It included a building which had been built by Billy Meadows as an intended trading post, but which had never been utilized as such.

There was initial difficulty in finding personnel willing to staff the mission, but Sister Katharine visited the Cincinnati province of Franciscans in 1897, and they agreed to provide the manpower.

[3] The mission, led by Fathers Anselm Weber and Berard Haile published numerous papers on the Navajo language, including dictionaries and grammars.

[6] The mission is approximately 27 x 60 feet, with the length running east to west, and has a gabled shingle roof.

It contained four bedrooms, three of which you had to pass through to reach the chapel, which was the largest room, and situated on the west side of the building.