Road Projects Under Construction.

White House give us the earliest construction date, the year of 1066 A. D.

"When we get down onto the floor of the canyon we will hear more of these people and their civilization. Let's take the trail down now and as we walk down I'll tell you a little more of the history of the Navajo people. This trail, built in 1934 by the Park Service, is on the approximate location of one used by the Navajo for many years and near the lower end we can see a remnant of the old hand and toe trail. These trails are used today by the Navajo and perhaps centuries ago by the Anazazi. They consist of shallow holes chipped into the soft sandstone and spaced so that they make very easy steps. By these little holes it is possible to climb steep slopes easily.

"Now for a little about the Navajo, as to when they came into this country, and from where, and how they have increased in population and importance since the first band entered this section of North America.

"We class the Navajo, as well as the Apache, into a linguistic group called Athapascan. It is generally believed that the earliest possible arrival of the Navajo in the southwest was not more than 600 years ago. At that time they were a comparatively small group of woodland hunters living in tepee-like homes.

"The first notice the white man took of the Navajo comes in 1630 when Fray Alonso de Benavides refers to them as farmers living north of the great pueblo of Puye. He calls them the Apache de Nabaju and avers that the name 'Nabaju' meant 'great planted fields.' They lived in the country lying between the Chama and the San Juan rivers in the present state of New Mexico.

"Throughout the entire period of Spanish and Mexican domination of this area the Navajo were a scourge and threat to both the Pueblos and the Mexican settlers, stealing sheep, horses and sometimes cattle and making slaves of their captives.

"As we come to the floor of the trail we can observe at closer range a typical hogan of the canyon Navajo. It is the custom of these people to spend only the spring and summer months in the canyon. The rest of the year is spent in another hogan high on the rim. There are two reasons ascribed to this sort of life, one that the firewood is more easily obtained on the rim and another is that the damp cold of the canyon cannot be endured by the Indians. Whatever the reason, you will see the hogans down here deserted during the early part of November and an exodus of wagons out of the canyons loaded with the season's produce and bound for the hogan set in the juniper and pinons of the rims.

"This little herb with the purple flower is an interesting and useful ground cover. The name is alfileria, which is Spanish corruption of a Moorish word meaning 'the pin.' The name no doubt was applied to describe the seed pod which bears either three or five slender seeds. These fly off the stem when ripe and by a corkscrew motion fasten themselves to clothing or the wool of animals. The plant is a native of North Africa and came to America via Spain very early, probably with the early conquistadores. The plant makes good browse, and has been used in the Southwest to help in erosion control.

PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT "That will be enough botany for a while and we will see what we can find of interest here in these old walls of White House. See what excellent masonry there is in the first, second, and part of the third story while the upper portion of the third story is very poorly done. Although we have no timber dates to substantiate the theory, we believe that this rebuilding was done by the Hopi in the sixteenth century. Another item shown here that tends to bear out this theory is that we find adobe bricks used in one of the buildings in the upper ruin. Manufacture of adobes was learned from the Spanish. Also there is a legend told by the Hopi today that as a result of an intra-tribal war a group was separated from the main tribe and moved into Canyon de Chelly. These people must have been living here when the first Navajos arrived and were either driven out or absorbed into the Athapascan group.

"To get back to the ruins as we see them today we can only estimate the number of rooms as part of them have been carried away by the flood waters of Rio de Chelly. We say that there were at least 175, as well as four kivas. The two kivas on the westernmost part are quite large and well built and in one we can still see the loom holes in the hard packed floor. Six coats of plaster, including a turquoise, and a later white coat, show how much trouble they took to keep their old club houses in an attractive condition. The other two kivas are small and constructed with the same poor masonry we see high in the walls.

"Even though these Anazazi were great builders, they didn't seem to realize the necessity of bonding the corners or providing a good foundation. You can see how these higher walls have pulled apart at the corners due to both a lack of bond and unstable foundations. They did however, select good timbers as all that you see are the original ones, which were cut some nine hundred to seven hundred years ago.

"We must not stay down here too long as we have a lot of ground to cover before the sun goes down. On our way back we will walk by another site which is of the Pueblo II period. The close proximity of this ruin to White House brings to us rather forcibly an idea of the great number of sites to be found in Canyon de Chelly National Monument. There are at least four hundred in the canyons alone and many more along the rims. Nearly every alcove into which the sun shines for a few hours a day has evidence of former habitation.

Nature, the grand architect, using the most effective tools of all the sun, the wind, and the weather-has carved with vigor and imagination in Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The centuries hang lightly on the pinnacles of red. Time, measured in millions of years, has an eloquent calendar in this area.

