Aug 19, 1879
bottom and others went into the buildings through the roof
on ladders. we went through the Ancient Catholic Cathedral
but it looked as though it was 500 years old. It had 2 Bells
Hanging in the Tower and over the pulpit it had some of
the finest carved work in wood I Ever saw of Christ
Apostles & Angels. we went through the Town and for
the first time in my life I had a view of a specimen
of the white Indians the Albinos which was a woman
her hair, face, Hands, & limbs were nearly as white as
Milk much whiter than any American They had some
2000 acres of corn that looked well without Irigation. we
did not stop long in that Place but drove 5 miles and camped 45 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
Aug 20. We drove to Zune farming village on fish spring
we called upon Juan Boutista (John Baptist) the first man
Baptized of the Zuna Nation By A M Tenney, his sons
wife was the most handsome woman I had Ever seen
of the Indian Nation. She had a young child nearly white
which I took in my arms and kissed the Mothers name
was Conceptians a good woman. (I will here relate a
circumstance and custom which prevails among these
tribes of Lamanites However incredulous it may appear
to the reader it had Every appearance of being true to me
when their children are a month or two old if they have
Grand Mothers They are given to them to Nurse so that the
Mother can be at liberty to I saw this child nursing its
Grand Mother which seemed to be a woman 55 or
60 years of age and seemed to obtain nurse to support it)
I went through theier wheat field which they were
Aug 19, 1879
bottom and others went into the buildings through the roof
on ladders. we went through the Ancient Catholic Cathedral
but it looked as though it was 500 years old. It had 2 Bells
Hanging in the Tower and over the pulpit it had some of
the finest carved work in wood I Ever saw of Christ
Apostles & Angels. we went through the Town and for
the first time in my life I had a view of a specimen
of the white Indians the Albinos which was a woman
her hair, face, Hands, & limbs were nearly as white as
Milk much whiter than any American They had some
2000 acres of corn that looked well without Irigation. we
did not stop long in that Place but drove 5 miles and camped 45 Miles
~ Wednesday
Aug 20. We drove to Zune farming village on fish spring
we called upon Juan Boutista (John Baptist) the first man
Baptized of the Zuna Nation By A M Tenney, his sons
wife was the most handsome woman I had Ever seen
of the Indian Nation. She had a young child nearly white
which I took in my arms and kissed the Mothers name
was Conceptians a good woman. (I will here relate a
circumstance and custom which prevails among these
tribes of Lamanites However incredulous it may appear
to the reader it had Every appearance of being true to me
when their children are a month or two old if they have
Grand Mothers They are given to them to Nurse so that the
Mother can be at liberty to I saw this child nursing its
Grand Mother which seemed to be a woman 55 or
60 years of age and seemed to obtain nurse to support it)
I went through their wheat field which they were
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