Oct 24, 1879.

in the valley below but vary sandy. We called the people together
and I spoke to them a short time and Brother Hatch interpeted
they were quite Ignorant and difficult to get them to
understand we then left the village descended to the vally
and went to another village 500 feet high on the rocks
called Supowerlou A small village of about 200 souls
we saw one white child a girl much whiter than our
children it was covered with fine white hair it was
one of the Albinos Both Parents were white dark like
the rest of the Indians we called the People together in this
village I spoke a short time to them. We then went 600
Yards to another village called Mashongangbe this
village contains some 800 People, and stands on the
top of the rocks we called them to gether and I spoke
to them and they did not seem capable of comprehending
what was said, they said they could not understand
much. There was one boy here with 3/4 of his hair as black
as a coal and 1/4 vary white mixed all through his black
hair, they brought in Melons and blue indiam
Meal Bread as thin as wafer the Mellons were more like
squashes than Mellons, they Eat them green. One vary
remarkable feature of that people was the great amount of children
they far out numbered the grown children people we left
this people and descended 500 feet to the valley below
it was the steepest place I Ever lead a horse down. I sent a
Note to Lot Smith by the chief of the place An aged man I infor
med Br Smith that we should cross the valley to the 3 last villages
around on the East side Brother Hatch and myself crossed

Oct 24, 1879. in the valley below but vary sandy. We called the people together and I spoke to them a short time and Brother Hatch interpeted they were quite Ignorant and difficult to get them to understand we then left the village descended to the vally and went to another village 500 feet high on the rocks called Supowerlou A small village of about 200 souls we saw one white child a girl much whiter than our children it was covered with fine white hair it was one of the Albinos Both Parents were dark like the rest of the Indians we called the People together in this village I spoke a short time to them, we then went 600 Yards to another village called Mashongangbe this village contains some 800 People, and stands on the top of the rocks we called them to gether and I spoke to them and they did not seem capable of comprehending what was said, they said they could not understand much There was one boy here with 3/4 of his hair as black as a coal and 1/4 vary white mixed all through his black hair, they brought in Melons and blue indiam Meal Bread as thin as wafer the Mellons were more like squashes than Mellons, they Eat them green One vary remarkable feature of that people was the great amount of children they far out numbered the grown people we left this people and descended 500 feet to the valley below it was the steepest place I Ever lead a horse down. I sent a Note to Lot Smith by the chief of the place. An aged man I informed Br Smith that we should cross the valley to the 3 last villages around on the East side Brother Hatch and myself crossed