Oct 24, into the valley below it was the steepest place I ever lead a horse down
I sent a Note to Lot Smith By the Chief of the place an Aged Man I informed
Br Smith we should cross the valley to the three last villages The Chief
accompanied Br Smith to the Last Moque villages around on the East side
while Br Hatch & Myself crossed the valley some 7 Miles to the three last
villages Those 3 villages stand on a Barren Rock from 1000 to 1500 feet
from the valley beneath It can ownly be approached in two places one
the East & on the west. By a vary steep Narrow winding trail and stone
steps the country bordering upon the foot of this Mountain is composed of ridges
& gorges with peach orchards standing on the sides of the steep hills & in the vallies
but invariably planted in the sand. The Name of these 3 villages are Hano or
Tawa, on the North 300 people. 200 yard South stands Cheekomaovo 100 people
and on the south End of the rock stands ^&^ Hope or Walpeke with 800 people
These three villages stand on a Barren Desolate coarse sand stone rock from
1000 to 1500 feet almost perpendicular to the valley Below This rock upon
which those 3 villiages stands in varies in widths from 75 yards to 12 feet wide
and the foot path, which has Been travelled for centauries in going from one
village to another has worn a trail several inches deep in the solid rock with
bare feet and Mocasin. We asscended this vary high Mountain for 1000 feet
up stone steps & and winding trail leading up our poor horse after us. Before
we ascended we wattered our Horse at a well 30 feet deep which He had to go
down on stone steps, several woman were getting water in large Earthen [dugts]
Jugs which were carried in Blankets strapted across the heads we went
to the first village Hano. I here found the Chief Cachaby the Father of
Polakki As Br Smith was camped on the East Side of the villages by a
spring in a peach orchard. As I was to weary to go down to him [having]
climbed near 3000 feet of Mountain and Decended nearly the same on foot

Oct 24 into the valley below it was the steepest place I ever lead a horse down I sent a Note to Lot Smith By the chief of the place an Aged Man I informed Br Smith we should cross the valley to the three last villages The chief accompanied Br Smith to the Lot Moque villeges around on the East side while Br Hatch & Myself crossed the valley some 7 Miles to the three last villages Those 3 villages stand on a Barren Rock from 1000 to 1500 feet from the valley beneath It can onwly be approached in two places one the East & on the west. By a vary steep Narrow winding trail and stone stepts the country bordering upon the foot of this Mountain is composed of ridges & gorges with peach orchards standing on the sides of the steep hills & in the vallies but invariably planted in the sand. The Name of these 3 villages are Hano or Tewa, on the North 300 people. 200 yard South stands Cheekumovo 100 people and on the South End of the Rock stands & Walpe with 800 people Those three villages stand on a Barren Delate course sand stone Rock from 1000 to 1500 feet almost parpandicolar to the valley Below This Rock upon whick those 3 villiages stands in varies in wedths from 75 yards to 12 feet wide and the foot path, which has Been travalled for Countouries in going from one village to another has worn a trail several inches deep in the solid Rock with bare feet and Mocasin. We ascended this vary high Mountain for 1000 feet up stone stops & and winding trail loading upon poor horse after us. Before we ascended we wathered our Horse at a well 30 feet deep which He had to go down on stone steps, several woman were getting water in large Earths Jugs which were carried in Blankets strapted across the roads we went to the first village Hano. I here found the chick cachally the Father of Polakki As Br Smith was camped on the East Side of the villages by a spring in a peach orchard. As I was to weary to go down to him lary climated near 3000 feet of Mountains and Decanded nearly the same on foot