"The trip up the trail is pretty much of a grind, so let's save our breath for walking.

"From the White House Overlook here we will drive some five miles on toward Fort Defiance then back on a side road to an overlook above Spider Rock and Speaking Rock. While the road isn't exactly a boulevard there is no chance of damage to the car if we use care and discretion.

"I stopped you here on our way to Spider Rock to show you what appears to be only a huge pile of rocks, but it is much more than that. This is a Navajo shrine and is called TSE NA GEHI. If one of The People is starting on a journey or to the trading post he stops here and places a sprig of juniper on this pile and weighs it down with a small rock and offers a silent prayer for a successful trip. Shall we go on now that you have made your wish?

"Here we must leave the car and walk the rest of the way to the point from which you will get a view unsurpassed anywhere. It is one of those sights that defy description and by giving you a few facts as we walk along through the trees I won't mar your enjoyment when you see it. The canyon at this point divides, de Chelly going to the north and Monument Canyon, the other of the two principal branches of de Chelly leading east. The height of the wall is one thousand feet and the fall is sheer for that distance. Spider Rock is nearly nine hundred feet high and not more than forty feet square at the top. It sets out some five hundred feet from the nearest wall. The name has been taken from a Navajo story told to recalcitrant children by their parents. When a boy or girl has been bad, Speaking Rock, which is across the canyon, tells the spider that lives atop Spider Rock, whereupon the spider descends and carries the offending child up to his lair on the rock. Rather a gruesome tale and one that would be condemned by modern child psychologists but it has probably been effective more than once.

"There are several small sites to be seen from the Overlook and all but the one at the base of Spider Rock are of the Pueblo III period. The one near the rock is probably Basketmaker III.

"Now back to the car. I always like to stay in the background up here and do no talking for two reasons: One is that there is nothing I can say that will add to the enjoyment of the view and the other is that I also like to spend my time just looking.

"Our primary concern now is to get something to eat. You can get lunch at the Thun derbird Ranch and then after lunch you may decide to let Cozy McSparron drive you up Canyon del Muerto in his car. His rates are reasonable enough and after you have tested

Approaches to... Canyon de Chelly

All roads are impassable during wet weather. The best, and longest approach is from Gallup, New Mexico, past Windowrock, Arizona, to Ganado to Chinle. There is about 16 miles of construction on this road at present.

Visitors from the west may travel north from Highway 66, turning off at Chambers. This road leads to Ganado where it joins the one previously mentioned.

From Chinle one may travel over poor trails to Keams Canyon, Kayenta or to Shiprock and Mesa Verde National Park via Lukachukai. All three of these routes are dangerous during bad weather and the wary traveler will look up someone who has just been over them before setting out on his own. On the other hand-the reward in scenery is great!

Groceries, gasoline and oil are to be had at two trading posts located on the monument Garcia's and McSparron's. McSparron also operates the Thunderbird Ranch where visitors may get meals and lodging. Horses and guides may be hired at Thunderbird Ranch for trips up the canyons or to other nearby scenic areas; in addition, the ranch operates an especially equipped car for travel in the canyons.

On the floor of the canyon, as you did near White House, it is easy to see how necessary a specially equipped auto with big tires and low geared transmission really is.

"You will find the lodging accommodations complete and very comfortable at Cozy's place and by spending the night out here you can get a little more of the local color as shown in the trading posts of both Mr. Garcia and Mr. McSparron.

complete and very comfortable at Cozy's place and by spending the night out here you can get a little more of the local color as shown in the trading posts of both Mr. Garcia and Mr. McSparron.

Along the Rio Verde

sodium sulphate a mile out of Camp Verde that was worked by the ancients is an attraction to the traveler and well worth going to see. Camp Verde is the gateway to Payson, Pine, Long Valley and the Box Canyon of the Verde, where nine-pound cat fish have been caught.

A city unique in the U. S. is Jerome, built, clinging vine fashion, on the slopes of the Black Hills. It was established in 1887 by develop-ment of the old Eureka Mine to a depth of twelve hundred feet. Here is the largest open pit mine in the northern part of the state.

Six miles below Jerome on the Verde near Tuzigoot, is Clarkdale, established in 1913. Here is one of the largest smelters in the west, operated by the Phelps Dodge Corporation, which maintains a model town of three thous-and people. Near Clarkdale is a model golf course, and Peck's Lake, a natural lake of great beauty, well stocked with bass. Two miles from Clarkdale is Tuzigoot Ruin, recently re-stored and having one of the most complete set of artifacts in its museum of any National monument in the Southwest.

