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....