Aug 29, 18979 Islatas quite as capable of receiving any principle of
the gospel or intelligence as the Anglo Saxon race The last
family we parted with was Mrs Pascal Aveita a Noble
Matron of about 50 years of age she put us up a Box of
nice Peaches & grapes to take with us she had two fine
daughters which appeared vary Lady like I felt to leave
my Blessing with them & with the Islata's we drove to, we
drove to the forks at the road & camped for the night 20 mile
~ Saturday
Aug 30. Br Tenney rode his horses this morning 6 miles to
get water we then drove to Mesa Nogra the village
of the Lagoonies and spent the night with a good family
By the name of Jose Curaco they got us a good Dinner &
treated us vary well 23 Miles
~ Sunday
31 Sunday Our Brethren was at our waggon befor we
was up to bid us wanus Deas (good morning) the family
with whom we stoped treated us as well as they could
if they had been Latter Day Saints They are such in principle
we held a meeting with what their were left in the settlement
The two leading men who had followed us to Albuquerque had
not returned and others were gone herding if they had been
at home I think we should have Baptized quite a Number
of the settlement we held the meeting in the same catholic chapel
that did bf before. The Catholic Priest has great power
and influence over the Indian tribes after meeting and getting
our dinner we left and Passed the villages of Lagoonia Cuvere
Cuvera Santana and several other small villages and
camped at night at Mr MCCarty's He treated us kind 25 M[iles]
~ Monday
Sept 1. We started at daylight travelled a few miles
Aug 29, 1879
Islatas quite as capable of receiving any principle of
the gospel or intelligence as the Anglo Saxon race The last
family we parted with was Mrs Pascal Aveita a Noble
Matron of about 50 years of age she put us up a Box of
nice Peaches & grapes to take with us she had two fine
daughters which appeared vary Lady like I felt to leave
my Blessing with them & with the Islata's we drove to, we
drove to the forks at the road & camped for the night 20 mile
~ Saturday
Aug 30. Br Tenney rode his horses this morning 6 miles to
get water we then drove to Mesa Nogra the village
of the Lagoonies and spent the night with a good family
By the name of Jose Curaco they got us a good Dinner &
treated us vary well 23 Miles
~ Sunday
31 Sunday Our Brethren was at our waggon befor we
was up to bid us wanus Deas (good morning) the family
with whom we stoped treated us as well as they could
if they had been Latter Day Saints They are such in principle
we held a meeting with what their were left in the settlement
The two leading men who had followed us to Albuquerque had
not returned and others were gone herding if they had been
at home I think we should have Baptized quite a Number
of the settlement we held the meeting in the same catholic chapel
that did before. The Catholic Priest has great power
and influence over the Indian tribes after meeting and getting
our dinner we left and Passed the villages of Lagoonia Cuvere
Cuvera Santana and several other small villages and
camped at night at Mr MCCarty's He treated us kind 25 Miles
~ Monday
Sept 1. We started at daylight travelled a few miles
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," August 30, 1879 - September 1, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 22, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/VPWW