Day in the Life

Aug 26, 1879

Journal Entry

August 26, 1879 ~ Tuesday

26 We drove 6 miles to Frisco on the west side of the Rio Deel
Nort
. we then crossed this river into the Albequirke containing
about 3000 inhabitants comprised of Spanish Americans
Jews &c I was introduced to Judge Parks U.S District
Judge ofI visited many stores in the place we spent most
of the day there I bought a suit of white cloths for $3,
a good hat for $1.25 In company with Br Christofferson
we visited the Catholic Cathedral accompanied By an
Italian Priest we went all through it and the Padra
showed us all things in it, all the Dresses for the Priest &
Deacons some of them were wove from pure gold thread
& others of Silver at a cost of $1000 each. We saw
Christ represented at full length covered with gauze with
5 Bleeding wounds all exposed we told the Priest we
were Mormons. He took a good Deal of Pains to show
us all things I sent Postal Cards to J Taylor E Snow &
Phebe W. Altitude of Albuquerque is 5550. we drove down
several miles on the East side of the River & camped for the night 10 M[iles]

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Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
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Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
26. We drove 6 Miles to Frisco on the west side of the Rio Dell Nort we then crossed this river into Albequirke contai[ni]ng about 3000 Inhabitants comprised of spanish, Americans &c I was introduced to Judge Parks the U. S. District Judge I visited Many stores We spent most of the day there I Bought a suit of white clothes for $3, good hat for $1.25. In company with Br Christofferson we visited the Catholic
Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
Cathedral. Accompanied by an Italian priest we went all through It and the padra showed us all things in it all the Dresses for the priests & Deacons some of them cost $1000 were wove with pure gold thead & wool silver we saw Christs repre[sen]tation at full length covered with gauze with his body gurded & 5 Bleeding wounds exposed we told the priest we were Mormons & he took pains to show us all things [FIGURE] I sent postall cards to J Taylor E. Snow & P. W. Altitude of Albiqurk 5550.

Aug 26, 1879