for free folder describing the most advanced camper on the road.
per order (not per book) R. D. HALL MFG., INC., 9847 Glenoaks Blvd., G. R. GRUBBS MFG., INC.,
Sun Valley, (San Fernando Valley) d/b/a Alaskan Camper Sales, 9042 Long-
for handling and postage. California 91352, Dept. D2 point Rd., Houston, Texzs 77055, Dept. D 2
California residents must Factory Outlet: ALASKAN CAMPER SALES, INC., FORT LUPTON CAMPERS, 1100 Denver Ave.
Interstate 80 (half way between Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621, Dept. D2
S.F.-Sacramento), Route 1,
also add 5 percent sales Box 332, Suisun City, Calif. 94585, Dept. D 2 EINARS CAMPER MFG. CO.,
ALASKAN CAMPERS NORTHWEST, INC., d/b/a Alaskan Campers North Central,
tax for the total amount of 6410 South 143rd Street, (Tukwila) Seattle, 3726 North 9th Avenue, Sioux Falls,
South Dakota 57104, Dept. D2
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books. PENNACAMP, INC., 401 West End Avenue, Manheim, Penn. 17545, Dept. D 2
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by Phyllis Meald
TBaRia tKtn©
Living is easy at Bahia Kino.
Fishermen work on their nets
and boats (opposite page)
before heading for the clear,
blue waters.
Alcatraz Island is in the background.
There are miles of clean
beaches (left) and excellent fishing.
Photos by the author.
dians were moved to the mainland. Now About two miles south of Posada del can fishermen replace the brush shelters
they live in two major camps near Bahia Mar, around a coastal bend, is Puerto of the Seris. Even so, Old Town looks as
Kino. Kino—known locally as Old Town. Kino if it were just dropped on the sands with
Fishing continues as their major live- Port is a fishing village. Its church is every casa taking root where it fell.
lihood while carving and making shell tiny but its school, large and new, plus a If you want information, be certain to
jewelry is a fast growing industry. Some gas station at the highway junction, give visit Shorty's Bar. A native of Wiscon-
30 of the older women still do beautiful a modern touch to this picturesque set- sin, Shorty first visited Puerto Kino in
basketry but the young girls seem to pre- ting. Otherwise, at first glance, you might1930. He returned in 1957 to stay. Shorty
fer a less tedious occupation. think Puerto Kino has not changed since is the town's official interpreter as most
The modern Seris are friendly and its namesake camped there. of the inhabitants speak only their native
will be happy to have you visit their The beach is covered with fishing nets tongue.
camp and watch them work and sell you while smiling pescadors mend their However, smiles and gestures do much
their wares. You will be the proud pos- seines. But civilization has crept in and to overcome linguistic problems in this
sessor of authentic primitive art. now the small adobe homes of the Mexi- village where wheeled carts, drawn by
burros, are the vogue and where you can
can sit in a vine-covered patio drinking
cerveza as you wait for an order of deli-
cately cooked fresh grouper, corvina, sea
bass or even porpoise. Of course it is
Mystery Valley
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BORREGO'S
The three winners in the ladies metal detector contest (above) are, left
Prospectors
to right, Vicky Blackwell, Long Beach, third, Virginia Strong, Orange,
first, and Micky Hirota, Azusa, second. Murray Hirota (below) conducted
the gold panning contests and was kept busy showing the youngsters
how to find "color" in a pan. His two young pupils are Sherry Weiss
and Heather Peterson, Huntington Beach. Joanne Kolbe, Chino, ousted
her male competitors to win the overall contest.
• by Jack Pepper
lost coins and valuables are found to old abandoned mines and
ghost towns throughout the West. In the old days, when banks
were few and far between—and when old-timers didn't trust
bankers—men would bury their savings. Looking for these
buried bonanzas, and loot buried by highway robbers, is be-
coming a major hobby—and for the more dedicated—a source
of income.
