The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-26

81 Aas Yes, sir; where We encamped the seccud
night previous to our guang to the mines ID the
morning.
Cues: WIN you describe the appearance of the
church?
Anss It looked like ons6f the Methodist churches
~ the ne country. y nad no spirs upon it. In one
resided; at the other end was the church, which
was probably twenty four or twenty Eve feet
square.
Qus. Do you remember whether it had bell
on it, or not?
Ans. 1t had no bell on it.
Cues. You say you saw the church at Pinai?
dns Yes, sir, did; but did not go inside of it.
CUES. Did you see bell on either OF these
Ans. l thought there was bell on the church at
Ahuacatian. 1t had aspire upon it, but ! do not
know whether it bad q bell or not.
Quts Was the spire the ordinary church sPl e
Ans. 1t was the same those on most Of the
churches in the country villages; but i was not
like the spires of the city of Mexico other large
cities. It was not ma gni6cently finished
Ques Did you see church with SORT of ekele-
ton or frame work upon the top of it supporting
bell?
Ans No, sir; not thatI recollect. did not OBJ
serve very particularly of any in Laguinillas.
Cues. How far did understand you to say that
the first reineries were from that place!
Ans. Eight or ten miles. e
CUES thought understood you the other day
to say about five leagues?
Ans. think not thought that spoke alto
gether by miles. 80
Cues Is it eight or ten miles by the road?
Ans. No. sir; but in an air line.
CUES. You do not recolect of having described
them as being five leagues distant?
Ans. No, sir, / do not.
Cues. Did you any other refneries which
belonged to DR.. Gardiner?
Ans. Not that am aware of, with the exception
of those of which / have already spoken
Quss. You refinery between Santa Clara
and San Domingo which DR.. Gardiner stated to be
bis?
Ans. Yes, sir.
Cues. How far was that from the minee'
Ans. 1t was not more than five hundred or six
hundred yards from Trinidad 1t was on the base
of the mountain on which Trinidad was located.
Cues. Was it large building?
Ans. 1t was not very large building. There
were only two smelling and one refining furnace
in it.
CUES. Was the first one you come to the largest
one?
Ans Those near the village were much larger.
CUES understood you to describe the largest
one to be about the size of the courtroom?
Ans. described one of them, but do not know
whether that was the largest one.
Cues. Could you form an idea of the cost of such
| a refinery? 2et p;
Ans. None in the world, sir.
CUES Do you suppose it would cost 5 900 or
100000?
Ans have no means of judging. / know
that most buildings in that country very
pensive.
Cues. Was it of masonry?
Ans 1t was smooth on the outside, / could not
| see whether it was plastered on the outside.
Cues. Could you whether it was built Of
| adobe or stonef
| Ans felt almost certain at the time, from the
thickness of the walls at the top, where there
| no roof, that it was built of stone.
| CUES. You are aware that adobe walls are also
very thick!
| Ans, Yes. sir.
| Ques. In that respect, is there any difference
between the thickness of the adobe and stone
| waIls' e
| Ans They plaster the adobe walls on the out
| aide have never observed them particularly. |
think they are made of peculiar kind of brick,
| and merely whtewashed on the outer surface.
| Qxes. Do not they present smooth appearance
! on the outside?
Ans. They will when whitewashed, because the
bricks are made regular.
Cues. Are not the bricks sun-dried?
| Ans. Yes, sir. n
Cues. Will not the rain in the course of time
wear away that sun-dried brick, unless it be plas.
/ teredi
Ans do not think the elements would have
the same force on the side as on the top Of the
/ building. ~
Cues Then you tecoect that these adobe build
ings are whitewashed, while those built of masonry
| are pastered?
Ans. / am not certain.
/ Cues. understood you to say that you made no
inquiry whether they were built of masonry or
adobes; but that is your impression that they were
of masonry?
| i
ings; but am pretty certain, from the appearance
of the inside, from the unevenness of the surface
of the walls, and from their width at the top, that
| they were composed Of masonry.
CUES. Did you break pieces from the walls, or
! did you examine them very closely to see whether
they were composed of adobes stone, or did you
judge from mere cursory observation the outer
surface and the thickness OF the top walls?
/ Ans. did not; was in there for about two
hours; saw the rough surface of the inside, and
projections what then believed, and still believe,
to be stone; and hence inferred that the building
| was composed of masonry. s
CUES You say that the exterior walls were about
| the eize of this court room?
-Ans. Yes, sir but they were not so high as this
courtroom.
Cues. Were there any partitions in the building;
Ans. do not recollect whether there were.
recoect of having projecting furnaces.
may have COMPOUNDED them at the time with par
i titons.
| Ques. Were there any supports on the insidei
Ans None, but the base.
CUES. That was the only one you saw?
Ans. That was the principal one ! went into,
EXCEPT the one at the base of Trinidad. IL
| Cues. Did you visit the mine over which there
| was shelter? "a
/ Ques Was there shed over the mine of Santa
| Clara?
Ans. / do not know. | am not certain Invent
down into the mine know that there was lit
tie shed it; but whether there was one over 1t
| or not, am not certain.
| Qx<s understood you to say that, in line
due south of Laguinillas, the first considerable
! stream you came to was just above the juno ion of
| the Carrasal and Ayuta, and that you crossed
| them above the junction?
| Ans. Yes, sir.
| QMs. Did you hear Colonel Abbot's testimony,
| that they crossed at the Junction.
Ans. did, sir.
Cues. Does your recollection correspond with
| his on the subject?
Ans. think we crossed just above the junction.
did not say whether it was half mile five feet
think it was just above it.
Cues. You remember to have crossed two
streams? %
Ans. We crossed just above the junction.
Cues. Where were those trees to which the haw-
ser stretching across the stream fastened
Ans. Just above the junction, where the two
streams came together, and formed one.
Cues. Is it your recollection that one stream,
after meeting the other, turned, and off to the
northeast. as described by Colonel Abbot?
Ans. do not recollect. We crossed it little
diagonally, and went on thirty forty PAGES, and
then turned to the left. After going twice that
distance we came to place called -, and
turned round the base OF the mountain and there
stopped. that the stream ran in another
direction, but did not take it's bearing by the
compass.