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Z. Matthews' Diary
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Friday May 21st 1846 Left home this morning for the purpose of joining the Army of Gen. Taylor on the Rio Grande. Went to F EngleKing's and Bat Hance. Stayed at Parson Kenneys got wet through by the rain. Saturday 23rd went to Travis expresly to meet Capt Railsy and others from the Brazoss but they failed in coming Started for Industry this evening and found Mr Hyman at Wood bound for the army Went to Mr [l?] and stayed all night with him Saturday 22
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in advance to look out. We yesterday having let Capt Irion take the command to the Rio Grande in case of an attack of the Mexicans Crossed another arm of the Lagune 1/2 mile wide some bogged down again Passed several Salt Lakes. The road to day is heavy sand and poor grass Camped at a Live oak grove Water was bad it being brackish We travelled today about 30 miles
Wednesday 16th 1846 Left camp and went about 15 miles and stoped in a grove near some large white sand hills. The scouts have found some fresh tracks of Mexicans as we supose. Saw a drove of mustangs near here. We have seen them in large droves for several days. Started at 4 oclock and traveled untill 1 hour after dark and left the road 1/3 mile and camped in a live oak grove Thursday 11th 1846 Rode 2 miles and came into the trail of Genl Taylor's army leading to Point Iabell some of our men discovered
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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
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