Since metal detectors can be used by young and old and
range in price to suit your needs, metal detecting is a family
affair, one of the reasons it is becoming so popular. It also
offers an excuse to get away from crowded urban areas and
out under the open sky where you can find peace as well as a
possible fortune.
PINNACLES
NATIONAL
MONUMENT
by Chuck Richards
by
Alexander H.
Waterman
TO
TUNNEL OBLIVION
A FEW MILES below Virginia City, Ne-
vada, site of the fabulously rich
gold and silver ores of the great Com-
News of the Nevada strike at the
Ophir mine on the north end of the Lode
quickly traveled to California, creating
temporarily putting him out of business.
As a keen observer of mining operations
on the Lode, however, he was soon to be
stock Lode, lies the ghost town of Sutro, great excitement in 1859. Ore samples back in action.
now a fast fading landmark closely con- showed a value of $3876 to the ton; Flooding of the mines by underground
nected with the colorful history of the three-fourths silver and one-fourth gold. water had become increasingly trouble-
mines. That fall the Ophir shipped 38 tons some necessitating the installation of ex-
Located on the Old Emigrant Road of ore yielding $112,000 over the moun- pensive imported pumping equipment.
along the Carson River and near the tains by mule and wagons to San Fran- Mining companies had discussed the
Pony Express station of Dayton, the cisco and when the Central mine shipped need for the construction of a deep tun-
town was named for its founder, Adolph 20 tons that grossed $50,000 the rush nel to drain all of the mines on the Lode,
Heinrich Joseph Sutro. Born in Aachen, was on. Reports were regarded by some but were unable to get together.
Prussia on April 29, 1830, he had come as almost too good to be true, but Sutro To Sutro, the idea seemed entirely
first to New York and then San Fran- was curious. practicable and a sensible solution to the
cisco by way of the Isthmus of Panama, In I860 he crossed the Sierra for an enormous expense problem of pumping
engaging in the tobacco business and analytical on-the-spot inspection of the and lost time. He at once became an ar-
as a supplier of various items to the new camp. Well educated, aggressive and dent advocate for the tunnel and pro-
mines of the Mother Lode area during a man of tremendous energy, he was a ceeded to push plans for the project with
the great Gold Rush of 1849. persuasive talker and writer, destined to his accustomed vigor, applying for a
By 1859 California was in the midst become one of the most controversial franchise which was granted by the Ne-
of a recession, the cream having been figures in the history of Virginia City. vada legislature on February 4, 1865
skimmed from the more easily accessible Sutro entered the mining business by giving "A. Sutro and his associates" an
placer beds of the streams and creeks setting up a mill near Dayton, a former exclusive franchise to construct and oper-
and 18,000 miners had departed for, Pony Express stop, along the Carson ate the tunnel for a period of 50 years.
what were rumored to be, rich placers River in 1863- He obtained a lucrative The enterprise had the enthusiastic sup-
along the Fraser River in British Colum- contract with the Gould & Curry' mine port of all the mines and the Bank of
bia, making quite a dent in California to process ore, but late that year his California.
economy at the time. eight-stamp mill burned to the ground On July 25, 1866 Congress passed the
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Sutro Tunnel Act granting the company Old stamp mill, tunnel portal
the right to construct the tunnel, giving it and a jew buildings are all
the exclusive ownership of all lodes and that remain of Sutro's
ledges discovered along its course for mammoth mining project.
