CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. The Approach. Desert mountain ranges 

 Early morning approach Air illusions Sand forms 

 The winds Sun-shafts Sunlight Desert life Ante- 

 lope The Lost Mountains The ascent Deer trails 

 Footprints The stone path Defensive walls The sum- 

 mit The fortified camp Nature's reclamations The 

 mountain dwellers Invading hosts Water and food 

 supplies The aborigines Historic periods The open 

 desert Perception of beauty Sense of beauty Moun- 

 tain "view" of the desert Desert colors The land of 

 fire Drouth and heat Sand and gypsum Sand-whirls 

 , Desert storms Drift of sands Winter cold in the basin 

 Snow on desert Sea and sand Grim desolation Love 

 for the desert The descent The Padres in the desert 

 The light of the cross Aboriginal faith 1 



CHAPTER II. The Make of the Desert. The sea of 

 sand Mountain ranges on desert Plains, valleys, and 

 mesas Effect of drouth The rains Harshness of des- 

 ert A gaunt land Conditions of life Incessant strife 

 Elemental warfare Desert vegetation Protruding 

 edges Shifting sands Desert winds Radiation of heat 

 Prevailing winds Wear of the winds Erosion of 

 mountains Rock-cutting Fantastic forms Wash-outs 

 Sand-lines in caves Cloud-bursts Canyon waters 

 Desert floods Power of water Water-pockets No 

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