| 单词 | mesquite |
| 例句 | Most of the migrants want to stay on the grassy slope by the tracks where they catch outgoing trains, where they can hide in huisache or mesquite bushes if there is a migra raid. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Hair blew in a faint, smoky scent of mesquite. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I could cut a branch as thick as my little finger off a green mesquite with it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He smelled the distant odor of the desert, perhaps even of the mesquite surrounding the oasis.Things traveled so much farther at night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lush, green mesquite bordered the road and shut off most of the horizon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the old house was warm—a small potbellied stove in the corner burned a cherry red with mesquite—and Gretchen met me outside as she always did. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was an uprooted and dead mesquite tree, lying on the back of the wash. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They swelled up and got mighty sore; not even a mesquite thorn hurts as bad as a sharp fish fin when it’s run deep into your hand. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z More often than not, they did not believe in conversation, their dispositions reflecting the rough, atonal quality of the land, which after the droughts consisted mostly of the gnarled limbs of low-lying mesquite bushes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Southwest an estimated 75 million acres of mesquite lands require management by some means, and chemical spraying is the method most actively pushed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I only helped her when she was having trouble dragging him over to sit him up against the trunk of a mesquite tree. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They treed him up a mesquite and kept him there from early morning till long after suppertime. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Stretched before us in every direction, there were only miles of mesquite and huisache trees and tall brown grasses too dry and thin to feed to animals. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I searched his feet and pulled out a long mesquite thorn that had become embedded between his toes. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z From our spot in a clearing between some dried Lydia brooms and spiny mesquite brush, we watched the moon as it rose higher into the sky above the canyon rim. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The mesquite bushes were green, and even the dagger yucca was stately as it pushed up the green stem that blossomed with white bell flowers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The slope of the hill rose gradually into the hills of juniper and mesquite and cedar clumps. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, Celia cooked over a wood-burning stove when El Patron was visiting because he liked the smell of burning mesquite. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Both nights, I lay there, watching the eyes of the shifting wolves glow like live mesquite coals in the firelight, and listening to the weak moaning bawl of old Spot still traveling in a circle. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She squeezed between the trunks of two mesquite trees in an attempt to avoid going around. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Over at the country club, or in enormous corner offices with picture windows that seemed to deserve something more than wide-angle views of scrub brush and mesquite, they confused luck with business acumen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Late that night Matt sat by the fire and smelled the good mesquite smoke as it spiraled up into the starry sky. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z These cattle were descendants of generations of desert cattle, born in dry sand and scrubby mesquite, where they hunted water the way desert antelope did. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The stump end of the dead mesquite was big and heavy. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A deep cut-bank draw ran through the pear flats between me and the huge mesquite tree I was heading for, and it was down in the bottom of this draw that the hogs balked. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam stared at a line of dark mesquite that peeked out of a draw. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Grassland, mesquite, scattered low shrubs, and bare rocky soil surrounded both sides of the border. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The day dawned, and already the time of youth was fleeing the house which the three giants of my dreams had built on the hill of juniper tree and yucca and mesquite bush. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw me following after him with a mesquite sprout in one hand and his clothes in the other. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked head on into a mesquite tree like it wasn’t there, and fell to his knees when he hit it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A small stream of ash spilled onto a thicket of dead mesquite. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He pushed aside an array of mesquite branches to reveal the furniture: remnants of a filthy old mattress, two metal stools, and an ancient, rusty pot-bellied stove. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The mesquite was a small one, and they nearly chewed the trunk of it in two trying to get to him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t like it,” Pita scrunched her chubby face in disgust when they propped the dressed body up against the mesquite’s trunk. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As I walked I gathered ripe mesquite pods and chewed them for the sweet juice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead they would pile the freshly formed and painted pots interlaced with sun-dried mesquite and make a bonfire of the whole pile. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Mexicans follow, up a steep embankment, along a well-worn dirt path, past mesquite bushes and behind some tamarind trees, until they are next to a large, round, flat tank. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I got my knife out and cut a green mesquite sprout. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Oak, hickory or mesquite go great with beef. How to Set Up Your Grill for Reverse Searing 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z The tables had mesquite stumps for legs, attached to slabs of wood covered with rusticated concrete. The Forgotten Queer Legacy of Billy West and Zuni Café 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z At Blues, the brisket and sausage are smoked with mesquite chips, the chicken and pork with hickory. Move over, foie gras: The latest rage in Paris is . . . classic American barbecue 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z For instance, if you're using oat flour or mesquite flour, you will want to use a sifter, as these flours tend to clump. The best gluten-free cookie recipes from Food52 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z The road north was flat and straight through the fields of mesquite and tall grass, sparsely inhabited, only a few roadside villages and very few other cars. Paul Theroux’s Mexican Journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z It captures the mesquite and cat-claw thickets of tornillo bushes and encounters with the “wild and wooly” cow men of Roswell and Carlsbad. In New Mexico, on the Cowboy Trail of Jack Thorp 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The singed ruffles on the gem lettuce are thanks to their pass over burning apple wood and mesquite in a mesh wire pan. Review | A Potomac view meets polished cooking at Ada’s on the River in Alexandria 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z A fat teenager lies sobbing in a mesquite thicket; the group left him behind. A Different Perspective on the Border 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z At the end of “Carne y Arena,” when the police point at you and everything goes down, you see a yellow towel with squares hanging in the mesquite and there’s some white shoes. How a migrant woman's death influenced Alejandro Iñárritu's Oscar-winning VR project 'Carne y Arena' 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Debate rages in barbecue circles over the superiority of apple versus cherry, hickory versus mesquite, or whether to employ a combination of several woods. 6 Steps to the Best Barbecued Ribs 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Small mice and cockroaches burrowed into the mesquite. The Forgotten Queer Legacy of Billy West and Zuni Café 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z “I’m going to have 15 feet of mesquite grilling going on,” he said. There's a new whisk in town at the Bite of Seattle 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z In a small bowl, mix flour, mesquite flour, cocoa, and baking powder. More than munchies: how eating pot went from crude to 'elevated' dining 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z There was a barbecue buffet with Carolina vinegar and Tennessee mesquite sauce. It’s not a party without Joe Biden: Scenes from the correspondents’ dinner aftermath 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Sharp tendrils of mesquite scraped the car’s flanks like nails on a chalkboard. There Are No Real Roads in Guadalupe Park. You Earn the Incredible Views. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z She stayed behind, under a mesquite with the son. How a migrant woman's death influenced Alejandro Iñárritu's Oscar-winning VR project 'Carne y Arena' 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Andie makes the brownies with a combination of wheat flour and gluten-free mesquite flour, which is made from ground dried pods of the mesquite tree and is rich in soluble fiber, calcium, and magnesium. More than munchies: how eating pot went from crude to 'elevated' dining 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z It tastes slightly savory, with mesquite wood in addition to oak to more accurately convey mezcal's smokiness; slight heat from ginger and cayenne add a complex, multilayered warmth. The best nonalcoholic tequilas for Cinco de Mayo 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Without heat to knock out invasive species, undergrowth has sprouted up around the trees, and shorter mesquite trees have taken over the landscape. A battle of green against green in this Texas community 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Out in the desert, wherever we decide to stop, I set up in the shade of a cardon cactus or a mesquite tree. Leaving Alaska 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Hints of cologne mixed with musky wafts of mesquite and charcoal. Master of a New Tijuana 2011-03-09T07:33:57Z On the other side of that door were mesquite grills, wilted salad greens, odd pizza toppings. Chicken Reported to Be Doing Well After Successful Restaurant Transplant 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The most common "flavors" are hickory, pecan, apple, mesquite, and cherry. Short on oven space? Smoke a turkey for Thanksgiving 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The desert itself is counter-intuitively productive: home to more than 500 food plants – from wild oregano and mesquite pods to all manner of edible cacti. Rising Arizona: how Phoenix is becoming a foodie city to savour 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z We passed mesquite trees with their long, tentacle-like roots as well as creosote