The New York herald., 1851-07-11
NEWS BY THE MAiI.S.


The following s -ynopsis Of the testimony
In the case II DIR. q. A. Gardiner -
Juan Soto swore that the thu superintendent oi
the refinery that the time # DIR Gardnsr pulsion
his mines in prosperous state; that they yielded In
the last thy worked upwards Of $4,000
and that had they not been destroyed thy would have
yielded about $5O0Cc per nh TO hv- or six years that
in opinion the bu worth at least $500 600
He also states the particulars the -fpdsoa detruc-
tion, and piiiage Of the property
q Antonio Ma rim depcseo that he charge Of the
pay store, and that the business was IN prosper
Gus condition in the m1n.h II Oct Der issa htv'
Of 600 of silver; that DR. dirdin-r expelled
by violent mean, and MS property conhsest-d os
the government that there also los about $4,000
worth Of silver, then in a s'ae II am.gym AMI thAI
the business would have produced about sooVvo per
month for five or six years with eIp"nse OF about
i2o0e per month that This enterprise was w"f'o al
81 william p johnson. of Liverpool a mschnist,
ewore that he was employed at ihesr mines BY Or Gar
ees from January lss5 October is46 and st the
particulars Of the expulsion conscs:ion snd destruc
ton Of this property chat th. Of the property
was about s2SO,OOO ana that was worth pward Il
double that amount s56oeo that 1t had yi-,ded
$4,000 Of silver in the last four nths in
future yield about $50 90 PER month expense Of
about Sl2 COO per month aud that this condition
would lsstfor i've or Fix years.
A. James smith, II EuiGburgh, n machnit swore
that he was employed in the minss belonging to Or.
Gardner, putting up mach merry &c: from the com
mencement OF 1876 to Dctcber lo46. and crbes
the manner in which Or Gardiner oslisd and has
property conhscated AMI destroyed that invest
ment in this business amounted to abost $4,000 aud
chat IL at the time Of the .xpul.oo In pros
porous condition, aad would have yielded from SO
$4,000 per month for five years. expense
about $40 si2Ooo PEI month; and that in his
opinion worth about sAJJ.UV0
g. Sebastian Pachreo. sup rintendent of the
mine shaft of Dolores. oath gives general de.
scription Of the mining enterprise belonging to Dr.
0srdiner and Of it, snd estimates the invest
ment at 100000. lie describe The manner aud par
tcuars Of his expulsion the connscation Of his
property and states it tc have bp IN the most pros
,ta, .,,ih htsrN .Jann
Of rich and the refining successful operation,
having furnished a-aoy $50 40 worth II silver; that
$4,000 worth Of silver in state of Sn an was lost
In the general truc,irn the estsoi nest and
that the emne would have yielded about $50 900 par
month for some six years AT an expense OF sbIut
$1,000 psi month, and that his couoero WAS worth
At least s5o0000
9. William jackson of Manchester. an architect
swesrs that he was employed on DIR dardiuer's mines
from February lS45 Iober, 1876 thst erected
snetDg furnaces and other budas, aud described the
business being In most prosperous coodition. IA, de-
scribes the expulsion Il DR. Usroin-r an the cr1cs
Sion and destruction of these and ths there
also lost about OptO worth OF silver in
that the mines would prodce about $50 600 per mouth
tor about five years OF ten LUOO per
100000
Jose Ochoa chief miner of these mines on oath
sates that he oonver-anr with DIR Gardiners
ing rprise for years the fact Of his expul
eon and the coufscstion II the mines cescribs tae
di6ereDt shafts and workings Of the mines and their
depth, width OF vein. &c. that the very
roh and abundant that it could not BE- al extracted
In less than ve OF Elk year. describes the principal
chioery he soumeraes tn cost Of each epaate part
OF the mines and oe into dctaued account VI the cost
o(every part OF the tinstpg the whole cost
at about $3.50 OoO thas r-nb-ry produce
from $4,000 to $50 100 per h. for several Tie
continues that in the destruction III tho ninss hsr,
lost SOC mule loads crude (.SUOo1J aEd also
the silver in state VI sigam amounting TO $50 900
The deponrnt considers IL disuls O. estimate the
value Of the enterprise on account OF ITS great prosperity
but thinks at its lowest e-tu ate ~orth double ts
coat (sIooeoo He speaks o o'ner e.'srp.i-es not as
worth from $4,000 10 40 JvO
8 Santiago Gomez, a merchant aud banker OF
claimant swears that DIR Gardiner. in 1874 deposited
with him f6S0oO in cash aud letter ii unlimi.d ere
dit, and commenced the working Ot tne~e mnes; and
that they became vey productive. aud was enter
prise of great magnitude. lie sestaes also the
Of the machinery and supps aud In It the capital In
eiver received from the mine the last four Lonths
IL worked TO he 80 Vo snd that The luct OF sill
yer for the month OF Oct her would have o'-n QUO
hut that this silver ia tue destruction uf the
perty. He further t-sti.-' that $4,000 offered
through him for the on.-fonr part Of the mine and
that this offer -pted. The ofr made in
June July, 1886 II. al" states the IL the expu
and coDfcsion and that Dr Gardiner entirely
ruined thereby and that he indebted 20 thr amount
OF about 81 % 900
Q Joaquin Espuosa, professional miner aud reAuer
OF silver depses that be vs.. th- rrhnr Al Or Gardi-
Iers mine from the middi- q lSs5 until October 1916.