Other communities in the Valley of Enchant-ment are Cornville, on Paradise Flats, establish-ed in the late 60's. Famous for its heavy corn crops, it is a small village with about 300 popu-lation, has stores, service stations, post office, amusement hall, schools, and many nice homes surrounding it. It is on Oak Creek and close to many unnamed Indian ruins. There are many fine ranches close by and cattle raising and agriculture and horticulture are its main resources. Just fifteen miles farther east on Beaver Creek is the post office of Rimrock surrounded by guest ranches, and large cattle ranches. Immediately at Rimrock is Soda Springs Ranch, a guest ranch so named from a soda spring on the place, renowned for its medicinal value. Not far from here is the Charles A. Ward Cattle Ranch on East Beaver Creek, and lower down on Beaver Creek a few miles below Rimrock is the Dart Cattle Ranch. Others with large ranches in this section are Larry Mellon and Stewart Hall. This great valley with its fishing, its boating, its colorful scenery, its weird and mysterious surroundings is of great potentiality as a travel and vacation center. Here the artist can find material for the wildest fling of his colors, the author can find plenty of locale for his stories, the botanist can enlarge his collection from the great variety of flora of the area. The archaeologist, and the palaentologist can find untold material in the Valley of the Rio Verde for research and study. Supreme travel enjoy-nment awaits everyone passing this way.

Verde Vignettes

History records that the Verde River has flowed along under several names. Onate, in 1604, called it the San Antonio and the Sacra-mento. It was also called Rio Alamos or the Cottonwood River, because of the trees along its banks. Velarde, in 1716 said it was called the Verde, because it ran among greenish slopes or rocks. The name Verde, which is Spanish for "green," was probably given to the river be-cause of its greenish appearance.

"Camp Sandy" of Charles King's historical novel, "The Colonel's Daughter," was in real-ity Camp Verde. Captain King was once com-mander of the Fort, where the principal scenes of the novel were laid.

Bartlett Dam holds back the flood of the Verde river just before the Verde joins the Salt River in the Salt River Valley.

The smelter town of Clemenceau in the Verde Valley was originally called Verde. In 1920 it was renamed in honor of the great French statesman. Clemenceau evidently appreciated the honor, according to Will Barnes in Arizona Place Names, for in his will he left a vase to the town which he described as "designed by Chaplet in a light lilac color which will be found on the shelf above the mirror in my study. The vase will be placed in a suitable case in the high school of the town."

It is estimated by archeologists that six hundred years ago the three pre-historic Indian villages near what is now the city of Clarkdale had a population of one thousand, three hundred.

The word Tuzigoot of Tuzigoot Ruins National Monument is an Apache Indian word meaning "Crooked Water."

Indian Tribal Fair

(Continued from Page Thirty-Three) Here comes the music of the forty-piece all-Navajo band. From this hill one has a wide view of the racetrack, the announcer's stand, the cattle chutes from which emerge the animals for the rodeo events, the Navajo camp beyond the track, and of the airplane which almost every year thrills Indians and whites alike. Last year one hundred and seventy flights were made over the arena and most of the passengers were Indians at one dollar a passenger.

Just as the last color of a brilliant Arizona sunset is fading from the sky, we find our places on the stone steps, fortifying ourselves not only with pillows but with heavy coats and blankets, for September at seven thousand feet and after sundown is cold.

Across the racetrack infield we see the flickering red glow of a thousand deserted campfires, the shadows of wagon tongues and tethering horses dancing on the rocky walls. The grandstand is packed with silent humanity for tonight a mysterious white man is to perform before the night is given over to their ageless ceremonials. A magician has come to entertain with feats of magic no less miraculous than the legerdemain of the medicine man. For thirty minutes this man convulses the audience by catching live goldfish from among them, awes them by severing a woman's body with a saw and completely mystifies them by making a Navajo disappear into thin air.

Then for two hours we watch with reverent silence the graceful movement of the ceremonial and listen to the chant that invokes the pleasure of the gods. The spectacular fire dance punctuates the night, we depart from yesterday and move homeward. The squaw dance has begun near the coffee counters.

The winter months have been long and cold. Lambs have gone to market, hogans are filled with bountiful harvest and frost settles nightly on the lofty red mesas. It is September in Navajo land and there is time to play.

You Are Invited

The Navajo Indians invite and welcome the white man to their annual celebration. You may bring your camera if you combine its use with good judgment by first securing permission of those you wish to photograph close-up. You will not be permitted to enter the amphitheater with your camera during the night performances. Bring plenty of film.

