Political/Government - Legislative Assembly resolution, 22 December 1858
Approved
A. Cumming
Gov Utah Territory
22nd I spent the day in the office Journallizing I rep[or]ted
to G. A. Smith an Account of Brother Hamblins
mission to the Moquises He travelled about 300 miles
from the Rio Vergin he had to go about 100 miles up
the Colorado before they could cross it He was received
rather cooly at first as they had been visited by
some white men who had lied to them, but they soon
had confidence in him he found them located in
walled cities built of stone the Houses 3 stories hig[h]
which were built on the Hightest mountains ownly
accessible on foot or horsback they have cisterns
to ketch their water for use & pak their wood on
the Bak of Animals their wealth consists mo[s]tly
in sheep & goats they cultivate the Earth & make
their own cloth, &c but we shall have a full report soon
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