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When Mr. Paul Franke. wae recentli in tau of £ice he stated it is his opinion that consideration abou1d. be given to the posai­bilit.7 ot a more appropriate name fer Joshua Tree National Moll\lllant. The name "Joshua Treen does seem unsatia!actoey when on& conaidera tha"Ca the .proae~\1.Gn of the looal &\and ot Joeb.ua t,rees was not the compe1littg reuon fer establilh!Ds the mol\\U!fmt-·also, finer stands ·exiat outaide the area.. A more inclusive nama which would. encompass d.eaert botUIJ' as· ~ whole, -mul.d. appear m:>re appropriate. It •T be that th•~ archeologioat importance of the Pinto Basin mq suggeat a -· !he p~paal to change the mme is J of eourso, aot an entirel.J new one, and we ro.alize it ha8 aupeote wbtch may mu. a change in the name, oven· tor the better, difficult. t.o commmmaw.

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We have given cou1derable thought to 7our memorandum et August 22 relative to the above .8'Qb3eet.

!here are a amber ct reasons why the name •Joahua. ·Tree 1'a.t1ona1 Monm.nent• !ti not; an appropriate o•.. Afll name based on axv l*l'tioular ~- ot the mtura.1 s~!enaes would be equallJ' inappropriate. A 4eatrabhf Dlmt would at least !mp~ the. preaenee et the desert, d.IStrt plants and w114llfe, alld·poasiblv the aroheolopoal Importance of the ue.a. Ot th••• we belie• that the 4eaert plan'8 tnlF .are 1.Udqua. • 4oub~·that»lleeert Plant lational lomaent would be au.v tmpiovement C>Ver the·· ·preaeat JJ81lie.

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Hon. Oscar L. Chapman Secretary or the Interior Department or the Interior Washington, D. c.

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MAR 2 8 1952 I have had some correspondence from some people lJl'JISi d ur. who reside in the Joshua Tree National Monument area

LAND UTiLIZATlOl'in which they are requesting that the look-out point that is now. known as 11 Salton View" s}~ould be changed back to ''Keys View" which the point was known by over some period of years; however, a man by the name of Keys shot another resident or the Twentynine Palms area by the name of Bagley.

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I don't know if they have approached your office on this issue but under. the circumstance I don't think that a chapge should be made. I believe that the existing name of Salton View is not only descriptive but is proper and obviously call your attention to the suggestion that the change not be made.

Thanking you for courtesies extended, I am

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Salton View: point with an elevation of ;,1n5.) £eat, on t.be crest of the Li ttlo San Eermrdino Voulitains in Joah'U.El Tree !fa:tional ~onument about 30 m:tlea' to the north pf and overlooking the Salton Sea, Ri.verside County; mft sea. 7, T. ·3 s., R. 8 E., San .BernaPdino meridian, 33°56•N., 116°11•w. (approx.). Not: Inspira.tion Point, Keys View.

In order tm t you my be acquail'lted With the facts, on which t he decision waa eased, ·I am enclosing a copy of the memorandum which the Director of' the Wational Park Se?"9'ice addressed to the Director, lhard on Geographic Names,, setting .forth his ·recommendations and the reasons t b&ref'o:r. ~ae raasons still ESeem to me to be adequate. '

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(sgd) Dale E. Ooty ' I Aesistant Secretary of the 1nte:rio.r1

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t111198 area!l n-ctsanged to 8J1.d ott1ciallT aes1gaatec1 as. "Salton ,,._." 'ftd.s. Off.Loe tconCU:rs 1n tm.·recommemation .. . 't

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One o:fl: the most p>~ tourist .fea'tuztes et the monument, this point on "8 . crest or th' daepl7...-oded. fault scarp of· the Little San Bernardino Mountains haa l.'aaen thtS\ center c>E 111U.Ch discmssion. as to a prop.er· name since the monmae~ aa eatablia~ :. 'l'he name recommended appears to be the most descripti w and moat ap.. pnpri.ate sitice the point~ from its elevation of 5,18; f'eet, overlooks the Sal.ten Sea dn4 its ~sin. · ·

!he popul.arit7 Qf t..ba overlook requbes its identification on maps and ill 1ituat111!'e ot \th& ~onum.ent as a place of interest. In the past this identitica­tion has been --;eonfutJQd qy· th$·.use of··aeveral names according to the source or in.tormation. . As an· .-mpi:e., the Automobile· Club of Southem California pub1 'shed 1n 1942 a map; ot ~-ntrs;£9 Coun\y and .used the name "Inspiration Point."

