Coolidge, Arizona
December 1, 1936.

The Director,
National Park Service,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Director:

The Condensed Report on Southwestern Monuments activities for November:

TRAVEL

Although the travel count for November shows a gain of nearly four thousand over the corresponding month last year, two monuments are included for which there were no figures in 1935. The two are White Sands and Saguaro; when the figures for these two are subtracted from the total a decided decrease in traffic is noted. Generally bad road conditions on the plateau very likely have kept visitors from some of the northern monuments, but, as was suggested two months ago, travel to the monuments has apparently reached a peak and is leveling off. Casa Grande shows a gain of nearly 800 over last year's figures and Superintendent Pinkley believes that tourist traffic in the southern monuments is about at pre-depression heights once more.

021 GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

Juniper Pluvius has been active all over the Southwest during November. None of the monuments have been snowed in yet but several expect heavy falls of snow at any time. Secondary roads have been very rough and muddy due to falls of light snow and rain. Only from Capulin Mountain is there a gloomy weather outlook. Northeastern New Mexico is experiencing one of the driest autumns in thirty years; range conditions are very bad with a consequent hardship on the wildlife.

120 PARK INSPECTIONS

121 SUPERINTENDENT

White Sands

123 NATIONAL PARK OFFICERS

White Sands - Frank Kittredge, Charles Richey, Jim Hamilton, A. E. Underhill.

Aztec Ruins - Charles Richey, Landscape Architect Carter, Jim Hamilton, Jerome Hendron, and John Ewers.

Chaco Canyon - Jim Hamilton, Jerome Hendron, Erik Reed, John Veale, and John Ewers.

Bandelier - Farrell MacLean, Andrew Clark, Fred M. Strieby, Clifford London, Frank Kittredge, A. E Underhill, Jim Hamilton, Ansel Hall, J. C. Ewers, Hugh Miller, D. Sutton, Lorimer Skidmore, and Charles Gable.

Tumacacori - Lyle Bennett, Clinton Rose, Ward Yeager, Jack Diehl, J. H. Tovrea.

Chiricahua - Charles Richey, John H. Diehl, J. H. Tovrea.

El Morro - Charlie Steen and Walter Scott

Pipe Spring - Al Kuehl

Montezuma Castle - Jack Diehl and J. H. Tovrea.

Wupatki - Jim Hamilton, Jack Diehl, and J. H. Tovrea.

200 MAINTENANCE, ETC.

230 NEW CONSTRUCTION

White Sands - New Utility Building completed; the comfort station is about 90% complete and foundations poured for the residence and administration building.

Bandelier ECW - Quarters No. 3 is nearly complete

Trees and shrubs have been transplanted

Signs for Chiricahua National Monument completed and shipped.

One fire ladder completed and erected.

A large quantity of stone suitable for flagging was obtained from the adjoining National Forest.

Casa Grande - Surfacing of the entrance road and parking area is nearly complete.

Chiricahua ECW - Echo Point-Rhyolite Canyon trail connection was complete

1350 feet of Massai Point-Balanced rock trail was constructed

5000 feet of present trails were maintained

Rock slide on Massai Point road cleared away

Headquarters ranger station 90% complete

Equipment shed 85% complete

Capulin - Road up the mountain is being worked in an effort to clear up gravel which has washed or blown down the slope.

Walnut Canyon - Trail improvements are being made

300 COOPERATING ACTIVITIES OF OTHER AGENCIES

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Chaco Canyon - Soil Conservation Service has about 50% of the dyke and revetment work complete.

320 NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Chaco Canyon - The School of American Research has continued work on the small ruin known as Layit Kin and has constructed several hogans as quarters for the staff.

400 FLORA, FAUNA, ETC.

420 MUSEUM SERVICE

Tumacacori - The custodian is constructing an old type arrastra as a graphic exhibit.

430 ARCHEOLOGY

Wupatki - Clean-up of room #7 of the Wupatki Pueblo is practically complete and the report of the work is being written.

470 FAUNA

Capulin Mountain - Apparently because of the very dry season and the lack of grass there are very few deer and elk in the vicinity of the Monument. Normally these animals are abundant in the region. The porcupines on the Monument are also continuing their depredations on the pines. Some control measures may be necessary to save the trees.

600 PROTECTION

630 ACCIDENTS

Chaco Canyon - A five-year old Navajo was accidently shot to death one mile north of the Monument boundary. The Custodian, at the request of the child's parents buried the boy and notified the proper Indian Service authorities.

MISCELLANEOUS

MAIL COUNT

Cordially,