Dominguez and Escalante Journal
Source: Chavez, A. & Waner, T. (1995) The Dominguez and Escalante Journal,  University of Utah Press, SLC, UT
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November 23
We continued our journey although it snowed all day with troublesome flurries, and having traveled on the gallop for twelve leagues, we camped at the place called Kianatuna or Ojo de San José. Tonight we suffered greatly from the cold. - Today twelve leagues almost all toward the east.

November 24
As soon as it was daylight we left the Ojo de Señor San José, going southeast, and having traveled two leagues we halted for a time to make a fire with which to warm ourselves, because it was so cold that we feared we should freeze in this valley. We continued southeast more than three leagues, traveled two more east-northeast, and halted to change horses at a watering place which the Zuñis called Okiappá. We continued on our way, and having traveled five leagues to the south- east, we arrived after nightfall and greatly fatigued at the pueblo and mission of Nuestra Sefiora de Guadalupe de Zuñi . - Today twelve leagues.

Not having sufficient strength to continue immediately to the Villa de Santa Fé. we reported to the Señor Governor our happy arrival at this mission, together with a brief account of the contents of this diary.

November 26
In the afternoon the rest of the companions arrived.

On account of various incidents we remained at this mission until the thirteenth of December, when we set out for the Villa de Santa Fé, and having traveled thirty leagues, we arrived at the mission of San Estéban de Ácoma on the sixteenth of December.

Immediately there fell a heavy snow which prevented us from continuing as soon as we desired.

December 20
We set out from Acoma for the mission of Señor San José de la Laguna, where we arrived after traveling four leagues. -Today four leagues.

December 22
We set out from La Laguna, and having traveled six leagues east-northeast, we halted at the place called El Alamo. - Today six leagues.

December 23
We set out from here, and having traveled five leagues east by east-southeast, we arrived at the mission of San Angustin de la Isleta. - Today nine leagues.

December 28
We set out from the pueblo of La Isleta, and having traveled four leagues we arrived at the mission of San Francisco Javier de Alburquerque . -Today four leagues.

December 30
We set out from here, and having traveled four more leagues, we arrived at the mission of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Sandia. - Today four leagues.

December 31
We continued on our way, and having traveled seven leagues, arrived at the mission of Nuestro Padre Santo Domingo. - Today seven leagues.

On January 2, 1777
of this year of '77 having set out from the mission just mentioned we arrived at the Villa de Santa Fé.

January 3, 1777
We presented this diary, the token of the Lagunas of which mention is made, and the Laguna Indian. And because everything stated in this diary is true and faithful to what happened and was observed in our journey, we signed it in this mission on the third of January of the year 1777.

Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez
Fray Silvestre Vélez de Escalante
 

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