Firewood, modern sanitation facilities and deep well pressure water are available for campers as well as wholesome food at any one of the three concession stands. Quarters are available only at Gallup, New Mexico, 27 miles southeast of the Fairgrounds.

The dates: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20-21, 1941. J. С. М.

Painting in Arizona

(Continued from Page Twenty-Nine) to their work of building a hogan for the coming ceremonies. I, too, went back to work.

Among other experiences I have been thrown in the mud at the Navajo Mud dance. My unaccustomed popularity at a certain Squaw Dance was such that it took a Navajo policeman to get me free. I have walked to Rainbow Bridge and back for a sketch, a trip that I would rather repeat on a mule or some other conveyance.

The scenery of Northern Arizona alone might occupy a painter's lifetime, without even including the Grand Canyon which I hope to paint some day. I feel that the customs and activities of the Navajo should be recorded by artists now, because the inevitable "civilization" of the white man will eventually destroy the beauty of the simple people.

As a result of my many trips to Kayenta and Monument Valley I shall long have occasion to remember the hospitality and helpfulness of Mr. and Mrs. John Wetherill and Clyde Colville of Kayenta, and of Harry and "Mike" Goulding of Monument Valley. No better hosts may be found anywhere.

As for the roads up that way, last Decem ber, with the unseasonal rain and mud everywhere, we were able to haul our three-ton house trailer into Kayenta without much trouble. As John Wetherill might say, "The kind of people that come up here aren't the kind of people that worry about roads anyway."

Editor's Note: Since this was written we had a chance to meet Mr. Gambee at a Navajo "sing" in Monument Valley. He's making another of his nomad pilgrimages into the most fascinating land in the world. During the Mud Dance, Martin Gambee was without ceremony heaved into the mud by the dancers. When he came up he was dripping mud. A self-portrait of himself at that moment would be truly a work of art. Others who were christened in the good red mud of Monument Valley: Dr. Byron Cummings, famed scholar of the west; Harry Goulding, the trader; the editor of Arizona Highways.

Night

BY BETTY JO BABBITT Night falls soft on the plains of the west; Low hangs the moon, and the pale stars peep. I lie awake while the others sleep And list to the night wind whisper of rest. A coyote howls from the low hill's crestA wild, lone yell and there in the deep, Soft night old ghosts their vigils keep; Men long dead renew their quest.

Still, grey riders on shadowy steeds, Men who rode through the West of Old, Haunting the scenes of their long-done deeds, Searching forever for Phantom Gold, Neath an eerie moon file over the hill I watch them ride and the night is still.

Road Projects Under Construction DISTRICT NO. 1 AS OF JULY 8, 1941

Joe DeArozena, District Engineer Lee Moor contracting Co., has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing aggregate base course, and Portland cement concrete pavement 22 feet wide with salvaged oil mix shoulders 7 feet wide. The contract begins at the junction of the Flagstaff-Williams and the Flagstaff-Lake Mary highway in Flagstaff, and extends westerly toward Williams for a distance of approximately 2.6 miles.

The work to be completed by May 30, 1941, work resumed May 7, 1941, after winter shut-down. F. A. Project 24-A 7 (1941). A. F. E. 6623. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for grading, draining the roadway, furnishing and placing aggregate base course and a Portland cement concrete pavement 22 feet wide, with salvaged oil mix shoulders 7 feet wide. The contract begins about 8 miles west of Flagstaff and extends northwesterly toward Williams for a distance of approximately 1.5 miles on the Ashfork-Flagstaff highway. The work to be completed by July 4, 1941. F. A. Project 24-A (6) (1941), A. F. E. 6624. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Skousen Brothers have a contract for grading and draining the roadway; the construction of four small concrete structures and three multiple span concrete box structures over 20 feet clear span and other work incidental to the realignment of approximately six miles of the Ashfork-Flagstaff highway, beginning at Parks and extending easterly to the present highway near Bellemont. This is to be completed by August 3, 1941. Federal Aid Project 89-G (1) (1941) A. F. E. 6622. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. has a contract for grading and draining the roadway. The construction of 4 small concrete structures and one 3 span 10'x12'x135.0' concrete box structures and other work incidental to the construction of 1.1 miles of the Prescott-Flagstaff highway beginning at Cottonwood and extending northwesterly toward Clarkdale. The work to be completed by August 1, 1941. Federal Aid Project No. FA 96-1 (1) (1941) A. F. E. 1908. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Oswald Brothers have a contract for reshaping the roadway; furnishing and placing of shoulder material and a road mixed bituminous surface using SC-4 road oil on three projects totaling 10.6 miles. F. A. S. 5-B (1) (1941) A. F. E. 671 Prescott-Kirkland highway beginning over Willow Creek about 31½ miles northwest of Prescott and extending westerly toward Iron Springs about 31½ miles. F. A. Š. 11-A (1) (1941) A. F. E. 659 Prescott-Groom Creek beginning at the south end of the pavement on South Mount Vernon Avenue and extending southeasterly to Groom Creek a distance of approximately 5.2 miles; Non-FA 11-A (1941). West Prescott School Bus Route, beginning at the west city limits of Prescott on Butte Street and extends westerly for about % of a mile, thence nartherly and easterly past the Fairgrounds to the intersection of Miller Street and Fair Street, a total length of approximately 1.8 miles. The work to be completed by August 31, 1941. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

