23 Oct Trees could grow in such places or
corn & Mellons grow in such sand
without water but we find that sand
holds moisture in a dry season much better
than clay their Mellon paches covered several
Acres all surrounded with stakes with
rugs to keep off the crows & wolves. We
asscended on stone stepts & a foot path
some 500 feet into the Oribe village conta[inin]g
a population of about 1000 people I was
asstonished to see so many children boys & girls
among them all the Marriageable girls from
10 years up had their hair done up in
the shape of a pair of Horns or Huge
ears on the side of the Head which would
arise 4 inches above the Head this was a sign
that they were ready for Marriage for Marriage
but it gave them a very wild appearance
any one not knowing their customs had
seen them raise their head am[on]g the
rocks would have taken them for a
grizerly bear. This village was compet[ent]ly
built Houses laid up with stone in Mortar
& some of them 4 stories high all standing
on the bear bare rocks all there

23 Oct Then could grow in such places {shorthand}? bean & Mellen grow in such sand without water but we find that sand holds moisture in a dry weather much better than clay their Mellen peaches cered verd Acre all sumonchd with states walls Rugs to keep all the crows & wahes We asscended on stone stapets & a foot path some 500 feet into the Oribe village centing a population of about 1000 people I was asstonished to see so many children lass & gents among them all the Marriageable girls for 10 years up had their hairs done up in the shape of a pair of Horns or Huge Ears on teh side of the Head which would arise 4 inches above the Head this was a sign that they were Ready for Marriage / a Marriage but it gave them a very wild appearance any one not knowing their customs had seen there raise their head any the Rocks would have laten there for a gingerly bean This village was completely built Herein laid up with stone in Maden & some of them 4 stories high all stanging on the bare Rades all there