Aug 25 1879
Advisor mounted their horses and went with us 60 mils
to Islata & spent a week with us. We left and drove over a
Desolate Hilly sandy country to Louis Ray He drew his water
out of a well 165 feet deep By the aid of a mule we staid
Untill 5 oclok & drove 18 miles & camped on a Barren sand
ridge. Distance of the day 43 Mils

August 26, 1879 ~ Tuesday

26 We drove 6 miles to Frisco on the west side of the Rio Deel
Nort. we then crossed this river into the Albequirke containing
about 3000 inhabitants comprised of Spanish Americans
Jews &c I was introduced to Judge Parks U.S District
Judge ofI visited many stores in the place we spent most
of the day there I bought a suit of white cloths for $3,
a good hat for $1.25 In company with Br Christofferson
we visited the Catholic Cathedral accompanied By an
Italian Priest we went all through it and the Padra
showed us all things in it, all the Dresses for the Priest &
Deacons some of them were wove from pure gold thread
& others of Silver at a cost of $1000 each. We saw
Christ represented at full length covered with gauze with
5 Bleeding wounds all exposed we told the Priest we
were Mormons. He took a good Deal of Pains to show
us all things I sent Postal Cards to J Taylor E Snow &
Phebe W. Altitude of Albuquerque is 5550. we drove down
several miles on the East side of the River & camped for the night 10 M[iles]

August 27, 1879 ~ Wednesday

27 [FIGURES] We took breakfast and crossed the Rio Dell Nort
and travelled over a vary sandy road to Islata and we
called upon Juan Reylocero the old Patriarch of the Place
He was the head man of Islata A M Tenney had called

Aug 25 1879 Advisor mounted their horses and went with us 60 mils to Islata & spent a week with us. We left and drove over a Desolate Hilly sandy country to Louis Ray He drew his water out of a well 165 feet deep By the aid of a mule we staid Untill 5 oclok & drove 18 miles & camped on a Barren sand ridge. Distance of the day 43 Mils

August 26, 1879 ~ Tuesday

26 We drove 6 miles to Frisco on the west side of the Rio Deel Nort. we then crossed this river into the Albequirke containing about 3000 inhabitants comprised of Spanish Americans Jews &c I was introduced to Judge Parks U.S District JudgeI visited many stores in the place we spent most of the day there I bought a suit of white cloths for $3, a good hat for $1.25 In company with Br Christofferson we visited the Catholic Cathedral accompanied By an Italian Priest we went all through it and the Padra showed us all things in it, all the Dresses for the Priest & Deacons some of them were wove from pure gold thread & others of Silver at a cost of $1000 each. We saw Christ represented at full length covered with gauze with 5 Bleeding wounds all exposed we told the Priest we were Mormons. He took a good Deal of Pains to show us all things I sent Postal Cards to J Taylor E Snow & Phebe W. Altitude of Albuquerque is 5550. we drove down several miles on the East side of the River & camped for the night 10 Miles

August 27, 1879 ~ Wednesday

27 FIGURES We took breakfast and crossed the Rio Dell Nort and travelled over a vary sandy road to Islata and we called upon Juan Reylocero the old Patriarch of the Place He was the head man of Islata A M Tenney had called