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Day in the Life

Oct 25, 1879

Journal Entry

October 25, 1879 ~ Saturday

Oct 25 I arose in the morning rather weary as I lay on
the rock floor with but little under me and I did not sleep
much I steped out of Doors and saw a long row of old
men wraped in their Blankets sitting on the Edge of the rock
to see the sun rise as they were sun worshipers I took a
walk to the North End of the rock or sink whare the trail
comes up I looked down 1500 feet on to the Earth below me

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
Oct 25 I arose in the Morning rather weary as I lay on the ground floor with But little under me & I did not sleep Much I went out doors and saw a row of Men sitting on the roocks to see the sun rise as they were sun worshippers I took a walk to the North End of the rocks watching for Br Smith to come up
Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
I saw many women going with their Jugs on their Backs going for water I saw Many Donkies coming up the trail with 200 lb of cane in sacks on their Backs to the village, all the corn produce wood & water has to Be brought up to the top of the Mountain 1500 feet high on the Backs of there Asses or on the Backs of Men & women. Soon I saw Brother Smith & Hatch winding their way up the trail I stood on the top of [Blocks] of Stone 10 By 20 feet on top and then crevecies between the rocks from 1 to 3 feet which go down perpendicular for 100 feet or more Br Smith & Hatch soon arived & Brought me some Breakfast which I eat with Relish we then went with si to the south village Walpe to visit them. This village stands on the South End of the Rocks and their work shops stand flush on the outer Edge of the preapice and the dwelling Houses stand some 10 to 12 feet from the outer Edge of the mountain and there is nothing built up to keep children or Man or woman from falling off and draping [dropping] 1000 feet into the abiss one Chief fell off, & several children at Different time In time of war 5 Navajoes was shoved off who come to talk to them about peace but got into a dispute and was shoved off & dashed to peaces Jacob Hamblin saw their bodies after they fell on the East side of the rock about 100 feet from the top there is a projection of the rock below and the Indian have made a trail to it and formed the space into sheep & goat pens for many yards in length which are filled with hundreds of sheep & goats so you can look down 100 or 150 feet from the top of the rocks & see there sheep & goats but if one of them was to Jump over the frail outer wall 2 feet hight they would go down
Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
1000 feet or More before they stoped there pains were [considered] to save their flock from the Navajoes in time of war for they have always been ready to rob them and they have never been able to keep any horses untill of Late since the Mormons have been amoung them and [conseled] them to peace so now they are begining to keep some horces. We called the people together for a short time I spoke to them a short time then Br Lot Smith spoke to them in spanish & Si interpeted it to them in their own language we then went Down the Mountain through the winding trial hitched up our team & drove to Comiezzis spring & camped for the night 25 Miles

Oct 25, 1879