State Forces are paving with Portland cement concrete, U. S. Highway 66, Williams. WPA participating. A. F. E. 6626. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

State Forces are improving by widening and backsloping U. S. Highway 89, Prescott-Wilhoit. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8934. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 2

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer

AUGUST. 1941

The furnishing and placing of aggregate base course, and a plant mixed bituminous surface on 10 miles of the Showlow-Springerville high way, beginning about 161½ miles east of Showlow and extending toward Springerville. The work is to be completed by June 15, 1941. F. A. Project 105-B (2) (1941) A. F. E. 6010. Ε. Η. West, resident engineer.

Allison Steel Manufacturing Co. has been awarded a contract for the furnishing and delivery of reinforced and structural steel for the future construction of Cottonwood Wash bridge located about one mile north of the town of Snowflake. Delivery to be made August 1 and September 1, 1941. Non-F. A. Project 131-B AFE 7713 (1941).

H. L. Royden has been awarded a contract for the furnishing and delivery of steel H-column piles and steel sheet piling for the future construction of the Cottonwood Wash bridge located about one mile north of the town of Snowflake. Delivery to be made by Nov. 15 and July 15, 1941. NonF. A. Project 131-B (1941) AFE 7713.

N. G. Hill and Co. have a contract for furnishing and placing course and fine aggregate base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface on 18.3 miles of the Showlow-Holbrook highway beginning at Showlow and extending northerly to Snowflake. The work is to be completed by August 20, 1941. F. A. Project 136 A and B (2) (1941) and Non-F. A. 136 A. F. E. 7711.

Warren Southwest, Inc. has a contract for furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggregate base course; mixed new and existing base course. Subgrading the roadway and refininshing slopes and furnishing and placing a plant mixed bituminous surface, (open grading) using SC-road oil on 9.4 miles of the Showlow-Springerville highway beginning about 7.1 miles east of Showlow and extending toward Springerville. The work to be completed by July 19, 1941. F. A. Project 105-A and H (2) (1941) A. F. E. 6009 and 6014. E. H. West, resident engineer. Work resumed May 10 after winter shut-down.

Geo. W. Orr has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggregate base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface, using SC-6 road oil and the placing of a type B seal coat; the construction of seven small concrete structures, one 6 span 10'x8' concrete box, one 7 span concrete slab deck on concrete piles, one 4 span concrete and steel viaduct, one 5 spanconcrete viaduct ond other work incidental to the construction of 4 1-3 miles of the DuncanClifton highway, beginning 17 miles northwest of Duncan. The work is to be completed by September 15, 1941. Federal Aid Project 138-A (1) (1941) and Federal Lands Project F. L. 15-A. (1) (1941) A. F. E. 7509. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

concrete viaduct ond other work incidental to the construction of 4 1-3 miles of the DuncanClifton highway, beginning 17 miles northwest of Duncan. The work is to be completed by September 15, 1941. Federal Aid Project 138-A (1) (1941) and Federal Lands Project F. L. 15-A. (1) (1941) A. F. E. 7509. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

W. E. Orr Contractor has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway over a relocated line; the furnishing and placing of coarse and fine aggregate base course and a road mixed bituminous surface using SC-4 road oil and type B seal coat. The construction of two multiple span 14 feet reinforced concrete bridges and one single span rigid frame reinforced concrete structure and other work incidental to the construction of 1.7 miles of the Superior-Miami highway beginning about five miles northeast of Superior and extending through the region known as Devil's Canyon. The work is to be completed by September 30, 1941. Federal Aid Project No. F. A. 16 (3) (1941) A. F. E. 7006. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

