Zenas Matthews' 1846 U.S.-Mexico War Diary and Service Papers

Saturday 29th 1846

struck camp early this morning an went about 12 miles and camped. Grass is bad. Passed seve ral large Ranches to day. The country is pretty much the same in this part it being rocky hills and occasionaly a small Valley with a ranch. The land is rich but subject to overflow from the river. They raise 2 crops of corn here a year. The second being now about shoulder high to a man.

Sunday Sept 7th 1846 We arrived at this place (Camar go) Several days ago our company and Capt Gran's and part of Capt Hubbard's Compy for the purpose of getting our horses shod. Camargo is sit uated on the Rio San Juan four miles from the Rio Grande. The town has been overflowed two months