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or dams - & thus irrigate land, however the catch raised in such situations after feeding on the prairies, are obliged to come up to the farm for water & thus they are much tamer than those that are allowed to run into or ? & drink at Rivers & creeks -
Some such sort of system must be resorted to for parts of our colony -dams only want making & one crop annually (?) can be easily obtained without irrigation - Left Rio Frio over fine prairies of undulating & hilly Somas, not much brush fine pastures - Musquits - No water now - many canalters leading into the Frio & Leona - Camped 10 miles S by W Camps San Agua -
Monday 10 4 miles S by W brought us to the Leona N 15-16 miles below presidio Rd - Leona banks steep but not high -cloudy & small rain. 5 or 6 to the junction with Frio great droves of deer - & mustang trails Hares rabbits - Moccasin S. Shot a