Oct 23 1881 [1879]

of these seven villages raise large fields of corn, beans
mellons & squashes & Peach orchards down on the Earth
below them without Irrigation or water ownly what
falls from heaven which is but vary little and they raise
vary good crops. We find that sand holds mosture [moisture]
much better in a dry season than clay and soil. We went
on stone stepts & foot paths, some 500 feet to the Oribe village
containing 1000 people with quite a quantity of children
This village was compackly built of rock laid up in
mortar some four stories high all thes villages are built
On the top of the highest rocks for defence in time of war
This village was about a quarter of a mile around. The
day before our arival they had their great Dance which
kept up untill late at night and the people were rather
stupid. We went on to the top of a four story house
whare we could get a good survey of the surround[in]g
country. I found the men done the spining and a good
deal of knitting. There was about to be a marriage in
the village and all the men were gathered into the work
shops to spin cotton warp for a pair of Blankets
for the marriage couple, they spun on spindles they held
in their hands and rolled the spindle on their legs
they raised the cotton themselves and when the Blanket
is used the pair sleep under it the first night then laid
away as a sacred garm[en]t & never used again untill
the man dies then he is buried in it. The men were
in their underground work shops I could not get
them to come out to hear Preaching so I went down

Oct 23 1881 1879 of these seven villages raise large fields of corn, beans mellons & squashes & Peach orchards down on the Earth below them without Irrigation or water ownly what falls from heaven which is but vary little and they raise vary good crops. we find that sand holds moisture much better in a dry season than clay and soil. we went on stone stepts & foot paths, some 500 feet to the Oribe village containing 1000 people with quite a quantity of children. This village was compackly built of rock laid up in mortar some four stories high all thes villages are built On the top of the highest rocks for defence in time of war This village was about a quarter of a mile around. The day before our arival they had their great Dance which kept up untill late at night and the people were rather stupid. we went on to the top of a four story house whare we could get a good survey of the surrounding country. I found the men done the spining and a good deal of knitting. There was about to be a marriage in the village and all the men were gathered into the work shops to spin cotton warp for a pair of Blankets for the marriage couple, they spun on spindles they held in their hands and rolled the spindle on their legs they raised the cotton themselves and when the Blanket is used the pair sleep under it the first night then laid away as a sacred garment & never used again until the man dies then he is buried in it. The men were in their underground work shops I could not get then to come out to hear Preaching so I went down