bushes, which give off a distinct, earthy desert smell after a rain. Tucson Is a City That Encourages You to Explore 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z “The stone skyline exists in every car sold, every house slammed against the desert floor, and every steak sizzled over a mesquite fire in a cowboy restaurant,” he wrote. Charles Bowden: Tom Zoellner and Luis Urrea pay tribute 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z I kept reading: about the restorative powers of mesquite and reishi, and the benefits of coconut fat. The Moon Juice Prosperity Gospel 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z At around 3 p.m. we parked at the crossing, which draws an average of 30 visitors a day, and followed the path under the mesquite and willows to the Rio Grande. With Border Reopened, Crossing the Rio Grande to Mexico 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s clear that he prefers the desert of mesquite, cactus and arroyos to dry and unquestioned cultural pieties. Books of The Times: Poetry by Luljeta Lleshanaku, Lightsey Darst and Others 2010-07-22T22:18:00Z Once they are peeled and sliced, he smokes them over a mixture of mesquite, apple and cherry wood, working over low heat to “keep the vegetable pores open.” Charcuterie With All of the Smoke but None of the Meat 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “I never walk without my binoculars,” Carrie told me later that evening as we headed to the motel’s cafe for a beer, spotting a bright yellow warbler working an eye-level canopy of mesquite tree blossoms. A Birding Adventure in Arizona’s ‘Sky Islands’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z You could substitute mesquite flour for all the flour in this recipe to make it gluten-free, or you could substitute wheat flour for the mesquite flour if you prefer. More than munchies: how eating pot went from crude to 'elevated' dining 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Many types of wood are used in hardwood flooring, Clarke tells us, like oak, maple, cherry, bamboo, walnut, ash, and mahogany and exotic species like teak, jarrah, and mesquite. How to clean wood floors without damaging them 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z She’s best out in the open — with a posse riding through the cactuses, the dust and the mesquite. Mary Doria Russell’s ‘Epitaph’: vivid new life in an old story 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z It’s where the mountains are jagged islands in a blue ocean of sky, where the rock-and-thorn terrain is hostile to people but friendly to cottonwoods, organ-pipe cactus, green-skinned palo verde trees and mesquite. Linda Ronstadt’s Borderland 2013-12-27T17:32:15Z The island, with a convenient second sink, is topped with a mesquite butcher block. 20 Idea House Kitchens 2010-03-04T02:03:00Z "You can see the body is right up against the mesquite bush, probably trying to get some shade," said Medrano, fire chief for Sunland Park, a city on the Mexico border next to El Paso. No shade, no water, and record heat: More migrants die in U.S. desert 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Its gently rolling hills are blanketed with low-growing mesquite and shrubs intersected by small gullies and streams, and many of its small, sleepy towns seem plucked from old Westerns. US border walls are controversial - but are they effective? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z To save energy, Ramirez’s mother washes clothing by hand outside under a mesquite tree. 113 degrees at work, failing AC at home: Farmworkers can’t escape life-threatening heat 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Alder, which can be easier to find stateside, has a similarly delicate flavor profile that won't overpower the shrimp like mesquite or applewood might. Smoked shell-on shrimp: the gateway to at-home smoking 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z He stopped beside a spit of grass near an interstate where six people were clumped in the meager shade of a mesquite tree. In Phoenix, Heat Becomes a Brutal Test of Endurance 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z “I’m hit,” he said, before his eyes rolled back and he crumpled face down by a mesquite tree. Death and Justice on the Border: A Migrant Is Killed, a Rancher Is Charged 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z A few steps away, Castro pointed out a boulder with a hole in the middle, where long-ago meals of mesquite beans were prepared by tribal members with mortar and pestle. These Palm Springs hiking trails take you through a lush oasis — and into California history 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z A handful of mesquite trees that her family planted after they arrived years ago from Sinaloa, Mexico, offer a little shade from the brutal sun. 113 degrees at work, failing AC at home: Farmworkers can’t escape life-threatening heat 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Rio Verde Foothills once felt like a remote community far from the urban centers of Scottsdale or Phoenix, residents said, a quilt of ranches and self-built houses scattered among mesquite and palo verde trees. Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The helicopter circled over a spot where migrants seeking to evade the authorities appeared to have hidden among the low trees and mesquite, leaving a backpack and other belongings behind. Along the Border, Waiting Anxiously for the End of a Pandemic-Era Rule 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z But after protesters began camping out, playing Uno and soccer and snacking on mesquite muffins to pass the time, work stopped entirely. One Governor’s Border Wall Is Another Governor’s Headache 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z About a year later, their remains were accidentally discovered, buried under a mesquite tree in the Mojave Desert. Bosch pursues a dark target in Michael Connelly’s ‘Desert Star’ 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Plenty has been written on Sonoratown’s mesquite grilled beef and stretchy flour tortillas that taste of butter. In praise of the best-smelling food spots in L.A. 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z In that fragile period, it likely would have been sheltered by a “nurse tree ” — typically a paloverde, ironwood or mesquite — that protected it from animals and harsh weather. A centuries-old cactus survived everything. Then summer rains came. 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Six years ago, workers removed invasive tamarisk trees at the site and planted a forest of native cottonwoods, willows and mesquites. Where a river no longer meets the sea, a pulse of water revives part of Mexico’s dry delta 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Kelleher was not found near or along those searched trails, but three days later by park visitors about 30 feet from Highway 190, “obscured by terrain and a mesquite tree,” the statement said. Huntington Beach man dies in Death Valley National Park after running out of gas 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z They come back to settle city streets that have kept their rural feel, shaded by oak and mesquite trees, sidewalks largely absent. 'The devil was in the midst of us': School shooting strikes the heart of small-town Texas 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z At the Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale in Arizona, for example, you can catch a whiff of the “perfume of the desert,” a signature scent of mesquite and shaggy bark juniper. Travel’s signature scents — and how to avoid them | Travel Troubleshooter 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z At the Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale, for example, you can catch a whiff of the “perfume of the desert,” a signature scent of mesquite and shaggy bark juniper. Perspective | Travel’s signature scents — and how to avoid them 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Next year, I would advise that Frieze take a page from Art Los Angeles Contemporary, which in 2019 had a Moon Juice stand on-site dispensing activated maca mesquite walnuts. A complete list of all the things you can eat at Frieze in Beverly Hills 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z He gave her cookies made of mesquite flour and said he would camp with her that night. 'Is this really green?' The fight over solar farms in the Mojave Desert 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The smell of burnt mesquite chokes the mountain air, but it’s the signs along the roadways that announce the early end of the summer season at South Lake Tahoe. A hellish summer in Lake Tahoe: Choked in smoke with the Caldor fire closing in fast 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z In another grim case, Sheriff Carrillo was called to the site of an empty water tank on a cattle ranch, where he found a migrant who had hanged himself on a mesquite tree. A Texas Sheriff’s Grim Task: Finding Bodies as Migrant Deaths Surge 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z All that survived now were old mesquite and cottonwood trees on the edges of the land. Starving cows. Fallow farms. The Arizona drought is among the worst in the country 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z But something eerie is going on beneath the land, where Watt once played among the mesquite trees and jackrabbits. Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Rather than animal bones, her graveyard contains blackened mesquite trees. Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Most of the water stations on Fowler's route were set back from the highway, off bumpy roads where mesquite scraped the truck. In the Sonoran Desert, GIS helps to map migrant deaths 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Don and I sat next to each other as editors on the Times Metro desk and quickly bonded as fellow Texans who loved Willie Nelson, the Hill Country and mesquite barbecue. This dear colleague's death didn't stop his giving 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z On one side are rolling desert hills, thick with mesquite shrubs. Mexico ambush: Mormon families waiting for justice a year on from massacre 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Picture a variety of agave and fruit-bearing cactus interspersed with rows of mesquite and other legume trees, all with wild herbs, greens, beans and native chiltepin peppers growing in the shade beneath them. Scientists work in Arizona to reshape desert food production 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z The U.S.