2,000 feet on each side for a length of feud developed between Sutro and Shar-
seven miles with the exception of the on with Sutro denouncing his question-
Comstock Lode. Prospects for finding able methods at every opportunity.
ore along the route of the tunnel were Sharon, by virtue of his bank connections
thought to be good. The enterprise ap- and influential associates was able to
peared to be solidly based for financial thwart Sutro's efforts to raise the neces-
promotion and Sutro held the controlling sary capital for his enterprise both in the
stock interest. West and the East, retarding the start of
Twenty-three of the leading mining the tunnel for several years.
companies had entered into an agree- Sutro anticipated no great difficulty in
ment to pay the tunnel company a royalty raising the necessary $3,000,000 capital
of $2 on every ton of ore extracted by in the East, but the New York money
each mine, after the tunnel began to men, aware of the recession at the mines,
drain it. Mines were given the right to advised him to first get subscriptions for
use the tunnel to transport men and sup- $500,000 in the West. Returning to the
plies at specified rates. Comstock, Sutro obtained subscriptions
The tunnel was planned to tap the for $600,000 from eleven of the mining
Lode at a depth of 1750 feet. Dimen- companies, but was turned down by the
sions were, inside of timbering, height other twelve. Somewhat frustrated, Sutro
71/2 feet, width at top 8 feet and width traveled to Washington and was per-
at the bottom 9I/2 feer- Drainage water suasive enough to induce members of Meanwhile, some newspapers con-
was to flow through a covered channel the House to introduce two bills to pro- tinued a vicious attack on Sutro. The
beneath the tracks for the ore cars, drawn vide funds for the completion of the Gold Hill News of September 27, 1869
by mules. Four ventilating shafts were to tunnel, but both failed to pass. called his tunnel enterprise a "bare-faced
be sunk along the course of the tunnel Under prodding from the bank crowd swindle" and again on October 13, 1869
at 4,000 foot intervals, but only two a steady flow of criticism had been dir- referred to the tunnel as "Sutro's Coyote
were completed. ected against Sutro and the tunnel pro- Hole."
Now Sutro was to run into trouble ject. To make matters worse, Sutro had Toward the end of 1870 ore bodies
that plagued him for several years and al- stated publicly that eventually he and his on the Lode diminished and the Com-
most ruined his tunnel project entirely. tunnel would dominate the Lode with stock was in a slump. Sutro was in need
Since the formation of the San Fran- all mining being done through the tun- of more money and the tunnel had been
cisco Stock and Exchange Board on Sep- nel, reducing Virginia City to the status driven for a distance of only 1,750 feet.
tember 11, 1862, providing a market for of a ghost town. Opposition of the min- A great ore body discovered below the
mining stocks, the wildest sort of specu- ing companies was aroused immediately 1,000 foot level by the Crown Point mine
lation was rampant. William Sharon, a by this burst of egotism. at the end of the year put new life into
powerful figure in the Bank of California The tragic fire of April, 1869 took the Comstock and Sutro as well.
and some of his wealthy and influential the lives of 37 miners in the Yellow With the assistance of his agents Sutro
associates were heavily interested in the Jacket mine and Sutro seized the oppor- now succeeded in selling 200,000 shares
Comstock mines. Circulation of false tunity to point out that, had his tunnel of stock for $650,000 to McCalmont
rumors, pool operations and "rigged mar- been in operation, smoke ventilation and Brothers & Co., a London banking firm
kets" were the order of the day. By means a means of escape would have been pro- and another subscription for $800,000
of such operations, and loans made to the vided. So convincing was he that the from European sources was obtained. Re-
mining companies during the hard times Miners' Union subscribed $50,000 and turning to the Comstock, Sutro now de-
of 1864 and 1865, Sharon and some of the tunnel was started in October of voted all of his time to the completion of
his associates had come into control of I869, four years after the franchise had the tunnel, in a race to reach the Lode
most of the leading mines on the Lode been granted. before the ore bodies were exhausted.
and seventeen of the mills. They now A community of workers began form-
were known as "The Bank Crowd." ing at the portal to the tunnel which de- A great disappointment to the tunnel
There was fear among this group that veloped into the town of Sutro with a company was the fact that no ore of any
a successful tunnel operation might put population of which about 400 were value was found along the route to the
Sutro in a position to wrest some control tunnel workers. Today nothing much re- Lode and expenses had been heavy.
