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]
May 4, 1879 [FIGURES] Sunday I wrote 4 Pages to John
[FIGURE] Taylor & council and gave a hasty account of my
travels and the same to Edward Hunter and asked him to
send an Order to Sarah for $75 for produce I also wrote
a lengthy letter to Phebe a Snow and commenced one to Moses Thatcher, wrote one Page laid down my Pen went to
the Evening Meeting spoke 45 Minuts returned to my tent
Eat a Bowl of Bread and Milk went to Bed in my tent
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 perpendicular 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 Miles
May 4, 1879 FIGURES Sunday I wrote 4 Pages to John
[FIGURE] Taylor & council and gave a hasty account of my
travels and the same to Edward Hunter and asked him to
send an Order to Sarah for $75 for produce I also wrote
a lengthy letter to Phebe a Snow and commenced one to
Moses Thatcher, wrote one Page laid down my Pen went to
the Evening Meeting spoke 45 Minuts returned to my tent
Eat a Bowl of Bread and Milk went to Bed in my tent
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," April 30, 1879 - May 4, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/7Lyr