Oct 24, 1879

the valley 7 miles to the three last villages standing on a barren
rock some 1500 feet from the valley beneath these rocks stand
almost perpendicular. These villages can ownly be approached
in two places one on the East side & one on the west by a vary
steep Narrow winding trail and stone stepts the country
bordering upon the foot of this mountain is composed of ridges
& gorges with Peach orchards standing on the sides of the
steep hills and in the vallies But invariably Planted in the sand
the name of thes thee [three] villages are Hano or Tewa on the North
300 people 200 yard South stands Cheekumovo 100 people
On the South End of the rock stands Walpe, 800 people.
[FIGURE] sheep 1000 feet On the East side of this rock there is
a projection 200 yards long 12 feet wide
with a trail to it and at night the Moquis
drive their sheep & goats into it for safety
from an Enemy there is a frail stone wall
built on the out Edge to keep the sheep & goats from falling off it
is ownly 2 feet high, the projection is 200 feet from the top of the rocks
and from the pan to the grond 1000 feet, so if a goat or sh^e^ep got
crouded off they do not strike ground for 1000 feet which spoils
them Either for wool or Mutton. These villiages stand upon
a desolate Barren coars sand stone rock abot a mile in length
from 100 yards to 12 feet wide, about 1500 feet perpendicular there
is not a spoonful of Earth or drop of water upon it ownly
what is brought up on the Backs of Man & woman A trail is
made several inches Deep in the solid rock with bear
feet and Moccasin in going from one village to another for
many generations when we came to the foot of this trail

Oct 24, 1879 the valley 7 miles to the three last villages standing on a barren Rock some 1500 feet from the valley beneath these rocks stand almost perpendicular These villages can ownly be approached in two places one on the East side & one on the west by a vary steep Narrow winding trail and stone stepts the country bordering upon the foot of this mountain is composed of ridges & gorges with Peach orchards standing on the sides of the steep hills and in the vallies But invariably Planted in the sand the name of thes three villages are Hano or Tewa on the North 300 people 200 yard South stands Cheekumovo 100 people On the South End of the rock stands Walpe, 800 people. [FIGURE] sheep 1000 feet On the East side of this rock there is a projection 200 yards long 12 feet wide with a trail to it and at night the Moquis drive their sheep & goats into it for safety from an Enemy there is a frail stone wall built on the out Edge to keep the sheep & goats from falling off it is ownly 2 feet high, the projection is 200 feet from the top of the rocks and from the pan to the ground 1000 feet, so if a goat or sheep got crouded off they do not strike ground for 1000 feet which spoils them Either for wool or Mutton. These villiages stand upon a desolate Barren coars sand stone rock abot a mile in length from 100 yards to 12 feet wide, about 1500 feet perpendicular there is not a spoonful of Earth or drop of water upon it ownly what is brought up on the Backs of Man & women. A trail is made several inches Deep in the solid rock with bear feet and Moccasin in going from one village to another for many Generations when we came to the foot of this trail