from them. They seemed more interested mains with the exception of the tunnel The tunnel reached the Savage shaft
in manipulating the market for a "kill- portal, a mule and horse barn, several on the Lode September 1, 1878, the total
ing" than in the economical draining and old frame buildings and the ruins of a length being 20,498 feet or 3.88 miles,
operation of the mines. A bitter verbal stamp mill. thirteen years after the franchise was
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Tunnel Company operated on an unprofit- pany and took over the property.
able basis until substantial quantities of Meanwhile, Sutro had gradually dis-
lower grade ore were discovered, increas- posed of his large block of stock and
ing royalties to the company. At that the price had declined from $6.50 to 6i
time, the mortgage holders, McCalmont a share. He retired to San Francisco, a
Brothers & Co., sued to foreclose, show- millionaire, to successfully conduct a
ing an amount due in principal and in- real estate venture in that city. He was
terest of $2,023,833 of which they are elected mayor of San Francisco in 1894.
said to have received, on a compromise, Few men could have battled the rugged
$1,000,000 when the property was sold and almost insurmountable opposition of
on foreclosure in 1889. With the excep- the unscrupulous Sharon and his associ-
tion of this amount, no part of the cost ates as did Adolph Sutro in driving his
of the tunnel was ever repaid. Many of tunnel to completion at the Savage mine
the old stockholders formed a new com- shaft on the Comstock. He died in 1898.
pany called the Comstock Tunnel Com- D
Desert Expeditions
granted, and against the formidable op-
position of Sharon and the money crowd,
political figures under their influence a"hd
many of the mines under their control.
As it turned out, most of the great ore
bodies had been largely exhausted on-
completion of the tunnel at this late date,
and many mines had sunk shafts far be-
low the 1,750 foot level to find no ore
of any value.
Although Sharon and his associates
had been largely successful in thwarting SEE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S BACK COUNTRY
Sutro's efforts to complete the tunnel at Visit ghost towns and old mines . . . explore lonely canyons and pic-
an early date, many millions of dollars turesque mountains . . . look for lost mines . . . photograph flowers and
had been expended needlessly in lifting wildlife . . . collect gem stones. Our expert and informative drivers will
ore-from great depths all the way to the take you in modern four-wheel-drive vehicles into areas you could never
surface when it could have been removed reach by passenger car.
through the tunnel at the 1,750 foot level.
Water could have been drained down to ONE AND TWO-DAY TRIPS . . . LONGER IF YOU WISH
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In 1879 Sutro quarreled with the dir-
ectors of the tunnel company who pro- FOR BOYS AGES 10 TO 14
posed a compromise with the mines re-
ducing the royalty on removal of ore Eight days in California's most remote desert mountains. An in-
from $2 to $1 as ore values dropped at formative camping and traveling experience with qualified guides
that time, but the compromise was car- and naturalists in radio-equipped four-wheel-drive vehicles. Make
ried through and Sutro resigned shortly reservations now for a trip your boy will never forget!
afterward. The tunnel company then
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Lode to drain the mines then operating.
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For the next several years the Sutro
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DEATH VALLEYS
TITUS
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THE
PECULIAR
PECCARY
by K. L. Boynton C LAD IN conservative salt and pepper
grey, calm of outlook, unhurried in
back to the same ancient ancestor; a pig-
like old character who adorned the
© 1971 manner, the peccary is one of the des- scenery some 60 million years ago. And
ert's most solid citizens. Distinguished, indeed, pigs and peccaries as late as 40
too, in his way, for while he may super- million years ago looked much alike.
ficially resemble a pig, he is definitely But they then began to diverge, going
not one. off in different evolutionary directions.
True enough pigs and peccaries trace The pig tribe became long and narrow
of skull, small of eye and very toothy.
Their upper canine teeth curved up and
out tusk-like, their back teeth developed
complex ridges and furrows. Pigs became
forest dwellers, rooting about under the
trees, and escaping into handy under-
brush when necessary.