-Mexican border, or la frontera, is an 1,800-mile-long, virtually imaginary line of barbed wire fencing, an undergrowth of mesquite or chaparral and an easily forded river. A Mexican-American Hyphen 1970-02-13T05:00:00Z At a later station, Fowler found a spigot that had been wrenched off and flung among the mesquite. In the Sonoran Desert, GIS helps to map migrant deaths 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Their mission: to plant a row of 11 mesquite and Palo Verde trees, 86 shrubs and 25 cacti and succulents. How America’s hottest city will survive climate change 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z On this date in 1898, the General Land Office ruled that the cutting of mesquite trees on government land in Arizona was illegal. Arizona history March 8-14 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z “There were days in the desert when I would lie motionless staring at the shadows of the mesquite trees,” writes Su Wu, opening what is probably the collection’s most original and captivating piece. Review: Writing in Didion's honor — and her shadow 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Plants saved in several locations for three years for eventual landscaping included saguaro, ocotillo and barrel cactus and palo verde, mesquite and ironwood trees. Arizona replanting cactuses, trees along new freeway’s route 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Both sites are only a mile or so from Mexico, on a long and dusty road flanked by sturdy mesquites. Tribe fights to save ancestral graves in the path of Trump's border wall 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z It’s refined with Texas mesquite and oak charcoals, honoring his roots in Kentucky and Texas. Celebrities are deep into liquor, wine with their own brands 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z A week later, the ruling was reversed with the explanation that “mesquite was not wood.” Arizona history March 8-14 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z World-class quail hunting among the cactus and mesquite. ‘Sleeping giant’: New Mexico poised to be outdoor go-to spot 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z As we distance ourselves from Tucson, the desert stretches endlessly before us, the saguaros, creosote, and mesquite becoming more frequent. The Wild West Meets the Southern Border 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z The pickup raced along scrub, mesquite and creosote. Cultural Divide: Frank Ray, a Latino former cop changing the face of country music 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The Matanzeros are busy chopping mesquite wood or laying out knives and ingredients to tackle the 12-hour day ahead of them. Behold New Mexico’s ultimate pork fiesta: 43 pigs, 300 gallons of chile and 22,000 tortillas 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Cicadas hummed in the mesquite, stirred by a cool breeze. Will a border fence spell the end of a Texas chapel by the Rio Grande? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Taking matters into their own hands, they mailed him a 400-pound gavel made of mesquite wood. A 400-pound gavel? The story of a symbol of congressional power and its heavy-handed abusers. 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Brianna peeked through the blinds, but didn’t recognize the figure creeping through the mesquite brush. On the Texas-Mexico border, no one knows who's smuggling the border crossers. Everyone’s a suspect 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z “Sounds like the group hit a bug,” he said, slang for tripping a sensor planted in the thick mesquite brush. Patrolling a land of secret signals and signs on the Texas-Mexico border 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z He protested that his mesquite side was genuine. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z In spring, he celebrates Palm Sunday with his two pet donkeys and with confessions under the mesquites until sundown. Will a border fence spell the end of a Texas chapel by the Rio Grande? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Hernandez works with a variety of woods - including bamboo, ash, yew, osage and mesquite - and uses sinew, horn, snake skin, javelina rawhide and deer rawhide to back the bow. Retired West Texas coach makes bows, Native American replica 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z One hot Saturday afternoon, Anita Loera was playing with her 3-year-old granddaughter outside their house facing the Rio Grande when she saw a group of young men in the mesquite brush below. On the Texas-Mexico border, no one knows who's smuggling the border crossers. Everyone’s a suspect 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z It’s prime beef, seasoned only with salt, pepper and the scent of post oak and mesquite. The Best New Restaurants of 2018 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Smoked salts are a simple yet thoughtful way to please the avid cook in your life, whether you flavor with hickory, mesquite or more subtle notes of pecan, cherry or alder. Holiday gifts from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen - Los Angeles Times Out on his ranch, Gary Henderson, 64, is surveying his cows sheltering under mesquite and American oak. Can Beto do it? The battle for Texas that holds the key to America's future 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Juan Vargas arrived in San Antonio with his wife and daughters when mesquite trees covered the landscape and homes were scarce. Perspective | What does it mean to be American? The story of two men named Juan. 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z They built a small house, a farm store, and then cut down patches of unruly mesquite to farm cattle and cotton. Trump’s border wall threatens to end Texas family’s 250 years of ranching on Rio Grande 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z A rainstorm this month encouraged the palm and mesquite trees as well as spirits in Roma. They call it the canicula. In this Texas border town, the peak of a deadly summer is surrounded by superstitions 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z There will be mesquite smoked pulled pork, chicken, slow-smoked brisket and tofu. Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger are the first women to win the Julia Child Award 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z The asada is grilled over mesquite in large slabs by Mojarro, then chopped to bits in a display window that faces the hungry crowd. Head to this Mexicali-style taco truck in East L.A. for barbacoa-stuffed vampiros and fresh flour tortillas 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z “You’re encountering people who are completely terrified of you as law enforcement,” he said, reflecting on the experiences of finding lost, dehydrated men and women staggering through vast mesquite thickets. Border Patrol Memoir Ignites Dispute: Whose Voices Should Be Heard From the Frontier? 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z They drove by a cattle fence damaged by migrants and saw a discarded inner tube hidden in the mesquite. Trump’s border wall threatens to end Texas family’s 250 years of ranching on Rio Grande 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Cold cuts with applewood, honey and mesquite flavoring. How a deli meat factory made SC a turkey-producing giant 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Along the Amargosa, however, willows and mesquite grow in thick groves, providing habitat for hundreds of bird species, like the endangered least Bell’s vireo and Southwestern willow flycatcher. The Amargosa River Defies the Desert 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z “We don’t grow mesquite, and if we did, you would see me with a backpack sprayer on spraying herbicide on all of them,” Wahl said. Native plant nursery in South Texas concentrates on seeds 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z A lizard darts across the rocks as we pick our way across bullet casings and exploded ordinance on the military range, round ironwood trees and thorny mesquite. Missing in the US desert: finding migrants dying on the trail north 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The property sat directly across from the Mexican city of Reynosa and was obscured by dense mesquite and thorny brush. Trump’s border wall threatens to end Texas family’s 250 years of ranching on Rio Grande 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Their evolution began with Mexican “arrachera” and was advanced by Texas ranch hands, who were given tough skirt steak and gussied it up with marinades and mesquite wood flames. You really can find legitimate Tex-Mex in Washington. We ranked the best. 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z After a evening spent sitting in a folding camp chair beside a mesquite wood campfire, Hughes crawls into a U.S. Driving the Most Controversial Strip of Land in Trump's America 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Their branding irons are still heated over a mesquite fire dug out of the red sand. What is the future of the Texas cowboy? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Bleached by the sun and set against the brown, sandy soil that’s peppered with sagebrush and mesquite, they almost glow white. Missing in the US desert: finding migrants dying on the trail north 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z They wanted to cut down some of Fred’s mesquite trees to allow for a clearer view of the river. Trump’s border wall threatens to end Texas family’s 250 years of ranching on Rio Grande 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z In the Southwest, an estimated seventy-five million acres of mesquite lands require management by some means, and chemical spraying is the method most actively pushed. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z No famished migrants stumble from the clumps of mesquite trees lining the dirt road. Driving the Most Controversial Strip of Land in Trump's America 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z There it will compete head-to-head with mesquite to fuel American barbecues. The miracle of marabú, Cuba’s wonderful weed 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Keeping company with the ironwood trees are mesquite, paloverde, creosote and saguaro. Here are the national monuments being reconsidered under Trump 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Slowly, the Border Patrol truck cut through the darkness, its headlights illuminating a deserted, sandy road framed by long grass and yellow mesquite trees. Rio Grande Valley is unusually quiet as illegal border crossings drop to lowest point in at least 17 years 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The Veladors add candied jalapeño and cayenne to the Cowpuncher cookie, homemade cocoa cookie crumbs and sea salt to the brownies and mesquite flour to the chocolate-chip cookies. You’re going where? Scottsdale 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z In 1767, long before this scrubby ranchland was Texas, King Charles III of Spain granted her ancestors a large riverfront tract tangled with honey mesquite trees and towering clumps of cactus. Families who've owned their South Texas land for centuries fear orders to make room for border wall 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Even in this relatively lush desert there is only so much to occupy the gaze – limestone outcrops, prickly pear, paloverde, mesquite; the sky and its carnivorous birds – before that gaze turns inwards. Life and death on the Mexican border 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z But that nasty row was a sideshow for the managerial class in Mexico’s north-central highlands, a mesquite and cactus-spiked expanse transformed into an industrial powerhouse. For Mexico, Trump's retreat on NAFTA is 'like being drenched by a pail of cold water' 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z At Smoke + Burger, ground beef smoked using apple wood, mesquite or hickory flavor. China Cafe, the counter with the wonton soup at Grand Central Market, closes for remodels 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z What he got were the ruins of an old house surrounded by mesquite, huisache and prickly pear on a gravel road less than a mile off state Highway 71. Will Fayette County ever outlive its Chicken Ranch history? 