Arizona Highway Department

Describes the East Verde as "River of Mystery" for its rugged portage preventing their exploration of its source. With pictures of the Cold Spring Falls (Tonto National Forest). Story and b&w and color photographs of flutterbyes and moths of the Chiricahuas.

An account of Civil War action in Arizona: On the eve of the Civil War, 75% of the US Army was deployed "West" on the Indian frontiers, and the enlisted men were Northerners, but the officers were largely drawn from the South....