The peccaries, on the other hand, took
to the more open spaces. Highly vulner-
able to pursuit, they became far better
runners, with longer legs, fewer func-
tional toes and speedier action. Their
canines, instead of curving pig-style,
point straight down and as they are
sharp along the back edges, they slice
like knives against the lower teeth. The
molars of these animals are short and
simple. Stomach-wise the peccaries are
different, too, developing a food re-
ceiving and processing department al-
most as complicated as that of cud-chew-
ers. Most important, these animals have
their own peculiar way of looking at
things that set them apart from pigs,
and raise some interesting questions
Photo by G. E. Kirkpatrick among animal behaviorists.
Smallest of the hoofed mam-
mals of the Southwest, the
peccary (javelina), although re-
sembling the domestic mam-
mal, is not a true pig. He only
attacks when cornered or pro-
voked.
RELCO HOUSTON, TEXAS 77018/y ally into a sac, containing the odorous
fluid. Oil glands and coiled tubular
A quick release of musk by an alarm- had four-inch long scars on their necks
ed peccary warns of danger. The news and shoulders to show for it. Coyotes,
is quickly passed along until a herd of more experienced with peccaries, avoid
peccaries in full flight leave a great the adults, knowing full well that this
wave of smell in their wake. placid looking animal is surprisingly
agile on his feet; a fierce biter and
For all his bristly appearance, the slasher, and mighty handy with his hard
peccary is really a peaceful fellow, in- hoofs.
terested in his own affairs and by far
Clan sociability does not prevent
preferring fleeing to fighting. Corner-
shoving and quarreling when peccaries
ed, he is a dangerous and determined
are elbowing their way to a waterhole
fighter. Three boxer dogs, known for in extremely dry weather. Fighting is at
their love of battle and disregard of a minimum even when a lady's favors are
consequences, mixed with a peccary. All Continued on Page 42
THERE'S A
AlvoRa
Hi s
A California Field Trip
ALVORD HILLS
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tion Station on Interstate 15. Cross over
EQUIPMENT the freeway and follow the good dirt
road northwesterly into the hills (see
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corded by John C. Fremont during his blanket. Yes, the Alvord Hills in the
expedition of 1844, it apparently had Lower Mojave Valley are the Rx for JEEP
been in use over a period of years prior to good collecting, good camping and good Sales and Service
Fremont's journey. The portion of the fun on the Great Mojave Desert. • LARGEST SUPPLY OF
NEW A N D USED JEEP PARTS
route from the Colorado River to the San IN THE WEST.
Gabriel Mission was a well-established Looking for a Jeep—Try us!
Indian trail; traveled in 1776 by Padre BRIAN CHUCHUA'S
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CENTER
ALVORD HILLS LOG Dept. DM 1625 S. Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, California
Mileages are not accumulative.
Take t h e Field Road offramp o n
interstate 1 5 , at approximately
15.7 miles east of t h e Califor- FIND BURIED TREASURE
nia Inspection Station at Yermo.
Cross over freeway.
0.0 Dirt road begins.
0.6 Pole line road. J o g right
and then left. GUARANTEED
FOR 60 DAYS EQUAL
0.8 Cross 2 n d pole line road. *200 DETECTORS OR YOUR
MONEY BACK
0.7 Reach little valley. This is DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED
an excellent campsite. Finds Coins.. Jewelry...Gold...Silver... Copper
Complete with 5 transistors, general purpose
Collecting area begins. 5" search head, separate thumbwheel tuner
and volume control, Zxk" internal speaker
0.5 Cross 3 r d pole line. 16-30" telescoping rod, 9V battery, earphone
3" & 1 0 " search heads also available. To Or-
0.5 End of main collecting der, send cash, check or MO, $3 deposit for
COD. In NJ add 5% State Tax. Put coupon
area. and return address in envelope. Mail to:
This is a good dirt road and OK Treasure House DAID Tennent.N.J.07763
D 3 " Head for shallow coins 0-9" S ».9S
for cars and trailers. D I O " Head for deep chests 4-72" .... SfO.95
a Mark IV complete no meter S29.95
DMeter Master complete with meter $39.95
Q FREE $14.95 Value fitted Attache Case plus
196pg Treasure Book with any 3 items above
D F R E E list of Maps, Books and Catalog
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HOW TO PLACE YOUR AD
The Trading Fost Classified Ads •fa Mail your copy and first-insertion remit-
tance to: Trading Post, Desert Magazine,
Palm Desert, California 92260. Classified
rates are 25c per word, $5 minimum
per insertion.
DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS IS 10TH OF
SECOND MONTH PRECEDING COVER DATE.
BEAUTY AIDS • BOOKS - MAGAZINES
SKIN NORMALIZER CREAM. New all active in- MAGAZINES: Desert, Ghost Town, True West,
gredient Aloe-Comfrey s k i n c a r e c r e a m . etc. Send stamped envelope for list. Hoff- • INDIAN GOODS
Smoothing, moisturizing, healing. Use for man's, Box 402, La Mirada, Calif. 90638. FINE RESERVATION-MADE Navajo, Zuni, Hopi
hands, face, make-up base, etc. Results guar- FREE! Two large, beautiful color prints ($2.00 jewelry. Old pawn and Kachina dolls. Navajo
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Nottoc Products P. O. Box 339, Avenal, Calif. with a one year subscription to RELICS vests, pottery. Kaibab moccasins. A collector's
93204. Magazine. $2.00 for one year (6 issues). paradise! Open daily 10 to 5:30, closed Mon-
RELICS covers guns, lures, wire, Indian arti- days. Buffalo Trading Post, Highway 18,
facts, bottles, antiques, frontier Americana. P.O. Box 697, Apple Valley, Calif. 92307.
• BOOKS - MAGAZINES Single copies, 35c. RELICS, Mildred Holley,
DESERT MAGAZINES for sale. Miscellaneous Box 3338-DE, Austin, Texas 78704. AUTHENTIC INDIAN jewelry, Navajo rugs, Chi-
volumes and issues from 1939. Hildebrand, mayo blankets, squaw boots. Collector's
GUIDE TO MEXICO'S gems and minerals: locali-
28600 Desert Fun, Desert Hot Springs Calif. items. Closed Tuesdays. Pow-Wow Indian
ties, mines, maps, directions, contacts. Eng-
92240. Phone 714 347-8217. Trading Post, 19967 Ventura Blvd., East
lish-Spanish glossary, too. $2.00 postpaid. Woodland Hills, Calif. Open Sundays.
OUT-OF-PRINT books at lowest prices! You Gemac, Mentone, Calif. 92359.
name it—we find it! Western Americana, "GEMS &~ MINERALS," the monthly guide to DOLLAR FOR hundred plus Obsidian Indian
desert and Indian books a specialty. Send gems, minerals, and rock hobby fun. $4.50 Arrowhead chips, authenticated Smithsonian
us your wants. No obligation. International year. Sample 25c. Gems & Minerals, Mentone, Institution, to Sierra Philosopher, 561 Lagoon,
Bookfinders. Box 3003-D, Beverly Hills, Calif. Calif. 92359. Bishop, Calif. 93514.
WILD & WOOLLY WEST BOOKS, 3 0 # , Rails on "DEAD MEN DO Tell Tales" By Lake Erie Schae-
Narrow Gauge Trains, Yukon Poems, Book of fer. Facts about Frank Fish's mysterious death, • MAKE JEWELRY
Pancakes, Navajo Weavers & Silversmiths, still unexplained. Sequel to "Buried Treasure
Wet Plates & Dry Gulches (ghost towns), & Lost Mines" the Treasure Hunters manual. "MAKE PROFESSIONAL JEWELRY" for Gifts, Fun
Simple Methods of Mining Gold, and others, $3 postpaid. L. Erie Schaefer, 14728 Peyton or Profit. Send 25c for instructive picture-
$1.00 each postpaid, and illustrated. Send Drive, China, Calif. 91710. catalog of jewelry parts, semi-precious stones,
stamp for catalog. Filter Press, Box 5D, FREE 128 page catalog on detectors, books and rhinestones, beads, plus "How To" section.