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z They hunted game—bighorn sheep were the largest prize—and gathered pine nuts and mesquite beans. Death Valley Is Alive 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z The Arizona Department of Transportation says the plants being removed from the path of the South Mountain Freeway include ironwood and mesquite trees and ocotillo and barrel cactuses. State relocating plants along route of new Phoenix freeway 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Avocado and grapefruit salad, mesquite smoked and peppered beef tenderloin, roasted corn and poblano pudding, green beans, bourbon carrots, cheddar and black pepper biscuits. Inside the Beltway: Conservative leaders step up for Trump 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Border Patrol truck, drove down a dirt road, pulled over and plunged into the mesquite brush. Terrifying, heart-rending, defeating: 10 hours on patrol along the Mexican border 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z On the corner, where the afternoon sun shines, the landscape mimics that of Palm Springs and the Colorado River basin with mesquite trees and agave. A new garden at the Autry Museum offers a glimpse of the past and the future 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Around thirty-five people occupy a group of adobe homes and trailers, with mesquite trees providing a modicum of shade. Death Valley Is Alive 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z They're delicious, he adds, crunching on a tick from the mesquite tree. Grasshoppers - the new sushi? - BBC News 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z When most of us think mesquite, we think of wood-smoked barbecue. Five trending superfoods you need to know about 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z To his immediate right, cattle roam the mesquite and grass of his family’s 16,000-acre ranch. Migrants and Smugglers Won’t Be Stopped by Donald Trump’s Wall, Ranchers Say 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Simpler, actually: marinated with soy and lots of garlic, grilled over blazing hot mesquite, chopped and stuffed into a flour tortilla. At Frogtown's Salazar, Jonathan Gold finds a Sonora barbecue joint, steakhouse and evolving tortillas 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The Sikorskis also used the rebate to purchase a Chilean mesquite tree, a pretty palo verde and a fast-growing fruitless mulberry tree. Before and after: A Tustin garden goes from thirsty lawn to drought-tolerant oasis 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Tlayuditas are corn tortillas hardened on the mesquite grill, then fried on the griddle and finally topped like pizza. Ballard’s Gracia does Mexican right: fresh masa, vibrant flavors 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Slightly sweet, mesquite is rich in fiber, protein, calcium, iron, zinc and potassium. Five trending superfoods you need to know about 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Much of their work was spent protecting mesquite and willow trees from the flames. U.S.-Mexico Teamwork Where the Rio Grande Is but a Ribbon 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z They built a new village, a few miles inland from the sleepy capital, Georgetown - and planted a type of mesquite, known as Mexican thorn, to bind the dry soil. The island where nothing makes sense - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Cruz was driven along the border at a remote ranch here that was studded with sagebrush and mesquite trees. Ted Cruz tours U.S.-Mexico border ahead of Arizona primary 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Located near Strawn, about 75 miles west of Fort Worth, the park features a lake and a forest of oak, mesquite, cedar elms and pecan trees. Palo Pinto Mountains park among 5 in Texas waiting to open 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Menu highlights include steaks cooked on a mesquite grill, spinach dip and oysters. Restaurant news: Halal Guys in K-town, Paul Martin's in Pasadena, SOL Cocina in Playa Vista open 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Drug trafficking entwines human trafficking here like desert mistletoe around mesquite trees, a remorseless, asphyxiating parasite. Altar, Mexico: how the 'migrant oasis' for would-be border crossers became a trap 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Today the dry, stiff-thorned mesquite runs riot, dominating whole swathes of Ascension's terrain. The island where nothing makes sense - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Thorny mesquite branches scratched the sides of James Spriggs’ battered old Chevrolet truck as he drove the rutted pathway from his house towards other, less natural, spiky objects. Texas pipeline plans rouse protest and pride from residents of lush Big Bend 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z In another region he might use pecan or mesquite, but here he depends on Jersey wild cherry wood, blended with hickory and sometimes maple. New Jersey Barbecue Joints Find Their Secret in the Smoke 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Hopefully someone will hear the warnings, because otherwise the mesquite invasion will continue and the devil may claim its due. Devil Tree Threatens the World's Rarest Zebras 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z They found the phone under a mesquite tree. Businessman finds iPhone which fell out of plane during US flight 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z They found the cellphone under a mesquite tree. Texas man finds his cellphone in pasture after it fell about 9,300 feet from private plane 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z They collected fruit from cacti and pine nuts for food, cedar and mesquite to weave baskets, and materials to fashion cradleboards for their children. Proposal would let tribes gather plants in national parks 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z At one site on the base, Dead Man Lake, charred bits of ancient mesquite pods have been found, as well as pictographs and rock drawings as old as 10,000 years. Twentynine Palms: An Archeological Treasure Trove Below a Military Training Center 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z But mesquite grew much more quickly than expected, in part because it is so adaptable but also because the North American species that eat it and normally control it are not present in Africa. Devil Tree Threatens the World's Rarest Zebras 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z They are building rainwater tanks in their backyards and replacing their lawns with mesquite and desert sage. Californians Who Conserved Fear State Can’t Overcome Those Who Did Not 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z And maybe sauce and a hint of mesquite. Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump launches presidential campaign exploratory committee 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The barbecue items are smoked with mesquite and hickory wood “until they’re done,” up to 16 hours. On Long Island, Restaurants Offer Super Bowl Takeout 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z Now, the area around Helena has a collection of historic buildings, honey mesquite, gently rolling coastal prairie and oil - lots of oil. Eagle Ford giving new life to ghost town 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Researchers from Utah State University calculated that 16 percent of the plain is now covered by high levels of mature mesquite forest. Devil Tree Threatens the World's Rarest Zebras 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z They leave a trail of backpacks and water bottles by the mesquite tree on his land, three miles from the Mexican border. Between ranchers and Latinos, Arizona Democrats walk fine line on the border 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Border Patrol was the only law enforcement agency monitoring the mesquite thickets and sugarcane fields along the Rio Grande, and an agent’s challenge was to distinguish between an exhausted immigrant and a threat. Border Patrol: Leave law enforcement to the pros 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z There are no immigration lawyers in this oil town in the mesquite flatlands of southeastern New Mexico, and the nearest cities — Albuquerque and El Paso — are at least 200 miles away. In Remote Detention Center, a Battle on Fast Deportations 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z It winds through cactus and mesquite trees and is now adorned with city signage. South Texas town turns drug path into bike trail 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Both of those species were completely eliminated in the areas with the most mesquite. Devil Tree Threatens the World's Rarest Zebras 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The brush migrants cross through around here is made up of oak and mesquite trees. Hunting Humans: The Americans Taking Immigration Into Their Own Hands He made it no secret that he was far happier clearing cedar and mesquite, or leading mountain bike rides through the challenging Central Texas terrain, than hobnobbing with the Georgetown set. Laura Bush gets her wish: a cover story in Architectural Digest 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z This rural patch of thick mesquite in the brush country south of San Antonio had been known for something else. Boom Meets Bust in Texas: Atop Sea of Oil, Poverty Digs In 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z RTC roasts pigs with charcoal and a blend of hickory and mesquite, using propane only at the end of the process, after reaching the event. At Pig Roasts, the Guest of Honor Is Edible 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The Afar people, whose livelihood depends on livestock, celebrated mesquite 20 years ago because it provided firewood, shade and building material. Devil Tree Threatens the World's Rarest Zebras 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z This is a giant mesquite bug and it's from the Coreidae family. Pictures: Ecuador animal expedition 2014-02-25T08:51:38Z I’d like us to be together, as a family, under the stars, with the mesquite flaming and popping. Jeffrey Eugenides: “Find the Bad Guy.” 2013-11-11T05:00:00Z In summer, the bison on Thunderheart Ranch opt for the feathery shade of a mesquite tree as temperatures reach 100. Frackers Guzzle Water As Texas Goes Thirsty 2013-09-29T11:05:23Z By 7:30, the volunteers were traveling to water distribution points by car and by foot, breaking for a lunch of peanut butter sandwiches under a mesquite tree. Group Rooted in the Desert Looks Out for Migrants 2013-08-03T01:09:37Z Now, the Utah State researchers found that they view mesquite in a negative light. Devil Tree Threatens the World's Rarest Zebras 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In Texas, too, there’s a new business in ripping out mesquite trees — an invasive species that has destroyed the prairies — to turn them into pellets for Europeans. Why Burning American Forests To Heat European Homes Is As Crazy As It Sounds 2013-05-28T17:21:06Z He cuts across a field, zigzagging in and out of ubiquitous mesquite trees, and dozens of cows converge around his truck, moaning and grumbling as they lumber along. Last Round-Ups: The Decline and Fall of the Texas Family Rancher 2013-01-28T23:35:25Z They crossed low over desolate expanses of cactus and mesquite, which threatened shins full of thorns for any pilot forced into an early landing. Two Men. One Sky. The Silent Realization of a Purer Form of Flight 2013-01-12T20:22:14Z Now he preaches under a mesquite tree, in the shadow of a saloon best known for the quality of its country-western bands and the fervor of its regulars’ allegiance to the Green Bay Packers. Cave Creek Journal: A Church-Saloon Combo in an Arizona Town 2013-01-01T01:06:00Z Biosphere 2, where he does his research, is about 35 miles north of Tucson, Ariz. The dome of Biosphere 2 rises from the mesquite savannah like a cathedral for the celebration of science. Rock Tasting at Biosphere 2 2012-12-11T14:15:00.217Z At the other end of the shack, a copper bowl was boiling over a mesquite fire. In the Garden: In Tucson, a Search for Fruit the Missionaries Knew 2012-11-21T23:41:36Z Daily costs add up quickly, and there’s the never-ending battle with mesquite, whose colossal taproots sap the soil’s moisture and starve the grasses needed to maintain healthy cattle. Last Round-Ups: The Decline and Fall of the Texas Family Rancher 2013-01-28T23:35:25Z The humid morning air, still cool on the skin, dulled the view, creating the illusion that the thicket of mesquite and prickly pear below extended forever. Two Men. One Sky. The Silent Realization of a Purer Form of Flight 2013-01-12T20:22:14Z Villalobos spends his Saturdays cleaning house, and on a weekend visit to him, I found him tending to the narrow strip of yard he had planted with aloe and mesquite. California’s rampant farm-labor abuse 2012-09-12T18:55:00Z I presume that in the old days paddles were made of cottonwood or mesquite. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z Along the Santa Cruz River, there was a belt of cottonwoods and a mesquite forest. In the Garden: In Tucson, a Search for Fruit the Missionaries Knew 2012-11-21T23:41:36Z Along stream banks mesquite, Prosopis juliflora, can be found. The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico 2012-04-06T02:00:23.953Z Just as he threw down his first armful of mesquite, the accident befell the potatoes, and he waited to see what Matsu would do. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z These were all placed in low mesquite trees and bushes, from 3 to 15 feet from the ground. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z There is a neck band of mesquite bark. b, 4321, d. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z And property values will be depressed by the loss of monumental oak and mesquite trees that pepper many Texas lawns. Texas Drought Leads to Shade Tree Die-Off 2012-02-16T21:15:09.887Z Many areas have been invaded by mesquite and other shrubs. The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico 2012-04-06T02:00:23.953Z Another variety, obtained from the Prosopis dulcis, a leguminous plant, is called gum mesquite or mezquite; it comes from western Texas and Mexico, and is yellowish in colour, very brittle and quite soluble in water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z On all sides stretched the same monotonous view, sage brush, mesquite, cactus, scattered tufts of grass, and the brown plain, endless, flat, wearying. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The flanges to hold mesquite bark binding in place are unusually prominent. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z He crept up close after the jaguar was chased up a mesquite tree and took photos and a video of the animal. In Arizona, Rare Sightings Of Ocelots and Jaguars 2011-12-05T02:49:53Z The specimen examined from four miles north of Jaumave was trapped in a xeric area in which the vegetation consisted of mesquite, high palmlike yuccas, and "lechugilla." The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico 2012-04-06T02:00:23.953Z Not so long ago, the Loop farm was a pastoral vision, with its bountiful mesquite and cotton fields and orange groves. Texas Monthly: Border Fence Upends a Rio Grande Valley Farmer?s Life 2011-11-27T00:45:14Z On they loped, looking keenly over the plain and occasionally using their field glasses to more closely scrutinize distant objects, searching the barrancas and coulees and threading through mesquite and cactus growths. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Diameter about twice the height; neck concave, often strengthened with a lashing of mesquite bark; lip gently everted; principal design inside; outside design usually mere lines, stripes, rows of dots. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z Zenaidura macroura Linnaeus: Mourning Dove.—Our only record is a lone bird seen in a mesquite near Camp 1 on July 6. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Specimens from 53 kilometers north of El Lim�n were taken along with Liomys irroratus; the specimen from two kilometers west of El Carrizo was trapped near a dead mesquite log. The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico 2012-04-06T02:00:23.953Z Down in the valley, the soft gray of the dead gramma grass was relieved by the great beds of evergreen cacti, yucca, and the greenery of the sage and mesquite. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Half an hour later Hopalong pointed to one side, to a few half-burned greasewood and mesquite sticks which radiated like the spokes of a wheel. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z There is a mesquite lashing below the rim with three knots in it. Mohave Pottery 2012-04-26T02:00:09.420Z July 7 near Camp 1, two individuals were found in stands of mesquite. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Stopping where a shrubby mesquite sprawls, he hitches his team to a chain or rope that lays hold of the trunk, and hauls the plant out by its roots. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The burning mesquite wood in the fireplace snapped and crackled, and the soft light from the huge candles idealized the beauty of the tree and the woodsy decorations of the room. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z The principal elements of the plant associations in which the turtles were found were creosote bush, yucca, mesquite, juniper, tarbush, and grasses. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z I ran out of right rudder and was still swinging to the left into a line of mesquite trees. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z Occasionally, a few birds stopped to rest or to forage on the dunes or in stands of mesquite. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z The mesquite or honey pod is one of the wonderful plants of the arid and semi-arid regions from Colorado and Utah to Texas and southern California. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z When he was presented to Esther Bright, she rose, and at that moment, a flame leaped from the burning mesquite, and lighted up her face and form. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z “When I can first remember this land, it was all prairies with just a few mesquite,” Hoyt Perry said. Paint Creek, Tex., Remembers Rick Perry 2011-09-19T02:27:41Z I hate the mockin'-birds in the mesquite— And yet I liked 'em just a week ago. Sun and Saddle Leather Including Grass Grown Trails and New Poems 2011-07-19T02:00:23.943Z The dunes are relatively stabilized on the western side of the island, and there we found moderately dense stands of mesquite trees reaching heights of from eight to 10 feet. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z The fuel problem of the desert is solved by the mesquite in a way that is a great surprise to the newcomer. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z There, a fire of dry mesquite wood snapped and crackled, furnishing both light and heat this chill November evening. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Roberts County is a neat square in a remote corner of the Texas Panhandle, a land of rolling hills, tall grass, oak trees, mesquite, and cattle. BW Archive: There Will Be Water 2011-07-14T20:07:02Z A fairly substantial cabin—recently built it was evident—stood near a thicket of mesquite. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z The land is yellow and brown, covered in scrub brush, dry grass, mesquite, tumbleweed, and sage. Archive: POM Wonderful and the FTC 2011-05-25T00:11:54Z And what roots the mesquite has developed in its search for water! Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Pins and needles were extraordinarily scarce, some were compelled to use mesquite thorns for pins. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z And they may be worming their way up for all, snake-like among the stems of the mesquites and cactus plants. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z Then the pony squealed again, and as it did so there came an answering equine hail from the mesquite. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z The Weaving Woman lived under the bank of the stony wash that cut through the country of the mesquite dunes. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z The eighth day I got some mesquite beans. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado By two of its earliest explorers 2011-03-08T03:00:36.293Z We made dye outta live oak bark, mesquite bark, pecan leaves. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z He did not notice that the ivory miniature had dropped out, and now lay face downward at the roots of a mesquite. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z My horse is out there in the mesquite and I suppose he’s tangled up——” “I’ll fix that in a moment,” cried Ruth. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z There was a savory smell going up from the cooking-pots, cakes of mesquite meal baking in the ashes, and sugary white buds of the yucca palm roasting on the coals. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z To the south of this little desert community, across the quivering stretches of glaring sand and mesquite, there hangs always a blue cloud—the Santa Catapina Range. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Against that yellowish ribbon, with its bordering emptiness of mesquite, greasewood, and sage, there was nothing moving; but squarely in the centre of the road showed up a dark, motionless blotch. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z He had found it under a mesquite bush. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Ruth was off into the mesquite in a flash. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z His eye still on the suspicious clump of bushes, Conrad fastened the mare to an outreaching mesquite limb at the roadside. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z While strip malls and subdivisions were rising everywhere else, her rambling brick residence was surrounded by 18 arid acres of cacti and mesquite trees and decorated with Mexican art and Southwestern relics. For Giffords, Tucson Roots Shaped Views 2011-01-15T03:23:03Z The shoreline is lonely mesquite brush, dotted by rough fish camps used by Mexicans who string gill nets along their side of the lake, hauling up tilapia, carp and bass. Mexican pirates attack Texas fishermen on Falcon Lake, which straddles border 2010-05-30T04:00:00Z On the hillside opposite a white-faced little boy rose from behind a mesquite clasping the neck of a homely dog. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z She turned swiftly to see the pony pressing through the mesquite at the foot of the ridge. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z His pistol in his hand and his vision holding the dark object behind the feathery green plumes of the mesquite, he went on briskly until he had covered half the distance between them. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Irrigation canals carry water from the Rio Grande to alfalfa and chile fields, set amid the cactus, sand and mesquite of the Chihuahuan Desert. Fleeing Extreme Drug Violence, Mexican Families Pour Into U.S. 2010-04-17T16:30:00Z The seeming conflicts of interest are as abundant as the cattle grazing among the pump jacks and mesquite. 2010-02-07T00:35:00Z Two agents in four-wheel-drive vehicles set out over a rutted ranch track, then hiked through half a mile of mesquite, cholla and prickly pear to intercept the group. 2010-01-25T14:33:00Z Immediately the pony’s challenge was answered from the mesquite where the unknown’s horse was picketed. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z In front of him lay a wide, shallow valley, with steep, storm-torn rims and brows shaggy with mesquite. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Last of all, kinda to wind things up, the cholos went out into the mesquite and come back with a present of a nice black-and-white Poland China hawg. