Oct 23, 1879

into two of their work shops and spoke to them when
they were at work but found them more interested in
their work than hearing the gospel Preached I spoke to one
company of 20 to another of 30, and Ira Hatch interpeted
it I saw one white Indian called Albinos man vary
white There are some of this clan in nearly all of the
villages. They are milk white much whiter than Amer-
icans whether they are Blood of the Anicient Nephites
or a freak of Nature I cannot say they are not vary
popular among the Indians. After going through the
village and on top of the Houses most of which are
flat on top and covered with Ears of corn to dry from
pure white to jet black, the Black was generally the best
there was read yellow & blue. We then left the village
we then travelled 12 miles over vary rough ground and
camped for the night 5 M[iles]

October 24, 1879 ~ Friday

24 Moqui village Arizona Br Lot Smith took the
carriage around the bottom and Br Ira Hatch and
myself took the riding horse Button throough theHe was quite
sick with the Distemper we took the Indian trail and
went onto the Mountain to the village of Shemopavy containing
400 Indian stands on the top of a Mountain, the village is
in a compacted form it is 470 yards around the village
we led our horse up the steep trail and stone stepts 500
feet they have to carry all their wood water corn and all
supplies up this stone cliff, they and their forefathers
have lived in this way for Generations for safety in times
of war. The country is vary rough & broaken all around it

Oct 23, 1879 into two of their work shops and spoke to them when they were at work but found them more interested in their work than hearing the gospel Preached I spoke to one company of 20 to another of 30, and Ira Hatch interpeted it I saw one white Indian called Albinos man vary white There are some of this clan in nearly all of the villages. They are milk white much whiter than Americans whether they are Blood of the Anicient Nephites or a freek of Nature I cannot say they are not vary popular among the Indians. After going through the village and on top of the Houses most of which are flat on top and covered with Ears of corn to dry from pure white to jet black, The Black was generally the best there was read yellow & blue. we then left the village we then travelled 12 miles over vary rough ground and camped for the night 5 Miles

October 24, 1879 ~ Friday

24 FIGURES Moqui village Arizona Br Lot Smith took the carriage around the bottom and Br Ira Hatch and myself took the riding horse Button thoughHe was quite sick with the Distemper we took the Indian trail and went onto the Mountain to the village of Shemopavy containing 400 Indian stands on the top of a Mountain, the village is in a compacted form it is 470 yards around the village we led our horse up the steep trail and stone stepts 500 feet they have to carry all their wood water corn and all supplies up this stone cliff, they and their forefathers have lived in this way for Generations for safety in times of war. The country is vary rough & broaken all around it