. 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
~ Sunday
26. we started at 6 oclok & drove 8 Miles & camped By a good spring of
water & took breakfast then drove & Met Polaka on his return
home from his trading tour loaded with raw Hydss & sundries Brother Brockbank found his 4 oxen that had strayed from Moan coppy
and He took them onto Sunset we drove over a good Deal of good land oif theire had been water we visited the coal vain in a bluff about
10 Miles from the Moquis villages from 2 to 10 feet which we travelled
over a good country for a road to day but No waggons
had been over it we followed the great Navajoe trail the
ownly obstruction we had was a great clay ridge about 12
Miles North of Sunset. This was the worst place to drive a waggon I ever
was in we went down a vary steep Bluff unto a wash we finally came to
a perpendicular descent of 12 feet then had to cross a high ridge vary
steep then go down a vary steep rocky cliff which was dangerous to
both Man & beast But we got Down safely and drove to Sunset 30 Miles
& 1000 feet on More before they stoped there pain were councled
to save their flock from the Navajoa in time of for they have
always been ready to them and they have woven loom able to keep any
horses untill of Lots since the Mormans have been amoung them and councled
them to peace so now they are begining to keep some horses. 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 Springs & camped for the night 25 Mile
. we started at 6 oclok & drove 8 Miles & camped By a good spring of
water & took breakfast then drove & Met Polaki on his return
home from his trading tour loaded with raw Hydes & sundries Brother
Brookbank found his 4 oxen that had strayed from Moancoppy
and He took them onto Sunset we drove over a good Deal of good land
if there had been water we visited the coal vein in a bluff about
10 miles from the Moquis villages from 2 to 10 feet think we travelled
over a good Country for a road to day but No waggons
had been over it we followed the great Navajoo trail the
ownly obstruction we had was a great clay ridge about 12
Miles North of Sunset This was the worst place to drive a waggon 7 ever
was in we went down a vary steep Rocky cliff which was dangorous to
both Man & bout But we got Down safely and drove to Sunset 30 Miles