Palmer Lake, Colorado 80133. maps. General Electronic Detection Co., 16238 Everything you need from start to finish.
Lakewood Blvd., Bellflower, Calif. 90706. Sy Schweitzer & Co., Inc., P. O. Box 106,
•OVERLOOKED FORTUNES11 in minerals and gem Dept. D, Harrison, N.Y. 10528.
stones; here are a few of the 300 or more WANTED: "The Wild Bunch" by Pearl Baker.
you may be overlooking: uranium, vanadium, State price on postcard. C. T. Olsen, P. O.
tin, tungsten, columbium, tantalum, nickel, Box 3277, Quartz Hill, Calif. 93534. • MAPS
cobalt, gold, silver, platinum, iridium, beryl-
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• BUSINESS tions, towns, old mines, mill sites. History
pound, others $25 to $200 per ounce; an
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worth $1000 or more,- learn how to find, ganic vitamins and natural beauty aids. Look- 4012 Eunice Ave., El Monte, Calif. 91731.
identify and cash in on them. New simple ing for customers . . . Distributors wanted to STREET ATLAS—Los Angeles and Orange coun-
system. Send for free copy "Overlooked For- help fight pollution and earn extra money. ties, 1971 Edition. $2.00 postpaid. California
tunes in Minerals," it may lead to knowledge Write: P. O. Box 5726, Sherman Oaks, Calif. residents add 5 % sales tax. Mason Map
which may make you rich! Duke's Research 91403. Service, P. O. Box 7 8 1 , San Gabriel, Calif.
Laboratory, Box 666-B, Truth or Consequences 91778.
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for the desert traveler. Attractive low prices. tures Ghost Towns, Mining Camps, Historic
photos and maps to pinpoint locations. $2.50 Trails and Routes, Abandoned Railroads, In-
postpaid. Gedco Publishing Co., Box 67, Bell - Write for free brochure. Import Marine Sales
Ltd., Dept. DM, P. O. Box 1060-B, Garden dian Sites, Geology and Special Back Country
flower, Calif. 90706.
Grove, Calif. 92642. to Explore. Price: $3.00 folded, $3.25 rolled.
'UPPER MOJAVE DESERT," first book to reveal Desert Enterprises, Box 286-D, Ontario, Calif.
GOLD DRY Washer plans, portable hand opera-
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ted, recover gold from gold diggings, from
original names of present towns and cities,
dry river beds, etc., by air principle. $2.00. FOR RESEARCHERS, ADVENTURERS, treasure and
the Borax story, biographies of pioneers.
R. Bown, P.O. Box 7 9 1 , Arcadia, Calif. 91006 relic-hunters, we offer these maps: "Road
Hardbound. Many priceless photos. Only
$4.95 postpaid from author: Mary O'Conley, Map to Lost Mines—Buried Treasures of Cali-
Baker, Calif. 92309. e GEMS fornia" folded, $4.00. "Road Map to Cali-
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all new photos, maps and other valuable to Riverside Freeway. Phone 686-3956. showing routes and landmarks of 1810-1860.
information on California's most fabulous Come in and browse; jewelry mountings, Fine artwork, rolled, $1.50. California tax
treasure. $3 postpaid. Gedco Publishing Co., chains, supplies, minerals, slabs, rough ma- 5 % . We also offer map-making services to
Box 67, Bellflower, Calif. 90706. terial, equipment, black lights, metal de- order. Varna Enterprises, Dept. A, P.O. Box
tectors, maps, rock and bottle books. 2216, Van Nuys, California 91404.