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher But he 136 added to himself: “I can chuck it into the first clump of mesquite I meet.” Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch This species is abundant on the Mexican plateau, where it inhabits the more grassy areas in the mesquite grassland and cutover land in the pine forests from 1550 to 2500 meters. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México There was a dip into another arroyo and beyond that a mesquite jungle as far as they could see. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z His gaze travelled toward the other horse, studying every bunch of mesquite and questioning every clump of amole and yucca that grew between. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z On the one side was the mesquite, all black now, and quiet. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher Aunt Sally’s provisions didn’t have to go into the mesquite bushes, after all. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch The limited ecological data available suggest that the species inhabits the open mesquite grassland of the Mexican Plateau. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México And I got full of mesquite thorns when I set that gun. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus His eye caught the motion of branches in a tall, spreading thicket of mesquite a hundred yards away, not far from the road. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Only in the most favored spots was the dreary landscape broken by trees, most of them the acacia-like mesquite, which here grows to a height of thirty or forty feet. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Picking up the puncher’s revolver he took the cylinder from it and hurled it far out on the plain, throwing the frame across the defile into a tangled mass of mesquite. The Orphan They dragged up a great pile of mesquite roots and built a fire; Pat went to watch his horses and Johnny returned to the lake. Stepsons of Light They rode up a sandy slope where mesquites grew black along the road. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus His eyes clung to these darker spots, which he knew to be thickets of mesquite; piercing their shade his inner vision showed him the still body of his friend. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z In a minute they were at the head of the slope and the girl could see down into the coulie, where low mesquite shrubs masked the bottom and the little spring that bubbled there. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Again something moved, this time behind a thin clump of mesquite. The Orphan Stargazer shuffled by farm and farm, and turned aside at last to where, with ax and pick and team and tackle, a big man was grubbing up mesquite roots. Stepsons of Light Jump off and tie the end of your rope to that mesquite root. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus You drive out over a low mesa of rolling mesquite and greasewood and cactus, where the giant suaharo stands like a columned ghost of centuries of bygone ages. Through Our Unknown Southwest At the bottom she snorted and swerved from the mesquite clump. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure I went picking my way on a roundabout course past thickets of honey mesquite and cactus 258 gardens, over alkali flats and everything else, and the more I fooled about the madder I got. The Orphan A mesquite fire crackled in the friendly room. Stepsons of Light Wine was brought and the “makings” of cigarettes—corn-husks, handcut; a great jar of tobacco; and a brazier of mesquite embers. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Beyond the airport they saw the barren mountains of the Charleston Range, and behind the motels clustered around the airport, they saw flat desert, thinly populated with mesquite and creosote brush. The Scarlet Lake Mystery I held his hand to the last, and when the silence fell, I stretched myself on the brown curly mesquite beside him and thanked God that He had let me know this boy. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas No, you're not Eastern," he said; "you were born down in the mesquite. The Plow-Woman Don’t need them much except on the river work, in the mesquite; and they’re so cussed, all-fired hot.” Stepsons of Light Carrying their wounded, they dived for the lane into the mesquite and cactus. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Then again, they would dig a trench and set mesquite poles so thick and deep, why, you couldn't push it down! Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 I'm going to see the Indian rule broken here, or crawl into the lonely grave Bud talks about and pull the curly mesquite over me for a coverlet. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas "I was born down yonder in the mesquite, I——" She paused, glancing back at him. The Plow-Woman At noon they sat down under a clump of mesquite and ate the splendid luncheon. Little Tales of The Desert The clump was bounded on the west by a stream; on the north by a thick growth of mesquite trees and prickly-pear cactus about ten feet high. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Henceforth they fought the forlorn damsel herself, fought every foot of the way through desert mesquite thick enough to daunt a tarantula. The Missourian Then he tied them in the shade of the wilting mesquite trees and strode to the top of the hill. Wunpost As far north as he could see, the ocean of sand tossed and tumbled, the crests of its rollers crowned with brush and grotesque drift-wood, the gnarled trunks and roots of mesquite trees. Shadow Mountain The mesquite was a low, stocky tree which did not grow high but spread out in every direction, branches thick with foliage. Little Tales of The Desert This mesquite growth, consisting of open bushes which attain a height of eight or ten feet, extended over an area of several acres, affording the best kind of hiding-place for man or animal. The Great Cattle Trail Driscoll kept an eye on the road they had just left, and once hidden by the mesquite he called a halt. The Missourian He watered his mules again, rode west into the mesquite brush and at sun-up he was hid for the day. Wunpost A giant mesquite tree, piled high with clinging drifts, rose up before the crest of his wave, and as he plowed in between them the edge of the crest poured down in a whispering cascade. Shadow Mountain Nest in the fork of a mesquite tree about forty feet from the ground; made of large sticks, lined with smaller ones and leaves. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. For the space of two or three seconds Captain Shirril absolutely heard nothing, except the soft sighing of the night wind among the mesquite bushes near at hand. The Great Cattle Trail “We want to make that clump of mesquite yonder, now pretty quick.” The Missourian The mesquite grows to the height of ten or twelve feet. Aztec Land His car he had driven off the road back of a clump of thick mesquite. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine They build at low elevations in any tree, but preferably in mesquites, making their nests of sticks and lining them with hair, leaves, bark, wool or anything soft. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The wind was still blowing fitfully, and he heard the familiar rustle of the mesquite bush, with now and then a signal passing between the Comanches. The Great Cattle Trail They drew away from the shelter of the mesquite and descended toward the valley bed. When the West Was Young The country is quite sterile, varied by occasional long, tedious reaches of cactus and mesquite bushes, or a few cottonwood-trees wherever a water-course is found. Aztec Land They made their way to the kitchen, and started a blaze with mesquite bark. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Nest of threads from palmetto leaves, hanging from limb of mesquite, 10 feet above ground in the open woods. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Captain Shirril noticed that the sounds came from the direction of the mesquite bush, as though most of them had gathered there apparently for consultation, and were calling in the other members of their party. The Great Cattle Trail Darkness had settled down upon the wide mesquite flat, smoothing off all irregularities, hiding outlines until the tallest thickets were but deeper shadows merging into the lesser shades of the open places. When the West Was Young The mesquite bushes, so often seen on the Mexican plains, belong to the acacia family. Aztec Land In a mesquite tree by the cook house chickens began to crow a desultory warning. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine They nest commonly in dry arid regions, placing their nests at low elevations in bushes or cacti, preferably young mesquites, and making them of coarse grass lined with finer. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The mesquite bush was not vigorous enough to offer much obstruction to the mustangs, though it was much more objectionable than the open plain. The Great Cattle Trail The vehicle was rounding a long turn; the horseman cut across country through the mesquite; he reached the 182 farther end of the curve just in time to draw alongside the team. When the West Was Young He followed 290 the glance and beheld a hound––gaunt, lame, beseeching––limping about among the mesquite trees which lined the edge of the flat. Hidden Water At dusk they reached the Little Coyote well, and had joy to find water for night and morning, and greasewood and dead mesquite wood for a fire. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Nest of fine grasses, lined with rootlets; 4 feet from ground in a mesquite tree. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Then naturally his thoughts turned to his mustang Thunderbolt, that had been left in the mesquite bush with the animal belonging to his uncle. The Great Cattle Trail Across the wide mesquite flat the granite ramparts of the Dragoons frown all the long day, and the bleak hill graveyard frowns back at them. When the West Was Young The rodéo camp was already established beneath the big mesquite, and while three or four careless cowmen held the day herd over against the mesa the rest of the outfit was busy raking The Rolls. Hidden Water She peered out through the green mesquite as Captain Pike emerged from the west arroya on a gray burro, herding two other pack animals ahead of him into the south trail. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Just inside the range of mesquites Yellow Pine stopped short. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White A short walk took him to the edge of the mesquite, where the additional light offered a partial view of a strange scene. The Great Cattle Trail Eastward he rode through tall mesquite thickets, over rolling hills where clumps of bear-grass grew among spiked yuccas and needle-pointed tufts of Spanish bayonet, and climbed the pass beyond. When the West Was Young There was a big fire out under the mesquite that night and a band of cowboys, in all the bravery of spurs, shaps, and pistols, romped around it in a stage-struck exuberance of spirits. Hidden Water Doane whirled around, as a rider came out of the sea of mesquite and greasewood and flung himself from the saddle in front of the porch. The Coyote A Western Story The boy and dog seemed to be on better terms after that, and went on through the sage-brush towards where a straggling line of mesquite scrubs marked the plain. