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May 20, 1879

Journal Entry

May 20, 1879 ~ Tuesday

20 I wrote 4 Letters to day to McAllister LB & Bleak &
Julia Spencer I sent to St George some Letters, in the afternoon
I wrde [rode] with Lot Smith out 4 miles into the hills to visit some
old Indian Villages in ruins we drove onto one hill wher there
were the ruins of hundreds of old ancient stone houses all seemed
to be double with a wall runing through the centre of them built
in a square compacted fort form 10 M[iles]

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Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
448 mentions
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
596 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Julia Spencer
6 May 1856 - 1 Feb 1895
36 mentions
Family
Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
351 mentions
Missionary
Young, Lucy Bigelow
3 Oct 1830 - 3 Feb 1905
38 mentions
Family

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Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
20 [FIGURE] I wrote to day 4 Letters to Bleak Mc Allister L. B. Y. & Julia Spencer I sent to St George Clara Youngs letter that was sent to me. In the afternoon I rode with Lot Smith out some 3 Miles to visit the old Indians Ruins we drove up onto one hill where there were hundreds of old stone Houses that lay in ruins all seemed to be double [House] with a wall in the centre & room [carts] siide of it, Built compacked in a fort

May 20, 1879