Area of Salt Lake Diocese — Tribes of Arizona and New Mexico — The Moqui "Cliff People" — The Priest Marcos de Nizza — Companion of Pizarro — His Wonderful Career — On the way to the Zuni Villages — De Nizza's Tramp through Northern Mexico — His Plunge Into Arizona in 1539 — Death of the Negro Estavan — View of Cibola — Return and Death of the Priest. — Page 39.
The Ruis Expedition of 1581 — Flight of the Soldiers — Murder of the Priest Santa Maria — Death of Father Lopez — Espajo to the Rescue — Arrives in the Villages of the Teguans — Return of the Party — Onate Organizes His Expedition for Zuni by the Rio Grande — Building of First Church in New Mexico — Exploring the Colorado — Founding of Santa Fe in 1606— Opening of Missions Among the Zunis — Building of Churches. — Page 50.
Frightful Contempt for Moral Law — Religion of Utes — A Tissue of Absurd Superstitions — Belief in Immortality of Animals — In Bows, Arrows and War Clubs — The Wah-Kon — The Autmoin or Priest-Doctor — His Exorcisms — The Treatment of the Sick — The Feast of the Dead — The "Sorcerers" of Salt Lake — Their Origin — The Jacarilla-Apache — Simpson's Experience With the Group — Their Filthy Habits — Their Food — Human Flesh Eaters — Mourning Customs of the Women — End of the Fighting Tribes. — Page 113.
Number of Churches in 1649 — The Zuni Conspiracy — Revolt of the Tribes and Massacre of the Spaniards — Slaughter of the Priests — Capture of Santa Fe — The "Forlorn Hope" — Desperate Charge of the Spaniards — Stampede of the Indians — On to El Paso — Return of Onate to Santa Fe — Submission of the Tribes — Reconquest of New Mexico — Population — Human Sacrifice — Exploring the Colorado. — Page 55.
CHAPTER IV.— MASSACRE OF THE SPANIARDS AND SLAUGHTER OF THE PRIESTS.
March of Coronado for the Cibola — His Companions — Death of the Priest Juan de la Cruz — Of Brother Luis Descalano — Father Padilla and Pedro de Tobar Visit the Moquis — March of Coronado and Padilla Through Oklahoma and Indian Territory in 1541— Enter Kansas — Crossing the Arkansas — Return of Coronado — Padilla's Journey to the Teton Sioux — Starts for Lands of the Pawnees — Is Murdered — Body Never Recovered — Mota- Padilla's Account. — Page 45.