23 Sunday I attended Meeting with the People I spoke
to them 40 M[inutes]. Also met in the Evening and spoke a short time
~ Monday
24 I visited the Lake shot 3 ducks 2 on the wing
~ Tuesday
25 I spent the day mostly in the tent I read the hand
Book of Arizona
~ Wednesday
26. A Hot day. John W Young is vary Busy building
him a Dwelling House and woollen Factory. The Navajos come daily and visit and Bring wool to
trade &c Br August Wilkin and Gardner returned
to day from visiting the Moquich, & Navajoes brought
back with them the Son of the Chief Cachaby his
sons name was Polakhah. he speaks 7 different
Languages including good Spanish, the Brethren
saw a large collection of the Navajos. They had
killed three of their Indian Doctors because they
had made bad medicine & let their Patients die
if white men served Doctors the same way as many
might not die under therir care. Their is a small
tribe of Indians called Supies or Cahones we
have some thought of visiting them. They number
about 300 Men women & children. They live in a Deep
gorge called Cateract Creek will [with] walls of solid rock
perpendicular each side of them 4000 feet high. The valley
23 Sunday I attended Meeting with the People I spoke
to them 40 Minutes. Also met in the Evening and spoke a short time
~ Monday
24 I visited the Lake shot 3 ducks 2 on the wing
~ Tuesday
25 I spent the day mostly in the tent I read the hand
Book of Arizona
~ Wednesday
26. A Hot day. John W Young is vary Busy building
him a Dwelling House and woollen Factory. The
Navajos come daily and visit and Bring wool to
trade &c Br August Wilkin and Gardner returned
to day from visiting the Moquich, & Navajoes brought
back with them the Son of the Chief Cachaby his
sons name was Polakhah. he speaks 7 different
Languages including good Spanish, the Brethren
saw a large collection of the Navajos They had
Killed three of their Indian Doctors because they
had made bad Medicine & let their Patients die
if white men served Doctors the same way as many
might not die under their care. Their is a small
tribe of Indians called Supies or Cahones we
have some thought of visiting them They number
about 300 Men women & children They live in a Deep
gorge called Cateract Creek will walls of solid rock
perpendicular each side of them 4000 feet high The valley
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