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White But a few rods to the westward was a growth of mesquite bush, in which the two mustangs that the captain and his nephew expected to ride were wandering at will. The Great Cattle Trail Down on a little mesquite flat about two hundred yards distant, he saw a buffalo wallow. When the West Was Young Within the cool shadow of his ramada he offered his own chair and seated himself in another, neatly fashioned of mesquite wood and strung with thongs of rawhide. Hidden Water In a matter of minutes he was out of view of the town––a speck bobbing amid the clumps of mesquite, palo verde, and cactus. The Coyote A Western Story They were nearly out of the mesquites when One-eye uttered a quick, sharp, low-voiced whine, which his master seemed to understand. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White It was a stir among the mesquite bushes, such as might be caused by a puff or eddy in the wind, which blew quite steadily, though with moderate force. The Great Cattle Trail Otherwise the place remains unchanged, a patch of mesquite in a burning plain where heat devils dance all day long from year’s end to year’s end. When the West Was Young At their feet lay the ranch pasture, a broad elbow of the valley rich with grass and mesquite trees and fenced in with barbed wire that ran from cliff to cliff. Hidden Water He had had no shade at the first camp, and here it was good under the tangle of the mesquite, and he slept sound. Red Men and White If not, it meant that she was out of the chrysalis and had become, not the busy bee that belongs to the mesquite and the sage, but a gaudier, less responsible flutterer among eastern flower-beds. Rimrock Trail She still saw nothing but the all-encircling night, nor did she hear anything except the sighing of the wind through the mesquite bush, or the guarded movements of the red men below. The Great Cattle Trail The day was far advanced when the party rode forth upon the flat, their dirty turbans bobbing up and down above the mesquite bushes as they came along. When the West Was Young Cactus clumps and bunches of mesquite and greasewood blotted the whitely gleaming earth. With Hoops of Steel Mules and white horse scraped through the scratching mesquite, and the ravens flapped up. Red Men and White Through gray sage and ferny mesquite Pronto moved, elastic of every sinew, springy of pastern, without fret or fuss though he had not been ridden for two days. Rimrock Trail He could hardly understand it, therefore, when he felt the bushes strike his face, and he knew that he was among the mesquite, without suffering harm. The Great Cattle Trail He waited for some moments, scanning the rising fumes, then swerved his lean brown torso toward a mesquite bush. When the West Was Young Tuttle and his captor talked on in a friendly way for half an hour after supper, while the other still kept guard from the shadow of the mesquite bush. With Hoops of Steel The cattle, of course, roll in them, and they become worn into circular hollows, their edges tramped into muck, and surrounded by a thicket belt of mesquite. Red Men and White There was no apparent road, but Sandy chose a compass course between the sage for the first few miles, then skirted the mesquite. Rimrock Trail There was an instant scattering to their own steeds, upon whose backs they vaulted, and then, turning their heads toward the mesquite bush, they sent them flying away at breakneck speed. The Great Cattle Trail Across the far-flung interval of glowing mesas and dark mesquite flats the stark granite ramparts frowned back at him. When the West Was Young A man had sprung from a tall clump of mesquite, and the traveler saw the faint light reflected from a gun barrel pointed straight at his breast. With Hoops of Steel "Aren't we ever going to get there?" complained Joy, as she squatted in the scant shade of a mesquite tree and ate some fudge. The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure If I can't help buttin' into it, like a man might ride into a rattlesnake in the mesquite, I aim to handle it. Rimrock Trail The only sign of life which caught his eye was the horse cropping the grass near the mesquite bush. The Great Cattle Trail Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush. Brand Blotters Once they lost it entirely, and searched over a wide area in vain, until Marguerite found a shred of brown linen hanging upon the thorny limb of a mesquite bush. With Hoops of Steel About three miles from the ranch, he rode off to the side of the trail and dismounted beside a stunted mesquite. Shoe-Bar Stratton Then he headed for the spot in the mesquite whence he had emerged, marking the opening of a narrow trail. Rimrock Trail The side that sloped to the sea was closely overgrown with hardy mesquite bushes and wild laurel, which would effectually conceal any one approaching from that direction. The White Mice The mesquite and the cactus were thick, and it was for only an occasional moment that they could be seen. Brand Blotters I’ll have to ask you to sit on this man’s chest and hold him down while I tie him fast to that mesquite.” With Hoops of Steel So far as she knew, it led nowhere, and yet, to her astonishment, not a hundred feet away a saddled horse, with bridle-reins trailing, stood cropping the leaves of a stunted mesquite. Shoe-Bar Stratton The two men followed the dog across the flats, through mesquite, through scattered sage and greasewood, mounting gradually through chaparral to barren slopes set with strange twisted shapes of cactus. Rimrock Trail On the land side was a wall of dusky mesquite bushes, bound together by tangled vines, with here and there bending above them a wind-tortured cocoanut palm. The White Mice Fortunately I had the good luck to discover some mesquite berries, that had been secreted by one of the tribe. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography But in mid-stream a big clump of mesquite struck him in the side, stunning him for an instant, and he let go his hold upon the pony’s tail. With Hoops of Steel “As I remember, there’s a low ridge on the north side, and a big clump of mesquite on the right just before you leave the flats.” Shoe-Bar Stratton "Roll on, roll on, Roll on, li'l' dogies, roll——" He broke off suddenly, staring at the fringe of the waving mesquite. Rimrock Trail Gone are the days of The Golden West when spurred and revolvered horsemen sprang into saddles and loped out of the brush, or skimmed over matted mesquite on a buckboard drawn by swift-running ponies. Penny of Top Hill Trail This berry was pleasanter to taste than the mesquite. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography I’m no plainsman, and it is the easiest thing in the world for me to get lost out here among the mesquite and sagebrush, where the country all looks alike. With Hoops of Steel A light breeze rustled softly through the mesquite bushes. The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers Sheila rose and walked to her pony, which was browsing the tops of some mesquite near by. The Trail to Yesterday “Around the corner” was a slope down into the ravine, more gradual than before and green with stunted grass and mesquite. Across the Mesa Cactus and greasewood and mesquite, and for a change mesquite and greasewood and cactus! Crooked Trails and Straight Back of the house there was a thicket of mesquites, and through this a path ran down to the river. Children of the Desert The timber and the mesquite were in leaf. The Fighting Edge They nest in oaks, mesquite, honey locust, mulberry, pecan, and magnolia trees, as well as in small thorny shrubs, from five to forty feet from the ground. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 5 May, 1897 She saw the place where he had scrambled out of the arroyo, and, oh, good luck, a clump of mesquite growing out of the crumbling wall further down. Across the Mesa Hidden by the mesquite, Sam ran over his letter two or three times while he was waiting. Crooked Trails and Straight She knew that he had found a clump of mesquite after a faltering progress of perhaps fifty yards. Children of the Desert As far as the eye could see stretched the dead waste, so dead that not a mesquite bush, not a cactus, not a living thing grew or crawled or flew. The Desert Fiddler While on the train they had passed many irrigated grapefruit orchards bordered by lordly date palms; but the tangle of mesquite and cactus was always just over the ocatilla fences. The Mission of Janice Day She fastened the bridle reins to the mesquite and left the horses contentedly chewing at it. Across the Mesa It was dotted with mesquite, sage, and here and there the thorny blade of a cactus rose. 'Drag' Harlan Fectnor was one of those who had trod that path through the mesquite to Sylvia’s back door in the days which were ended. Children of the Desert When Benson leased it two years ago it was merely sand hummocks and mesquite, like the rest of the desert. The Desert Fiddler A group of horsemen arose suddenly like shadows out of the mesquite and hailed the driver. The Mission of Janice Day She clutched at the tufts of mesquite that grew out of the rock and thanked Providence that her brown suit was so nearly the color of the cliff. Across the Mesa An hour later he found the red rock Morgan had spoken of—and with a flaming bunch of mesquite in hand he searched the vicinity. 'Drag' Harlan Barren, level, vast, this waste of world stretched before him, with no verdure save the repulsive cactus, the scraggy yucca, the grease-wood, and occasional splotches of mesquite. The Range Boss Two years ago when they first came this cotton field was uneven heaps of blown sand, desert cactus, and mesquite—barren and forbidding as a nightmare of thirst and want. The Desert Fiddler Nothing but sagebrush, greasewood, mesquite and cactus; not even a sprill of grass! Tabitha at Ivy Hall Gasping and sobbing, she finally sank behind the mesquite bush which covered the cave. Across the Mesa For another quarter of a mile the distance remained the same, and the silence was unbroken except by the rhythmical beating of hoofs through the rustling, matted mesquite. 'Drag' Harlan But Odin and Maya had asked for Gunnar’s ashes, and had buried them out there on the plain, beneath a gaunt tree which was something like a mesquite. Hunters Out of Space It was featureless save for sage and mesquite and tall thin stalks of yucca. Space Platform The characteristic plants of these deserts are sage, mesquite, greasewood, and a great variety of cacti. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Cook's Spring.—Water sufficient for camping; mesquite bushes on the hills. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions And so, late the next afternoon, the afternoon of the day Goodnight started to his relief, Loving reached the crossing, lay down beneath a mesquite bush near the trail, and fell into a swoon. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Through the curly mesquite he crawled, hiding behind the short bushlike clumps until he had chosen the next line of advance. Oh, You Tex! Occasionally, however, the water comes to the surface in the form of springs, which are marked by a few willows or mesquite trees and little patches of salt grass. The Western United States A Geographical Reader He in turn bought from an Indian who cut mesquite far up in the ranges and toted it by burro pack to the corral. The Forbidden Trail Laguna Colorado.—Water somewhat sulphurous; fuel mesquite roots; grass abundant. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Dragged from under the mesquite and carried to the fire, Loving was found still breathing. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier A man crept forward from the mesquite and disappeared inside the house. Oh, You Tex! Along the dry water courses we find the mesquite, a tree which does not grow upon the gravelly plains and rocky slopes, for it needs more moisture than most of the desert vegetation. The Western United States A Geographical Reader Dawn found them high in the range, in a little canyon, sweet with a tiny spring about which grew mesquite and bear grass. The Forbidden Trail Rio St. Simon.