H. L. Royden has a contract for the construction of Rattlesnake Canyon Bridge located approximately 61½ miles southeast of Clifton on the Duncan-Clifton highway. The structure is a four span concrete deck on steel girder supported by concrete piers and abutments. The work is to be completed by September 30, 1941. Non-F. A. project 138 (1941). R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Co. has been awarded a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing aggregate base course and a road mixed bituminous surface; the construction of four small concrete boxes and one six span 10'x8'x37'6" concrete structure and other work incidental to the construction of 3.5 miles of the Safford-Bowie Junction highway beginning 15.5 miles north of Bowie Junction and extending toward Safford. The work is to be completed by September 30, 1941. Federal Lands Project No. FL 14-A (1) (1941) A. F. E. 6665. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

Daley Corporation has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; widening the existing concrete pavement with a Portland cement, concrete pavement and other work incidental to the widening of the present pavement on .75 miles of the Mesa-Casa Grande Ruins highway beginning at the junction of U. S. 80 in Mesa and and extending southerly toward Chandler. The work is to be completed by August 15, 1941. Non-Federal Aid Project No. 97-J (1941) A. F. E. 8707. J. A. Parker, resident engineer.

State Forces are grading and draining 1,206 miles of the Superior-Miami highway on U. S. 60-70; F. A. P. 16; WPA forces participating, A. F. E. 7001. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State Forces are paving with concrete U. S. Highway 70, Superior Streets, WPA participating, A. F. E. 7007. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State Forces are resetting highway guard, U. S. 60. WPA participating, A. F. E. 6020. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

State Forces are changing alignment and constructing curve west of Buckeye on U. S. 80. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8010. J. A. Parker, resident engineer.

State Forces are changing alignment, widening and surfacing on U. S. 60, east of the town of Springerville. WPA participating. A. F. E. 6011. E. H. West, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening with oil and constructing concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks on State Route Washington Boulevard, 32nd St., to Delano Ave. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8017. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer.

Bids were opened at 11:00 a. m. July 1, 1941 for grading and draining the roadway;

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Furnishing and placing of coarse and fine aggregate base course, and a plant mixed bituminous surface using SC-6 road oil and type B seal coat. The work begins about 4 miles northwest of the town of Marinette and extends northwesterly for a distance of approximately .7 miles. The Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. submitted the low bid. The work is to be completed by January 15, 1942. SN FA Project 84-A (3) (1941) A. F. E. 8938.

Bids have been called for 11:00 a. m. July 15, 1941 covering three projects. (1) furnishing and placing of a type B seal coat and bituminous surface treatment on shoulder of 9.4 miles of the Showlow-Springerville highway beginning 6.7 miles east of Showlow and extending easterly. Non-F. A. Project 10S A and H. A. F. E. 6018 and 6024.

(2) For furnishing and placing a type B seal coat on 18.4 miles of the Showlow-Holbrook highway beginning at Showlow and extending northerly to Snowflake. Non FA Project 136 A and B and Non FA 136 A. F. E. 7718.

(3) For furnishing and placing a SC-4 Road oil seal coat with sand screening on 11.3 miles of the Globe-Springerville highway beginning 4.5 miles southwest of Showlow and extending northeasterly to Non-FA 10 SA and H 6.7 miles east of Showlow. Non FA FH Project 30 A, B, and C. A. F. E. 2508. The work on the three projects to be completed 60 days after date of award.

DISTRICT NO. 3

J. R. Van Horn, District Engineer James S. Maffeo has a contract for subgrading the roadway and refinishing the slopes, furnishing and placing of select materials, aggregate base course; and a road mixed bituminous surface using SC-4 road oil and an SC-4 road oil seal coat on 6.5 miles of the Nogales-Fort Huachuca highway beginning about 1412 miles northeast of Nogales and extending to Patagonia. The work is to be completed by August 31, 1941. Non-F. A. Project 139-A (1941) A. F. E. 8224. S. R. Dysart, resident engineer.

James S. Maffeo has a contract for the reconstruction of the existing underpass in the town of Lowell. The work consists of constructing new concrete backwalls, pedestrian tunnels and wingwalls; removing portions of the old concrete walls and facing of existing concrete piers; removing existing steel span; furnish and place new steel superstructure; apply gunite to old and new concrete faces and install electric lighting system.

The changes necessary in connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad will be done by that company. Work suspended awaiting structure steel June 6, 1941.

The work is to be completed by June 20, 1941. SN-FAGH Project 79-1 (4) (1941), Benson-Douglas Highway, A. F. E. 8008. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson Contractors, Inc., have a contract for the construction of an underpass and approach roadway totaling approximately 5 miles on the Benson-Steins Pass Highway in and adjacent to the city of Benson. The underpass consists of a four-lane divided highway structure. The work to be done by the contractor consists of grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing select material; aggregate base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface with a type "B" seal coat; the construction of one structure over 20 foot clear span; and the underpass structure; new railroad grades necessitated by the relocation of railroad tracks; and the placing of select material.

