Feb 3d, 1863
2 officers wounded it is reported that Lieut Darwin Chase
(once a Mormon Elder) Mortally wounded. He was ordained
into the Quorum of Seventies on the cornor stone of the Temple in
Far West at the Time that G. A. Smith and myself was ordained
into the Quorum of the Twelve. But Chase went to Calafornia
Apostitized Join the Army and a prospect of now Ending his
career. Col Cornor is bringing his dead & wounded into his
Encampment to bury & doctor. It is said that Bear Hunter the
cheief of the band was killed & his scalp now in Camp Douglass
I attended a lecture at the seventies hall delivered by John
Jaques Upon Fruit raising which was quite interesting I
[FIGURE] returned home & wrote a letter to J. M. Bernhisel. Jacob
4^thHamblin arived in this city with 3 of the Moquitch
Indians the first of that tribe who had visited us

February 4, 1863 ~ Wednesday

4^th In company with G. A. Smith Jacob Hamblin & W^m
B Maxwell witheethe 3 Moquitch Indians I visited President
Brigham Young who seemed pleased with the interview
President Young gave them Each an Apple which they
Eat with a good relish. The Moquitch Indians live in
New Mexico Territory about 1250 Miles South East of the Colorado & 335
miles from St George they live in a walled city built upon
the top of the rocks hard of access so as to be preserved from
their Enemies they do not go to war, nor fight ownly in Ex-
treme cases of self defence, they never scalp an Enemy dand
do not like to shed blood they are vary truthful, virtuous
honest & Industrious, they teach there children not
to shed blood, they cultivate the Earth raise corn, beans
Mellons, pumpkins, squashes, Onions, red peper a large quan-
tity of peaches they raise cotton keep sheep, goats, Jacks
& gJinnies. They spin & weave their own cloth. The men do all
the cultivation of the Earth & Making cloth the women
assist some they do the cooking & assist watering the sheep
they are vary kind to there women. They have seven
villiages the largest town has about 300 family containing
about 2000 souls the whole Number of the tribe probable
about 5000 souls they are vary intelligent and light