—Constant water a few miles up, and mesquite wood. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions In the darkness one Mexican, thinking he saw a big mesquite root, seized it and gave a tug. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier The sheriff of Wheeler County had neither the deputies nor the financial backing to carry justice into the mesquite. Oh, You Tex! At the far end of the scattered mesquite growth Carmena edged off to the left, down a shallow wash that brought them around to the west side of a ridge. Bloom of Cactus A little pool reflecting the sky and the fern-like leaves of the mesquite that bordered it lay at the base of the great brown rock. The Forbidden Trail Mojave River.—The road ascends the river, the banks of which are covered with fine grass and mesquite wood. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions By the time Fountain had regained his feet, his prisoner was running at top speed for the mesquite thickets lining the river, in whose shadows he must soon disappear, for it was already dusk. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier He lighted a fire of mesquite and boiled coffee. Oh, You Tex! What he saw was only the green of mesquite and palo verde, the fluted columns of the giant sahuaro, and the gray of sagebrush. Bloom of Cactus As this state of affairs hardly suited him, he piled on the dry mesquite brush and fanned it with his hat into leaping flames. The Wrong Woman There is but little grass here, but in the season the mesquite leaves are a good substitute. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Heavily grassed, abundantly watered by its two boundary streams, the valleys thickly timbered with cottonwood, the plains dotted with mesquite and live oak, in a perfect climate, it is an ideal breeding range. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier A faint trail wound in and out among the mesquite and the cactus to the house. Oh, You Tex! They had come into the midst of scattered mesquite trees, which offered a degree of cover. Bloom of Cactus Having risen in expectation of getting the coffee, he gave the fire another armful of mesquite. The Wrong Woman Elm Creek, or Qua-qua-ho-no.—Good road over rolling prairie and mesquite lands. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions So we sat by the crackling blaze of mesquite, sagebrush and live-oak limbs, while over us twinkled the friendly stars, and he told me many a strange story of his roving life. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance Even after Jack had disappeared, he waited, nerves jumpy, for the crack of a rifle to carry news of death in the mesquite. Oh, You Tex! For the first time since the stop in the mesquite, Carmena halted her quick advance. Bloom of Cactus The last they saw of him, he was kicking about in the mesquite, looking for his gold. Kid Wolf of Texas Mission of San Xavier.—Large mesquite, and water plenty in Santa Cruz River. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Before she had gone a mile Blue Bonnet looked about for a mesquite bush, and finding one sank down in its shade. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Through rabbit weed and curly mesquite, among the catclaw and the prickly pear, they followed the faint ribbon trail left by the outlaws in their retreat from the scene of the hold-up. Oh, You Tex! He spurred his jaded pony forward to the mesquite bushes where the Navahos were unsaddling, and slipped off to dip his empty canteen in the largest spring. Bloom of Cactus In the sand behind a mesquite, fifty yards from the spot where the body had been found, he discovered significant marks. Kid Wolf of Texas From the mesquite groves a night bird calls When the western skies grow red; The sand storm sings his deadly song Above the sleeper's head. Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp The slender dark line across the plain was mesquite. The Man of the Desert They traveled at a fast road gait, letting the horses pick their own way through the mesquite. Oh, You Tex! It's fun to cook with buffalo chips Or mesquite, green as corn,— If I'd once known what I know now I'd have gone around Cape Horn. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Behind any clump of mesquites a body of these grim and terrible fighters of the arid lands might lurk, eager for murder and robbery. Kid Wolf of Texas Its cañons, arroyos, and mesquite, its bronchos, cowboys, Indians, and scouts filled the boy's mind with thoughts of daring, not much unlike the fancies of a boy in the days of knight errantry. The Eagle's Heart There were mountains on all sides, and a slender, dark line of mesquite set off the more delicate colorings of the plain. A Voice in the Wilderness He plunged into the curly mesquite, driving forward straight as an arrow. Oh, You Tex! He and his men have led us far away towards the head of the canyon, and the dry stream-bed is fringed with mesquite and cactus which might offer shelter to quarry of some nature. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Reaching the pass, they could look down on the battle from the cover of the mesquites. Kid Wolf of Texas Near this point there was a small abandoned hut of mesquite logs. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 They had come up out of the mesquite to the top of the mesa, and were outlined against the sky sharply. A Voice in the Wilderness They did not know how many Rangers lay in the mesquite; nor did they want to fall foul of them in any case. Oh, You Tex! She pointed up the mountainside, where the mesquite and cacti grew thickest, and huge boulders made climbing difficult. Tabitha's Vacation Not a mesquite twig snapped under his body; not a pebble rattled. Kid Wolf of Texas I collected quite an armful of half-dead mesquite, which has the advantage of being so compact that it makes a fire hot as coal, and little is needed to cook by. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Down through the mesquite he plunged, through the darkening grove, out, and up to the top of the mesa. A Voice in the Wilderness Usually, he had a tiny donkey, or burro, with him, almost hidden by a great load of hay or mesquite wood. Mary's Rainbow Reaching the historic place, they tethered their ponies among the mesquite bushes in the rear of it, after which all entered through a crumbling doorway. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains The torture party paused in a clear space in the middle of a high thicket of mesquite. Kid Wolf of Texas Our stop for the night, Camp 92, was made on a wide sandbank on the left, with some mesquite growing nearby, our first acquaintance with this tree on the river. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 He scarcely returned the slight salute given by Gardley, and the two young people touched up their horses and were soon out of sight in the mesquite. A Voice in the Wilderness On the flats below, where Old Juan's burros had browsed on the scanty mesquite, were long lines of houses for the miners and a power plant to run the great stamps. Rimrock Jones Yet the boy never expected to come through the mesquite thicket without being swept from his pony and trampled under the feet of the savage steers. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains Like a white, avenging ghost horse, the superb Texas charger leaped out of the mesquite, muscles bunched. Kid Wolf of Texas Though we descended with terrific velocity, nothing gave us any particular trouble before dinner, which we ate in the shade of a mesquite on the right at the mouth of a couple of giant gulches. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Manzanita, piñon nuts, juniper berries, acorns of the scrub oak, fruit of the yucca, wild potatoes, wild onions, mesquite pods, and many varieties of fungi also furnish food. The North American Indian Frank asked himself, as he drew rein and watched the other passing beyond range of his vision among the stunted mesquites outside of the edge of the town. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain Once a plunging steer hit the lad a glancing blow with its great side, hurling him into a thicket of bristling mesquite. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains They were almost at the foot of the hill now, and the thick white dust, kicked up in choking spurts by the rumbling wheels, sifted down on the leathery mesquite and dagger plants below. Kid Wolf of Texas I found small pieces of driftwood lodged behind mesquite bushes fully one hundred feet above the prevailing stage of water. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 The three canvas shelters of the bell type were soon erected, and then, with mesquite roots, Coyote Pete kindled a fire and put the kettle on. The Border Boys Across the Frontier "As fine a pair o' happy-go-lucky boys as ever drawed breath," Hank muttered, as his eyes followed their vanishing forms beyond the mesquite thicket. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain Suddenly, in the darkness, rider and pony crashed into a dense mesquite thicket. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains About both sides of the trail at this point grew great thickets of brush—paloverde, the darker mesquites, and grotesque bunches of prickly pear. Kid Wolf of Texas One day he was a miner making his last stand against a band of Mexican banditti, the next he was crawling through the mesquite to strike down an intrepid ranger who laughed at death. Steve Yeager Westward were nothing but sterile, arid plains, without water or inhabitants, supporting no vegetation but thorny bushes and the melancholy, odorous mesquite bush. The Border Boys Across the Frontier They had climbed the bank of the barranca, and reached a spot where the grass was growing under a cluster of mesquite trees. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain The mesquite was still full of stragglers dashing wildly here and there. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains An arrow whistled out of the mesquites and buried itself in the side of the coach nearly to the feather! Kid Wolf of Texas Toward morning he stopped at a sand-wash where three or four dusty cottonwoods relieved the vegetation of mesquite, palo verde, and cacti. Steve Yeager Here and there were isolated clumps of rank-odored mesquite, the dreariest looking gray-green bush imaginable. The Border Boys Across the Frontier Both came to a halt when around the edge of the mesquite clump they saw the dead body of Sharp, with the handkerchief over his face. The Boss of the Lazy Y The cow pony tore through the growth at a fearful pace, while the boy's clothes hung in shreds where they had been raked by the mesquite thorns. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains The mesquites suddenly became alive with brown-skinned warriors, hideous with paint and screaming their hoarse death cry. Kid Wolf of Texas From his mesquite thicket Yeager kept up as rapid a fire as possible, using rifle and revolver alternately so as to deceive the enemy into believing the whole party was there. Steve Yeager On the broad levels were the yellow tinted lines that told of the presence of soap-weed, the dark lines that betrayed the mesquite, the saccatone belts that marked the little guillies. The Two-Gun Man "Now just step over to that bunch of mesquite," he ordered; "there's somethin' there that I want to show you." The Boss of the Lazy Y Patches of yucca and mesquite and sage out beyond the officers' quarters area stretched away to a far-off horizon. Space Tug The lad darted into the mesquites, running with head low. Kid Wolf of Texas He crawled beneath the lowest wire and moved through the mesquite to a point from which he could see the building where Farrar and Threewit were held prisoners. Steve Yeager |
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