The project is known as the Benson-Steins Pass highway, SN-FAGH 137-E (1) (1939-4041), AFE 8619., and is to be completed by December 31, 1941. P. F. Glendenning, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson Contractors, Inc., have a contract for reconstruction and relocating of the junction of three highways in and adjacent to the city of Benson. The work consists of grading and draining the roadway; furnishing base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface and a type "B" seal coat on 3 miles of divided highway and 85 miles of undivided roadway; the construction of a highway separation structure and four structures over 20 foot clear span.

The projects are known as SN-FA 18-А, В. E. and F (5) (1940), Benson Vail highway, AFE 8002, and SN-FA 79-D (3) (1941), Benson-Douglas highway, A. F. E. 8002.

The work is to be completed by December 31, 1941. P. F. Glendenning, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway furnishing and placing of imported borrow, imported borrow base course, aggregate base course and the construction of twelve multiple span concrete culverts and other work incidental to the construction of 8.8 miles of the Benson-Steins Pass highway beginning in the city of Willcox and extending toward Benson. The contract is divided into two projects, S. N. F. A. 137-D, (1) (1941) and Non-F. A. 137-F (1941) A. F. E. 8617. The work is to be completed by November 15, 1941. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has a contract for the reconstruction of 8 separate sections totaling about 4 miles of a 912 mile length of road, beginning about 3 2-3 miles west of Mohawk and extending westerly. The work consists of grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing imported borrow, aggregate base course and a road mixed bitum inous surface using SC-4 road oil, a SC-6 seal coat and bituminous surface treatment on the shoulders. The construction of seven small concrete boxes and four concrete structures. over 20 foot span all replacing existing dips. Non-FA Project 55 (1941) AFE 8015. The work is to be completed by October 15, 1941. C. C. Huskinson, resident engineer.

State highway engineering forces are planning and supervising the construction of 6.2 miles on State Route 92 from the north boundary of the Ft. Huachuca Military Reservation to the junction with State Route 82 (Military Access Project). Work accomplishment by WPA. A. F. E. 9202. S. R. Dysart, resident engineer.

FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION New Post Office Building Phoenix, Arizona June 30, 1941 G. L. McLane, Senior Highway Engineer. W. R. F. Wallace, Highway Engineer. W. P. Wesch, Highway Bridge Engineer, Locating Engineer.

W. J. Ward, Associate Highway Engineer, Bridge Engineer. R. Thirion, Associate Highway Engineer. Highway Planning Engineer. J. H. Brannan, Associate Highway Engineer, Bridge Engineer. R. Thirion, Associate Highway Engineer. Highway Planning Engineer. J. H. Brannan, Associate Highway Engineerer, Supervising Engineer. E. F. Strickler, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer. R. M. Rutledge, Assistant Highway Engineerer, Acting Supervising Engineer.

PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS IN ARIZONA

PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION-

Route 33, Catalina Mountain Highway, Coronado National Forest.

Project consists of grading and draining of a highway with prison labor on the south side of the Catalina Mountains, between a point approximately 17 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona, and Soldier Camp Ranger Station near the summit. Grading has been partially completed from the foot of the mountain to a point 13.6 miles toward the summit. W. J. Ward, Resident Engineer.

Route 9, Bridgeport-Roosevelt Dam H. J. Hagen, Globe, Arizona, has contract in the amount of $56,458.70, for construction of Arizona Forest Highway Project 9-D, E. between Payson and Pine. Work consists of grading and construction of drainage structures, including a 56-foot reinforced concrete bridge over Pine Creek. Length of project 1.7 miles. Work is about 82 per cent complete. F. H. Horton is resident engineer.

Route 3, Flagstaff-Clints Well Packard Contracting Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has contract in the amount of $125,809.95, for construction of Arizona Forest Highway Project 3-H, approximately 16 miles south of Flagstaff. Work consists of grading and construction of drainage structures. Length of project 8.3 miles. Work is about 20 per cent complete. F. A. Bonnell is resident engineer.

Boulder Dam Recreational Area Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona has contract in the amount of $349,387 for grading, installation of drainage structures, and placing bituminous treated surfacing on 15.26 miles of roadway within the Boulder Dam National Recreational Area adjacent to Pierce Ferry. Work is about 5 per cent complete. H. H. Woodman is resident Engineer.

