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May 1, 1879

Journal Entry

May 01, 1879 ~ Thursday

May 1. I wrote 4 Letters to Phebe, Susan, Eugenia & Robert Scholes
It was fast day the People had a Meeting Many of the
Navajos & Moquies and their Chiefs met. I met with them
but they mostly wanted to trade. In the Evening in company
with John W. Young & wife I rode up the Creek about 4 miles passed
the 3 Reservois followed the creek up untill it was walled in
on each side with perpendicual Rocks from 50 to 100 feet
saw a Beautiful cave 100 feet long arched over with a perpen-
dicular rock John W saw a wild cat standing in the mouth
of the cave the cat ran up the creek. On our return we
came over half a mile of rocks in Evry form & shape
imaginable caverns that would hide a small army of men 10 M[iles]

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Scholes, Eugenia Amelia Cody
21 May 1860 - 16 Sep 1955
60 mentions
Family
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
299 mentions
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
94 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
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Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
May 1. [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to Phebe Susan, Eugenia & Robert Scholes Jr I sent Pheb Susans Letters. It was fast day the people had a Meeting Many of the Navijos & Moquies & Ch[i]efs met I met with them But they mostly wanted to trade In the Evening in company with John W. Young & Will H rode up the creek about 4 miles passed the 3 Resevois followed the creek up untilled it was walled in on each side with perpen- dicular from 50 to 100 feet saw a Beautiful cave 100 feet in length arched over with the appearance at cut rock John W saw a wild cat standing in the mouth of the cave He ran up the creek. On our return we came over half a mile of Rocks in every form & shape imaginable caverns that would hide a small army of men Distance of the day 10 M[iles]

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May 1, 1879