Show -- 6S- occupy this village These first which has never since been deserted attempts at settlement which were named respectfully had been abandoned because of "Acts of God® according to Mormon interpretation This valley of Navajo 13 situated high in the Zuni Mountains of Savoya and Navajo southwestern Valencia county New Mexico five miles long and a mile and a half wide It is approximately The mountains surrounding the valley are densely wooded with pines and cedars which protect the valley from the cold winds The forest provides adequate fuel and lumber throughout the year The Indian village of Zuni is in close proximity and it was to the members of this tribe that the first settlers of Savoya and Navajo came to labor and to convert Gallup New Mexico forty miles north Is the nearest railway station The winter of 1£S1 was unusually dry in and near Sunset and Brigham City on the Little Colorado in Arizona Several families decided' tto leave these places and to the colony of Navajo A water storage was constructed en-lar- ge three miles north of the site of Navajo by the followers of J H Hatch It seemed fitting that the person responsible for its construction should bo honored Accordingly the community was named Hamah which will be used as some pivotal colony for the remainder of this chapter because Vrith prospects for irrigation of its geographical location a the future of the community seemed assured and the settlers |