Yours Sincerely and Sincerely to You ... CARRYING THE MAIL TO TUBAC:

I write to congratulate you on your article in the May issue, entitled "Carrying the Mail to Tubac."

I happen to be employed in the federal department that handles the accounts of postoffices, and today I got out the account of that office and saw the signature of Ramon Quintero.

"Old Ramon" may well be proud of his faithful service in the biggest business and the finest service organization anywhere on the face of the earth.

Such articles as this have a great appeal to me and I believe to many others. It is good to know how people live and work and enjoy their work. I hope you will see fit to give your readers more of these simple, personal stories of human interest.

C. O. Boling, Washington, D. C.

"NAVAJO NICKNAMES":

I am reading with increasing interest the articles in Arizona Highways. It is one of the most interesting magazines that reaches my desk and our library table.

May I particularly commend the article on "Navajo Nicknames," by Anna G. Gibson, in the April issue. Having visited Arizona on several occasions and hoping to repeat this pleasurable experience, I have been intrigued by my observations of the Indians in their native haunts. The names given to Indians clearly indicate there is a native sense of humor in the race.

Those subscribers to Arizona Highways who failed to read the article referred to should most assuredly do so.

Karl S. Dixon, Secretary, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Columbus, Ohio.

BEAUTIFUL STATE:

Being former residents of the west and hav-ing been over many of the places you so ably presented in Arizona Highways, we all get a thrill in reading every issue. Such a magazine is indeed a great advertisement of a beau-tiful state. The interesting articles together with such marvelous photographs of Nature's beauty make a vacation in Arizona intensely desired and long remembered. Our copies go to a nearby college for further perusal. We hope to travel your beautiful highways again in the near future. May you continue to publish Arizona Highways to better acquaint more people of the beauties of a grand state...

Ray F. Hardy, Walhalla, S. C.

"SQUEEZE-UPS"

It has been my very good fortune to have traveled extensively through the good state, attended Pow-Wows, visited most of its points of interest.

The last number was extremely interesting, but I do want to call your attention to one thing, the details of which you can secure from the Curator at Flagstaff, pertaining to the "squeeze-ups." There are very few places on this planet where such a perfect exhibition of volcanics can be observed. To my knowledge, it is the only place in America. It is but a short distance from Flagstaff, and I was quite surprised that it was not mentioned in the last magazine. However, the story of the Lake of Lava, the great land slides crack ing the cool crust and the subsequent pressures, producing by these long line of "squeezeups" is sufficient for appearance in another one of your issues. Dr. H. L. Fuog, Los Angeles, California.

TO MEANDER HERE AND THERE:

I have just recently received another copy of the Highway magazine, which is a most welcome guest in my home. In turning over the pages of the copies which you send me I sometimes ask myself "which copy is most intriguing?" But I am always unable to give a definite answer, because each edition is brimful of interest and they readily carry me back to The Valley of the Sun. I appreciate your kindness in sending me these delightful and artistic publications. My innate desire is just to be able to meander here and there at my leisure. I am endeavoring to arrange my plans to retain my home in Vancouver and spend four months, or I might say-our rainy season-in Arizona. Margaret McClean Horwood, Vancouver, B. C., Canada.

OF PROGRESS:

My congratulations on the excellence of the Arizona Highway Magazine which is being published under your editorship. There has been very great improvement in the standard of all sorts of publications during the past few years, and the Arizona Highway Magazine is one of the most progressive of the publications which come to my desk. You have made very generous use of excellent photographs, and the descriptive material which the magazine contains is concise and interestingly written.

Alfred Atkinson, President, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

SANTEE TOUCH:

I wish to congratulate you on the excellent production-both editorially and typographically. The plates are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen; their detail perfect. The artistic touch of Ross Santee gives that finish which makes your magazine stand in the first rank.

I frequently travel through your state and the magazine with its description and anecdotes has helped me to appreciate the places visited and to view the scenes with an additional interest. You are doing a splendid piece of publicity and it is to the credit of your state authorities that they are making it possible for the people of the U. S. to become better acquainted with the wonderful state of Arizona -the Land of Romance and Adventure.

David H. Jenkins, The Cleveland Citizen, Cleveland, Ohio.

MAY COVER:

Of all the numerous periodicals which are weekly stacked upon my desk, yours is looked forward to with the keenest interest. Truly an enviable monthly magazine whose design, information, and presentation is unsurpassed by any other state publication.

The cover study of the May issue is most interesting-our camera club utilized it for composition-discussion during an entire meeting recently.

Hubbard K. Hinde, Travel Editor, "Made-in-America Monthly," Luray, Virginia.