June 1927 Colorado River Lower Calif., Mex. 20 miles S. of Pilot Knob. Oct. 11, 1927 We arrived here at noon today. The weather is speedily warm and the mosquitoes numerous. The spot is called Pescadero slough. There is a long levee here, about two a mile & a half long. During the flood season there are many men here fighting the river. But just now there is only one mach- man here. The land here is river bottom land with tules over 15 ft high where there is seepage thru the levee. On these tules there is a continuous chorus of Blackbirds, in the evening when they arrive here to roost. There is a water tank here standing by the railroad which runs to Andergo. It is owned by the C.& M. outfit and they also own almost all of the land this side of the river as far as 15 to 20 miles below the border. This land is covered with cotton plantations, making it