SURVIVAL BOOKS! Guerrilla Warfare/ Wilder-
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Nature. Books—Vital, Fascinating, Extraor- $3; Riverside $ 1 ; Imperial, small $ 1 , large
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zona 8501 8. $2; San Diego $1.25; Inyo $2.50; Kern $1.25,
Route 3, Box 517A, Glendale, Arizona 85301. other California counties $1.25 each. Nevada
WHERE TO RETIRE or Vacatk>n.~Where costs are counties $1 each. Include 5 percent sales tax.
LOW! Norman Ford's 100,000 word book, • INDIAN GOODS Topographic maps of all mapped western
"Off-the-beaten-Path" covers hundreds of areas. Westwide Maps Co., 114 West Third
ARROWHEADS—25 treasures made of Agate,
World Paradises. Only $2.50. W. C. Camp- Street, Los Angeles 13, California.
Jasper, Obsidian,, about 1 to 2 inch size per-
bell, Dept. D l , 632 Grove Street, N.E., Albu-
querque, N.M. 87108. fect for mounting or hunting. $5.00 postpaid.
Turquoise nugget necklace, 18 inches long,
PINE CONE ARTISTRY: Booklet "for beginners, approximately 3 / 4 " weather-worn, tumbled • MINING
step by step instructions to create beautiful turquoise nuggets light blue, shiny, $80.00; HISTORIC MINING CLAIMS, see "Touring . . ."
arrangements. Satisfaction guaranteed. $2.35. small necklace 18 inches long $35.00. A February issue Desert, four claims, mill site,
Raymond, Dept. D-171, 264 E Street, Orange masterpiece of nature and man. E'PanCo, Box cabins, sacrifice $1500 cash; write: Goetze,
Cove, Calif. 93646. 1239, Apache Junction, Arizona 85220. 4621 Tomlinson, Riverside, Calif. 92503.
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wood, California 92397. Photographer-Guide. tions of its symbols. An educational and in-
teresting conversation piece. For framing. A
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Orange, Redlands, California 92373. Phone
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793-6112, 10 a.m.—5 p.m. Closed Saturday.
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clubs with a hundred or more people and
bikes. The whole valley echoed with the sound
of screaming and popping engines. Most of the
riders were young and seemed ignorant of the
fact that they were ripping up the top soil
and small foliage since few were using the
Let's Face It . . . roads or trails.
Relative to the letter by Wells Erthal in It is unfortunate these people acquire such
the February issue where he sees a face on the destructive habits and disregard for nature.
January issue cover, yep, the face is there and The future of our beautiful deserts looks grim
you don't need a reading glass. My husband with the current attitude of such individuals
says it looks like a skull. who think the deserts are vast wastelands to
MRS. MARIE BRONSON, be used as they see fit.
Pocatello, Idaho. JOHN D. HANSEN,
Regarding the letter about the face on the Riverside, California.
January cover, while you have a reading glass
out look at the same picture 1-7/16 inches
from the bottom and 1-7/16 inches from the
left side. Also 1-3/8 inches from the bottom
and 1-1/32 inches from the left. One face-
Mysterious Knocks . . .
looks like a woman and the other a man. Also In the February issue, I enjoyed the fine
4% inches from the bottom and 2% inches article Rock Art in Joshua Tree by Lois Wolf
from the right side of the picture is the head Buist. When I visited the area in May, 1970
of an animal, lying down. I photographed John Lang's grave. Is the
W. F. Keyes mentioned on the gravestone the
I have had nothing stronger than coffee. same one in the Historical Map in the Febru-
A. PAFFORD, ary issue?
Firebaugh, California. We were alone in the park the day we took
the picture. After leaving the Lookout Point
on the top, we were spooked by three definite
knuckle raps on the car. I told my friend it
was John Lang's ghost objecting to our intru-
sion at his grave. She didn't believe it.
MARGARET TROWBRIDGE,
Wallingford, Conn.