Relates the facts 81 the expulsion Of Dr.. Crdiuer aud
tLs eonhscaticn and destructpn ~ hi. as lie de
scribee the various work. ana ain ry by DE-
Gardiner st the refinery and est,nzt-s their He
states that the refinery when ony In m operation
had turned out In th ls' hionth sS5 worh u
silver he further t-stifs that there
of OFT, and that the product would be 80 tye per
month for eve or six year- That the cost Of
tabli<hing these mines was fr IN sJ3nOoO e. $40
COO After enumersting Effect, ani their value,
carried of by tn Mexican tr ops he says-rnere was
also destroyed t5lOtS worth of silver then n
sD'aagsD, and 500 loads of crude orr, as-ayed and
proved TO contain fe~n narss a oliver load worth
$l00 load (xs0Oo6D. rbe dep bi IJ-s
sustained by Dr. Csruin.r 10 b. iucssn.te kior. -
vas ofered $4,000 for the twenty fD1tb part II Lis
mine on various occasions. before u bad r,aoal t1.s
Of prosperity and that he ale ortd sl50sf9 ior
the fourth part. and these offers retus.i knoss
that Dir Gardiner indeh ID the amount e from
$4,000 70 100000 and thai he ~As nu'rog raucd BY
hi expulsion
10 John O Simpson n Scotland a builder emp Dyed
~ cup rDtepdsp of wood sDd surface dep
have been employed q, DIR 0srduer on.- ia the sb,
capacity from February, 1915. 10 oe,ober, 1916 and
ebumerntss ths facts u Gardiner expulsion aud the
destruction Of his minss Amer going into de-
tsiI,d account Of al the different buildings aud
works constructed by Dr.. Gardner, aud OF their
Respective cost. be giyes III. general outlay havs
been from $4,000 10 sJsOfDo lie t-stiiss 10 The
general prosperity ~ the and q sup rior
adVaptsses that thi, ouIsy estani-h
ing and building up the property and tina; raj IL not
been interrupted, the expense would have b@.u re-
ducsd To the mere ccrt IL csrrying IN the business
that the mine would yield about s+0c0 for
many years and eStins.e. it, value at d uo,e it, est
tsGTotoo) and thnt independent 4 the Lose dstruO-
ton of The general concsrn there Wa dsir yea about
$50 coo worth a silver IN state ~ ss snd about
5000 worth of crude be Lbs ~i-e his be-
lief that DR. Gafdrer wa iooobtsd sSout $4,000 and
that he eDtirtly ruined
IL Andres Arr lou-, a surveyor and mining en-
ppecr ststes thst b. TO Or Gartiners nins- In
octotsr, lsi5 In hi professional capscy aud describes
The mines aud the vein q1,lIty dimeo-
and direction the d. pth u the different sh.ft sni the
extent Of the vOks i -tsts thar NJ sgsin returned
20 tbess mines In August 1870 aud eecrbes their i'm
rrOvvmcut aud the tariius bUsidinsr Aua machinery
erected States to b- ricn snd very -bundant
600 Describes the refnsry which .ucce-fu ope-
rrtoD lie consider that the in ~ ht & the mines.
could not be exhHustso tn yar- aud believes the
terprite ~ouio ysld free all sHp-p- fr"p S35 OuO 10
$4,000 mouth for ~ lsat tive yesr H. estimates
thc cost Of each department 81 h mines epsraty and
coocudes that the ~h is mo.' has~ cot s3Joo01 We
consders the value ofthe property Dccuabls and
sstss that be (dspoD.BtJ hrzrd ~ uf~r IS oOO
for twtntytourb psrt. aud ihy he knows tnat slsOo
offered for the fourth part the mn- but that bDth
Offers rsjsctsd ny Bf oafdur He sl-o ta1e- the
facts of the expulsion sud and destruction
of the mines and ssyr DR. Gardiner ertirey ped
fbervby Besides thea dep ritons there
certificates corrobor.iing The fac also copy of the
title of be mipcs
so much Interest has been awakened IN oop-equeoce
n aller.d charrrs Of fraud in .Upn. ton with VAr