Voice of the Desert

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Not many months ago the creosote was covered with bright yellow pealike flowers; the mesquite with pale yel low catkins. N ow the former is heavy with gray seed and on the mesquite are forming long pods which Indians once ate and which cattle now find an unusually rich food.