The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-14

evidence. IL
cannot be received.
Examination of Captain Doubleday, resumed.
The Couar Ifyoo have committed any error
you may explain It,
Ans. My corrections only extend to the route.
They did not go off the route. do not wish to be
held responsible for the entire accuracy of the
map.
Mr.. BRApLEv Did you not state in your exami.
nation in chief that you corrected the locality of
Arroyo Seco9
Ana. do not think stated that corrected it.
Cues. Did you not state in your examination in
chief that you fixed the position of Arroyo Seco by
timing the distance it took you to travel toit from
Laguinillas, and by observations OF your compass!
-fns. timed the distance between the two
places, but had the position of Arroyo Seco pre-
viously. do not think made any correction in
it; do not remember the remark made on my
previous examination
| Ques. Did you not state that by taking the time
which it took you to travel from Lagunillas to the
| southern boundary stone, you found il correct a.
| laid down in your map? sUn 'slIst1I -. RI
Ans. That 10 my estimate of this route.
Q~s. Did you not state that you found the
boundary stone of Comunidad correctly located
Ana. Yes, sir; with respect to the road, stated
that its direction was correct. ...r.
Qoss. understood you to say that you ascer
tanned your distances by timngl
Ans. was in the habit of timing TO see whether
the distances were correct did not correct them,
unless they very far out of the way. usual.
ly obtained the distances from the guides and other
people.
Ques. Is it not FIVE full leagues from LaguinlIas
to Arroyo Secoe
Aas. BY the map made, it is. ..-
CUES. Could you make 90 great mistake as two
leagues out of five?
Ans. A for the place Arroyo Seco, / took ii as
it was on the map from which copied. only
timated the distance for the boundary. Arroyo
Seco was put down at a certain distance from the
boundary, and thought made my ma p agree in
that.
Dy.s In fo thn of ru;
dad, could you make great a difference as one
league and a half out of thrse3
Ans l do not think could have made 30 much
difference as that. All say ia that the maj
was draughted from my estimate of the distance.
The distance, as near | could get it, was four
lea CUES to the boundary. .lL
MIR MAY. do not understand you to say that
you went all round the southern boundaryp
Ans. No, cir; took it from the law and the
maps. l only intended that my observa lions
should embrace San Luis Potosi ! did not tie mpt
to put down any thing about Queretaro. made
the distance bout league more thai il really is
| took the boundary from the southern boundary
OF the map obtained from the Governor OF
Queretaro.
Mr.. BRADLEY. Were the angles on your map
| the same those the from which you
copied?
Ans. They ought to be the same
CUES. Are they the same9
Ans. / think they are
Quss. Look and see whether they are.
Ans. There ia little inaccuracy in one place,
but it was caused by the loss Of the scale.
Mr.. MAY then proceeded to explain the en-
larged projection made at the Coast Survey Office
of the map obtained from the Governor of
Queretaro.
Mr.. BaADLrY. i submit whether that map is
evidence at all, or not.
The CoURr. 1t can be used to explain the
of the witness, if he has made any. It also be
used to explain the southern boundaries of La
guinillas.
Mr. BaADrry. Captain Doubleday ga 70 he knows
9TH oh,,,f he ho, hat ~
from some law, and some maps. Ia it competent
testimony?
The CoURr. 1t IL not, if he does not know any
thing about the boundary
Mr. BRADLEY. He says that he was never off the
route.
The CoUar. So far a. he does not know person
ally he cannot give evidence; but if he does know
he can use the map to explain.
Mr.. BRADLEY. We object, and the court will say
whether We are right or not. Captain Doubleday
says he knows nothing about the southern bound
airy, and can be have a diagram shown him, and
be asked whether not the southern boundary is
laid down on it correctlyl
The CouaT. Ito the witness.) Do you know
any thing about the southern boundary of Lagu.
nillasl
Ana. have knowledge of that part of the
boundary which crossed
Mr.. MAY. Our inquiries have heretofore extend
ed to the southern boundary of San Luis Potosi
The counsel on the other eide, having carried the
issue into the State of Queretaro, are now going
to rebut the evidence which they have offered.
The Cousr. You can follow the evidence given
by Siocum and Abbot but you cannot go beyond
it. You cannot show that the mines are 40 or so
miles off.
Mr.. MAY. Cannot prove that the mines to
which they went we're so miles Off
The CoUsr. You prove that there are no
mines within ~ or is miles of La gunllas.
Mr. MAY. IL it competent for us to prove that
The mines to which Abbot and Socum testified they
went, instead of being IL miles from the vllage Of
Laguinillas, are 80 miles,
The CouRr. You can prove that Abbot and
Slocum are mistak ken about the distance of these
mines from La guinillas. You can follow them on
their route, and show that there no mines where
they say there are mines: but you cannot show
That there are mines 40 miles off, and then show
that those are the mines visited by the witnesses.
Mr.. MAY. If we show to the court and Jury that
you cannot cross the junction of the Carrasal nd
Ayutla rivers without travelling into the State of
Queretaro, witnesses Socum and Abbot having
testified that they crossed those rivers their way
to the mineJ we show conclusively that the mines
they visited were in Queretaro r
The court fou may go to those rivers if you
please.
Mr.. MAY. Captain Doubleday, did you visit the
Carrasal river?
Ana. Yes sir.
Ques How did you get TO it2
Ans ny the diagram, l went in the direction of
a straight line.
CUES Have you examined the enlarged projec-
ton made at the Coast Survey Office Of the map
obtained from the Governor of Queretaro?
-Ans. Yes, sir.
CUES. Ii is correct according to your recollec.
toni
Ans. II is.
Qus'. When you get to Arroyo seco are you in
Queretaro,
Ans. Yes, sir.
Mr.. May. How far south was it from there to
the river?
Ana. should suppose it was about eight or ten
miles. The road Ia almost perpendicular.
Mr.. CARLISLE. Do understand you to say that
the road is perpendicular .
dns. Ii is perfect staircase all the way down
Mr.. MAY. What the course of the Carrasal
river?
Ans. Southeast. 1t is in a valley and bounded
by high mount aims each side. IL could be seen
from IN immense distance
CUES Did you not cross the boundary line about
a league from Arroyo Secoe
Ans. Yes, air.
Mr. BRADLEY. Did you not state before that il
turns up until 1t comes TO Santa Maria de AGA
puco?
Ans. told you that 1 had not been there i
told you that by the map it turned up to AGA
puco.
gus. bid you not state on a former examination,
that you took an observation of the southern and
northern boundary stones, and that corresponded
with the mspsl .
Ana. 1 thought at that time the distance was
Tour leagues did not find the scale until after
wards.
Rues Did you state that the northern and south
efn boundary stones laid down on the map,
corresponded with your obser vations?
| Ans. Certainly. - n .