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!he name· "Keya View" has ohta1-d from activities of Ur. William. F. Esya. who has .. maintained ·a .. homestead and. who acquired parcels ot land in the mon'WB81't ana bT Gl'!.oiJs meua·· be.foi-e the area vas set aside. Mr. Kel'S is still l:i:dq• aml.altmugb presentl.Yabsent., is expected to rejoin his tamily at some tut•• date· at thei~ home within ~he. momuaeo.t. Since Mr. B:e:rs is still li "dng, etitab­lis~ J*oc·edutte would Pffclud.e the ue ot JUa· name :1n any official desigmtion.

ln submit ting the pzioposal it ma pointed out -T our field people that some opposition t.o t~ obange might be expeeted A-om Mrs. lteJ8 and a few triends o.f the ;tally wbp a-re not bi~ toward the momma. lowfrver. the .fact ·that Mr. IGp is now ·\serdng ·a sentence. in &m Quentin Eollowing ec>rrr:tetion on a charp ot maala11ghtar i~tmmning .tram a ,fatal disagreemmt 1'ith a neighbor would probably enter 1ah cons~eration 0£ tlle ol.ficial use of bis name after his death~ should it ha proposed. · •

the ~ture \umer consideration is geogmpld.cally loca'ted in the liflt, Sec­tion '1. '•. ·3 ~·, R. ·a L ~ San. ierflardino lieridiaP.~ slJown rougbl.J" on the enclosed map. !

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Memorandum

!o: Director, National Park Service

From: Executive Secretary, Domestic Geographic Names

Subject: Pending decision ~n Stubbe Spring in Joshua Tree National Monument

A case brief has been prepared for Stubbe Spring for pre­sentation to the Domestic Names Committee in April. It will read on the docket as follows:

Stubbe Spring: spring in the Little San Bernardino Mountains in Joshua Tree National Monument about 21 miles north­east of Palm Springs; Riverside County, Cal if ornia; 33° 57 '37" N., 116°14' 12" W. Not: Stubby Spring.

The spelling of this name is in variance with your 1941, Joshua Tree National· Monument map.

It was submitted in a letter: from Mr. Harry C. James, Executive Director of the Desert Protective _Council in which he states that the spring was named after a H. C. Stubbe who lived in the area as early as 1891.

Any comments from the Nation~l Park Service would be appreciated.

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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

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April 19, 1960

To: Director

From: Regional. Director, Region Four

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Subject: Pending Decision on Stubbe Spring in Joshua. Tree National Monument

In his memora.ridum of March 11 Mr. Thompson requested our· comments on the proposal to cha.nge·the spelling of Stubby Spring in Joshua. Tree National Monument. '

We ·enciose a.~opy_of Superintendent Superna.ugh's memorandum of January 18,.·on this~ subject, and copy of Mr. Collins• reply. We are still of 'the opinion that it would be inadvisable to take any action on this proposed name change until the examination of the cl.aim by the Bureau of Land Management has been completed, and we know whether or not it w:tll be dec1ared invalid. We are inclined to think . that a.ny publicity of this sort should be -avoided until the investigation has been completed.

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Memorandum

To: Director

From: Assistant Regional Director

Subject: Pending Name Decision on Stubbe Spring, Joshua Tree

In reply to Mr·. Thompson's memorandum of September 16, we are still awaiting word from the Bureau of Land Management, and hope that we will receive information from them in the near future concerning the status of the mill site claim at the spring.

We suggest that it would. still be advisable for the.Board· on Geographic Names to w.i. thhold final action until we hear from the Bureau.of Land Management, since complications might ensue by reason of a name change if the claim upon which the spring is located should be invaJ.idated.

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S u bject : Your memo r andu ms of May 4 , 1 960 a nd Oc t ober 17 , 1960

Over a y e ar has p assed since you r e qu e st e d t hat we withho l d p.ub l ic a tion of a deci sion r e nd e r e d i n April , 1 9 6 0 by th e Domestic Name s Committ ee for the n a me Stubbl e S p rin g i n J oshu a T r e e Na t i o n a l Monume nta We u nd e rst an d tha t Mr. Wil l iam Supe r nau gh , Sup e rint e nd e nt of this n a tion a l monument c o ncu rs with th e Committ ee ' s d e cision . Ho we v e r , t h e r e qu e st for defe r r e d public a tion wa s b a s e d on a p endin g r ep ort fro m the Bureau of La nd Manageme nt conc e rnin g the st a tus of a mil l sit e cl a im at the s p r i ng . I f t h is r ep ort s t i ll h a s not bee n r e c e iv e d, i s the r e a ne e d to con t inu e d e f e rral of the p romul gation o f the d e cision?

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