Aug 27, 1879
When we got our things into our room we dedicated
it to God and Dedicated ourselves And I felt thankful that
the old Gentleman received us so kindly He said He had
a right to Enjoy his own religion and no man should
take that right from him. None had as yet Been baptized
in this Nation but many were vary friendly to us we visited
Mrs Paseval Aviela a large fine inteligent woman with a
fine house fine carpets she received us Kindly. She set before
us Mellons, Peaches, Pears & grapes I Kissed her youngest Boy
7 years old a fine lad. she seemed much Pleased after some
conversation with her she asked to call to morrow
we then visited another man & wife with a fine house
and carpets with side seats covered with Navajoe
Blankets worth $16 a peace. She also gave us fruit. Our
Room was in the main Public square within a few yards
of the gambling stalls whare some 200 mexicans who had gath-
ered to attend the great feast they commenced gambling &
kept it up all night occosionally would stop and have
a fight and it was a regular Bedlam. The Islatas was
so much above them in their morrals that they retired
to bed about Dark and locked up their houses and let the
Mexicans Do the fighting & gambling. No man woman
or child in Islata is allowed to sweep any dust or dirt
out of their houses into the side walk or street under the penalty
of a fine it all has to be gathered up in baskets & Blankets
and Empted on to Mounds Place appropriated for that purpose
in diferent parts of the village, the mound nearest our
room was 150 yards in circumference & 30 feet high all formed
Aug 27, 1879
When we got our things into our room we dedicated
it to God and Dedicated ourselves And I felt thankful that
the old Gentleman received us so kindly He said He had
a right to Enjoy his own religion and no man should
take that right from him. None had as yet Been baptized
in this Nation but many were vary friendly to us we visited
Mrs Paseval Aviela a large fine inteligent woman with a
fine house fine carpets she received us Kindly. She set before
us Mellons, Peaches, Pears & grapes I Kissed her youngest Boy
7 years old a fine lad. she seemed much Pleased after some
conversation with her she asked to call to morrow
we then visited another man & wife with a fine house
and carpets with side seats covered with Navajoe
Blankets worth $16 a peace. She also gave us fruit. Our
Room was in the main Public square within a few yards
of the gambling stalls whare some 200 mexicans who had gathered to attend the great feast they commenced gambling &
kept it up all night occosionally would stop and have
a fight and it was a regular Bedlam. The Islatas was
so much above them in their morrals that they retired
to bed about Dark and locked up their houses and let the
Mexicans Do the fighting & gambling. No man woman
or child in Islata is allowed to sweep any dust or dirt
out of their houses into the side walk or street under the penalty
of a fine it all has to be gathered up in baskets & Blankets
and Empted on to Mounds Place appropriated for that purpose
in diferent parts of the village, the mound nearest our
room was 150 yards in circumference & 30 feet high all formed
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," August 27, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Q0XL