The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-02
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q age, and resident OF this place. has denounced, on
The date hereof, old mining district OF silver. having
number OF shafts aud excavations containing water and
rubbish, entirely Abandoned without Inhabitants and not
worked since the time OF the Independence, situated
branch OF the Sierra Made, opposite OF Sero Go5do.
IN he Sierra Of La Huaslica, county OF Laganas, in
". The vein runs N, and s., with slight inclination
TO The westward ahd dips 10 the westward about forty
hve degrees, and Is upwards OF eight yards in width; lis
ores are The red suphuet OF silver and he claims the
ghls ana privileges conceded 10 resores OF abandoned
| mineral districts
Granled and conceded requested by the petitioner
subject TO apply Tor possession within sixty days. as pre-
scnbed By the ordnance September 3D. On the day of
the date hereof possession has been given to Mr. George
A. Gardiner, in conformity 10 his above announcement
OF sand ancient nine. granting him three appendages on
,he course OF the vein with the limits and measure
ments marked out the grounds and prescribed by
the ordinance, wnh all the privileges of esorsr Of an
abandoned mineral district having nominated the shafts,
La Trinidad, Dolores and San Jose, and conformity the
mines OF La Sierra and he has been furnished with the
appropriate deeds and titles constituting him the legiti-
mate and sole owner thereof with ull power and right
TO sell and dispose OF the he may ill.,. being
| dinance. F14f
And at the request OF the pasy, give this in the city
OF Rio Verde, on the Sd of July, 1850.
-. PlO GUTIERREZ, Sec'ry"
"SAH Luis PoTosi, July 49, 1850.
The governor of the free State Of San Luis Potosi
authentcaes the signature OF Don Francisco Fernandez,
project OF Rio Verde, which the above document
| "JULIAN DE LOS REYES.
| "LUIS GUZWAN."
| [SeaI of the State OF San Luis Potosl
We are now told that this is only an abstract OF the
mining title, aud that they said it mining
title; but Gardiner said il was. and the commits
sionars received and acted such, and Gardiner
got his award it. They say that the true title
in LagunIas but that does not better the matter.
because. according 10 The law, could not be at that
place Lagunllas the place for mining title
be. II there any mine in this district OF Lagunillas,
the mining title could only be recorded at Guadacazar
IT, however, the lille at Lagunillas. why did he not
lon n Iha nloain m
for IL Let me have that question answered. but do not
put 'a bottle OF wine" before me Why
admitted there could not have been title Was the OBJ
ject to deceive the commissioners and practise cheat
upon them, by producing title from place where there
could not be title under the law, and where they
compelled to say wi at he pamed of the board
OF commissioners, as title was no such thing at all
Suchs the title which he starts with before honest
Jury
He tells you that it abstract of title, and that
he intended be ttic and never said il
Did not Mr. Evans tell you that the commissioners had
postponed their decision until they got the title and did
he not speak OF this paper and again mini
title Did not Coonel Paine, when he first exam
med, speak OF II as mining tide! When he was aftr-
wards reexamned and called it "an abstract OF utIe,"
MI May put The question 10 him, he being lawyer:
Supposlng you had been deciding iille would you
have been content with an abstract Would you have
decided right Ies,ed in or b on mere abstract
1 Would you not have required the whole OF the mining
tte' lie replied, Certainly, would" Would you
not do a commissioner what you would do Judge /"
! "Csnalny.' was his answer. Then, did you moi
get all you wanied in the form OF title" he said
yes The defendant then. did present this rs his tile
and the commissioners received it, and made their nward
upon il such. Now told that il only an
abstract What is IL, then That it is not mining IL
tie, but only ile piece OF paper, got up to cheat the
commissioners Now come TO what are told is
mining title, the paper which the witnesses Abbott and
Slocum got from the alcade of Lagunillas The 2ad of
November, 1854 II is not my present purpose TO- call
your attention 10 the appearance OF the original OF the
copy desire 10 show you hat this no better mining
title, found in the alcalde's office LsgunilIas
than the found at Rio Verde and lor the that
neither The alcade nor the project had anything IN the
world 10 do with the subject Judge Aguilar was asked
whether there any law to prevent project from
rec ordng mining title The witness said that
no specific law, saying IN many terms, that prefect
shall not record inning title but the organic laws dis
trIbuling the different branches of power in the govern
men of Mexico and that OF San LUIS Poiosi, Initiating
the model OF our institutions, into legislative, executive
and JUDICIAL made the business relating 10 mining depu-
ations judicial IN It's characters besides, there are
avs imposing penalties and fines upon officers who 90
out OF their own particular walk 10 power which
has not bees inrusted to them You told that the
project is political ohcer, and nothing eIse and that he
has authority under tue law to receive records oil
mining titles. The defendants counsel ask whether, il
the prefect asked 10 take copy he would not
do u' But Is that The way of doing businesss Ia
he projects ofhce the place That you will 60 10 and
expect titlei The only connexion the project has
with mines ls, that II is part OF bis political duty
to collect statistical information, and TO Communicate 1t
to the governor 10 order that the governor may make
III a. basis oil communication on his part to the
legislature oil the general government or OF particular
State government, the might be- In the exercise
OF his duty IL the business Of the project 10 know how
many mines there in The Stale, Just IL is 10 know
how many horses. how many mules, how many houses,
and how many of land there are, to enable the
legislature know what the resources of the gov
eminent He does not say 10 A or b, l am gong TO
make a statement OF how many propreiors, how many
acres OF land. &C., in my department. and cannot
possibly get without copy OF your deed. II be did,
The man would say, All you want 10 know 10. that /
have got 500 oil land will not that DO The project
would not say, must read your title 10 know whether i
"A one Of a Al
heard OF. We have census agents who go about col
lecting statistical information, which is communicated TO
Congress through the Department OF the Interior Sup
po,e matter OF individual interest were to arse IN
court in France, in which IL important Tor The petit
toner TO be able TO show that he owned naay acres
of land in the city OF Washington, you would suppose
that his coming here To get the deed would
be plain He would go 10 the clerks ONCE where
deeds are recorded There book OF registry there.
like that which Francisco Fernandez said 10 have had
at RIO Verde. The law of Maryland, which is in force
here requires deeds OF lands TO be recorded the cle
office bat, according the theory OF the defence, we
are told that is right way 60 to work Go 10
the Census Office Mr. Kennedy will give you your title
because he made returns OF how many acres of land
there were DO not ronbe Mr.. Smith, the clerk, about
it, The prefec OF Rio Verde had Just as much to do
turns had do with the deed in the case which have
supposed have shown you tina, the law OF Mexico
requires the record OF mining titles be made Gusda
cazar That ~ the place where the defendant would
have gone TO had there been any mine There is an
traordnary thing the face OF these two deeds In the
copy of the record in Francisco Fernandezs Once il is
SAID the denounced his Office on the 18th OF
Jaiy 1915 in the copy OF the record in ths once OF the
alcalde al Lagunillas il appears that the mine de
a.. a.